Thus, Gresley was tasked to design a new locomotive. He produced the A4 Pacific (a 4-6-2-wheel arrangement) and no. 2509 Silver Link was the first locomotive of this class to leave Doncaster Works ...

Sadly, the anniversary was marred by a spat over whether sculptor Hazel Reeves’s design should feature a mallard duck, in reference to one of his most famous engines, the Class A4 locomotive Mallard.

ELR will also host LNER, A4, 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’, which was built in 1937 and worked for 29 years before being purchased by the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Ltd to rescue the ...

Sir Nigel Gresley is to visit Carlisle this Wednesday, 11th June 2025, as it hauls The Fellsman. Departing Crewe at 06:38, a ...

An A4 class, the same as the Mallard, the Sir Nigel Gresley was built for the LNER in 1937. It ran commercially until 1966, but was preserved and restored as a heritage locomotive the following year.

One of the country’s most iconic train locomotives passed through Cumbria this week in order to reach Heaton for an upcoming Steam Dreams rail tour. The A4 Sir Nigel Gresley travelled up from ...

At 3.15pm, the Steam Locomotive LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley crossed the King Edward Bridge over the Tyne on its journey north to Edinburgh in the year of LNER's 100th anniversary.

An iconic steam locomotive is set to return to action on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR). The No 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' will be in operation between Pickering and Grosmont for special ...

Two legendary locomotives with royal connections arrived in town yesterday, Thursday, with rail enthusiasts celebrating their history this weekend. The Legends of Steam event takes place from ...