This article is about the locomotive. For the train service, see Flying Scotsman (railway service). For other uses, see Flying Scotsman (disambiguation).
LNER Class A3 No. 60103 Flying Scotsman
Flying Scotsman in 2017 in its British Railways guise, numbered 60103 in BR Brunswick Green livery with German-style smoke deflectors and double chimney.
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Sir Nigel Gresley
Builder
Doncaster Works
Order number
297
Serial number
1564
Build date
24 February 1923
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.
80 in (2,032 mm) diameter
Length
70 ft (21.34 m)
Height
13 ft (3.96 m)
Loco weight
96.25 long tons (97.79 t; 107.80 short tons)
Cylinders
3
Performance figures
Tractive effort
as built: 29,835 lbf (132.71 kN)
as A3: 32,910 lbf (146.39 kN)
Career
Operators
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Class
A3
Numbers
LNER 1472 (to February 1924)
LNER 4472 (February 1924–January 1946)
LNER 103 (May 1946–December 1948)
BR 60103 (December 1948 on)
Official name
Flying Scotsman
Withdrawn
15 January 1963
Restored
1963, 2016
Current owner
National Railway Museum
Disposition
Operational, mainline certified
LNER Class A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman is a 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line by LNER and its successors, British Railways' Eastern and North Eastern Regions, notably on The Flying Scotsman service between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley after which it was named.
Retired from British Railways in 1963 after covering 2.08 million miles, Flying Scotsman has been described as the world's most famous steam locomotive. It had earned considerable fame in preservation under the ownership of, successively, Alan Pegler, William McAlpine, Tony Marchington, and, since 2004, the National Railway Museum. 4472 became a flagship locomotive for the LNER, representing the company twice at the British Empire Exhibition and in 1928, hauled the inaugural non-stop Flying Scotsman service. It set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first locomotive to reach the officially authenticated speed of 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) on 30 November 1934,[1] and setting the longest non-stop run of a steam locomotive of 422 miles (679 km) on 8 August 1989 while on tour in Australia.
^"The 'Flying Scotsman' Made Train History When The Speedometer Hit 100". Smithsonian magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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