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LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow information


London and North Eastern Railway 4771 Green Arrow
4771 Green Arrow built in, 1936.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerSir Nigel Gresley
BuilderDoncaster Works
Serial number1837
Build dateJune 1936
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-2
 • UIC1′C1′ h3
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.74 in (1,880 mm)
Total weight145.1 long tons (147.4 t; 162.5 short tons)[1]
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure220 psi (1,500 kPa)
Cylinders3
Performance figures
Tractive effort33,730 lbf (150.0 kN)
Career
Operators
  • London and North Eastern Railway
    British Railways
ClassLNER Class V2
Numbers637 (initial number), 4771 (as officially numbered), renumbered 800, renumbered 60800
Official nameGreen Arrow
RetiredAugust 1962
Current ownerNational Railway Museum
DispositionStatic Display, Awaiting Overhaul

The LNER Class V2 2-6-2 steam locomotive, number 4771 Green Arrow was built in June 1936 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. The first-built and sole surviving member of its class, it was designed for hauling express freight and passenger trains[2] and named after an express freight service.[3]

  1. ^ NRM, p. 2.
  2. ^ Boddy et al. 1984, p. 70.
  3. ^ Boddy et al. 1984, p. 93.

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