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GNR/LNER Gresley "A3" Class 4-6-2
General
| Designer |
Sir Nigel Gresley |
| Introduced |
1922 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
Great Northern Railway |
| Grouping Company |
London and North Eastern Railway |
| Description (1957) |
Gresley's Class A3 Pacific was a development of Gresley's GNR A1 design originally introduced 1922. The first A3 was an A1 conversion, LNER 4480 (later BR 60111). Several more followed before new build locos were fitted from new with the diagram 94HP 220 lbs. boiler. The first engine built as an A3 was LNER 2743 (later BR 60089) in the summer of 1928.
Subsequently, all remaining A1's were converted, the last being 60068 in December 1948.
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| Wheel Arrangement |
4-6-2 |
| Number Built as A3 |
27 |
| Conversions from other classes |
52 |
| Number Preserved |
1 |
| First in Service |
22/08/1928 |
| Last in Service |
04/12/1965 |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1927 |
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