Bassett Lowke O BR 60103 Flying Scotsman A3 Class 4-6-2 (BL99024)

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Bassett Lowke O BR 60103 Flying Scotsman A3 Class 4-6-2 (BL99024)
BR British Railways A3 4-6-2 60103 Flying Scotsman

The LNER Class A3 Pacific locomotive number 4472 "Flying Scotsman" (originally no. 1472) was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of Sir Nigel Gresley. Following nationalisation the locomotive was later renumbered as British Railways 60103. It was employed on express trains on the East Coast main line from London King's Cross to Doncaster, Leeds, York, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Edinburgh. It was commonly employed on the Flying Scotsman service, its namesake, from London to Edinburgh. It ended service with British Railways in 1963, and was sold for preservation. The German-style smoke deflectors fitted late in its active career were removed and it was given a corridor tender - as fitted in 1928 to enable it to haul the first non-stop train from King’s Cross to Edinburgh on 1st May – the longest non-stop run in the world at the time. A lined LNER Doncaster green livery was chosen. With the end of steam locomotion on BR lines, water supplies became hard to obtain so for main line running 1966 saw the addition of Flying Scotsman's famous second tender. This was a corridor type adapted to store 6000 gallons of water.

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