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LNER Class A4 4902 Seagull

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LNER Class A4 4902 Seagull, renumbered 60033 under British Railways, was one of the 35 Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives built at Doncaster. It entered service on 28 June 1938 and was withdrawn on 29 December 1962. Like Mallard it was one of only four A4s built with a double chimney and Kylchap double blastpipe. It was based at King's Cross and worked the London to Edinburgh line, and in 1948 it was one of three A4s used in the Locomotive Exchange Trials, running on the former Great Western main line between London and Devonshire, where it did better than Mallard and than the Southern and LMS competitors, though not the Great Western locomotives. Over its career it was fitted with eleven boilers and three tenders, and it was broken up at Doncaster Works on 23 January 1963.

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Year
1938 1
Propulsion
Steam 1
Engine Class
Steam 1
Status
Scrapped 1
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Steam Locomotive 1
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one of 35 Doncaster built LNER Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives

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Doncaster Railway Works is a railway workshop located in Doncaster, England.
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1. LNER Class A4 4902 Seagull (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    It entered service on 28 June 1938
  • Lead, locomotive type
    Doncaster built LNER Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives
  • Lead, propulsion
    Doncaster built LNER Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives
  • Lead, engine class
    Doncaster built LNER Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives
  • History
    She was broken up for scrap at Doncaster Works on 23 January 1963
  • Lead, manufacturer
    one of 35 Doncaster built LNER Class A4 Gresley Pacific steam locomotives
  • In Group: British Main-Line Passenger Steam Locomotives, Lead, service
    was based at Kings Cross and ran on the London-Edinburgh line
  • Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, mode
    was based at Kings Cross and ran on the London-Edinburgh line
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Doncaster Works (Wikipedia)
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Doncaster Railway Works is a railway workshop located in Doncaster, England.
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