LNER Class A3

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The LNER Class A3 was a famous class of British express steam locomotives, including the record-breaking Flying Scotsman, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for high-speed mainline passenger service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf express passenger locomotive class ⓘ
steam locomotive class ⓘ
brakeType vacuum brake ⓘ
configuration tender locomotive ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
cylinderArrangement three-cylinder ⓘ
cylinderCount 3 ⓘ
designer Sir Nigel Gresley ⓘ
linked to: Nigel Gresley
developedFrom LNER Class A1 ⓘ
era Big Four era of British railways ⓘ
famousExample LNER 4472 Flying Scotsman ⓘ
fittedWith Gresley conjugated valve gear ⓘ
superheater ⓘ
taper boiler ⓘ
fuelType coal ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
heritageStatus some units preserved ⓘ
historicalPeriod British Railways steam era ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
introduced 1922 ⓘ
1923 ⓘ
locomotiveType Pacific ⓘ
maximumSpeed 100 mph ⓘ
notableFor high-speed mainline passenger service ⓘ
operation of the Flying Scotsman service ⓘ
record-breaking runs in British steam era ⓘ
numberBuilt 79 ⓘ
operatedBy British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail

London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ
operator BR Eastern Region ⓘ
LNER ⓘ
operatorRegion Great Britain ⓘ
powerType steam ⓘ
preservedExample Flying Scotsman ⓘ
primaryRole express passenger service ⓘ
railGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
rebuildOf LNER Class A1 ⓘ
region Eastern England ⓘ
linked to: East Anglia

Scottish routes on East Coast Main Line ⓘ
successorClass LNER Class A4 ⓘ
tenderType corridor tender (on some units) ⓘ
tractionType steam ⓘ
UICClassification 2′C1′ h3 ⓘ
usedFor long-distance passenger trains ⓘ
named express trains ⓘ
usedOn East Coast Main Line ⓘ
wheelArrangement 4-6-2 ⓘ
withdrawalCompleted 1966 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flying Scotsman → rebuildClass → LNER Class A3 ⓘ
subject linked to: Flying Scotsman (periodically)
LNER Class A1 → successorClass → LNER Class A3 ⓘ
LNER Class A1 → manyRebuiltAs → LNER Class A3 ⓘ
LNER Class V2 → relatedTo → LNER Class A3 ⓘ
The Elizabethan → locomotiveClassUsed → LNER Class A3 steam locomotives ⓘ
linked to: LNER Class A3
Nigel Gresley → notableWork → LNER Class A3 steam locomotive ⓘ
linked to: LNER Class A3
Nigel Gresley → designed → LNER Class A3 Flying Scotsman ⓘ
linked to: LNER Class A3
BR Class A4 → predecessor → LNER Class A3 ⓘ
LNER Class V2 → relatedClass → LNER Class A3 ⓘ
subject linked to: V2