LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley

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Departing Goathland with a train for Pickering, in 2002 <tr><th>Designer</th><td>Sir Nigel Gresley</td></tr><tr><th>Build date</th><td>1937</td></tr><tr><th>Configuration</th><td>4-6-2</td></tr><tr><th>Gauge</th><td>1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)</td></tr><tr><th>Top speed</th><td>112 mph</td></tr><tr><th style="color: black; background: #cc9966; text-align: center;">Career</th><td style="color: black; background: #cc9966; text-align: center;">London and North Eastern Railway</td></tr><tr><th>Class</th><td>A4</td></tr><tr><th>Number</th><td>4498, renum 7 in 1946, renum 60007</td></tr><tr><th>Official name</th><td>Sir Nigel Gresley</td></tr><tr><th>Current owner</th><td>Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Ltd.</td></tr><tr><th>Disposition</th><td>Restored to operating condition and in operation at North Yorkshire Moors Railway</td></tr>

**Sir Nigel Gresley**
Power type	Steam

London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) A4 Class number 4498 (original), 7 (LNER 1946) and 60007 (BR), named Sir Nigel Gresley is a preserved British steam locomotive.

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Built for the LNER in 1937, and the 100th Gresley pacific built. It was originally numbered 4498. It is a 4-6-2 locomotive to the same design by Sir Nigel Gresley as the more famous Mallard. It is the holder for the post-war steam record speed of 112mph gained on the 23 May 1959 and carries a plaque to that effect

Withdrawn from service by British Railways in 1966, it was targeted by the A4 Preservation Society, which was soon renamed the A4 Locomotive Society, to rescue the locomotive from the cutter’s torch. This was achieved, and the ‘Streak’ was moved to Crewe for refurbishment. Fellow A4 No 60026 Miles Beevor also subsequently visited the former LMS works after its own withdrawal, and its three pairs of 6ft 8in driving wheels were transferred to No 60007 due to them being in a far better condition than those on the newly saved engine [1]

The locomotive is now preserved at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and is in daily operation, following a 10 year overhaul to working order. It is now owned by The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Preservation Trust Ltd.