LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley

Pulling into Goathland station, 14th October 2009

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As with the earlier LNER A4 Pacifics, Sir Nigel Gresley was built with single chimney and side valances covering the wheels. The valances were removed to aid in maintenance on February 21st 1942. Sir Nigel Gresley gained her double chimney and Kylchap double blastpipe on December 13th 1957. 60007 also gained AWS (Automatic Warning System) equipment on September 27th 1950. A Smith-Stone type speed recorder was fitted on June 30th 1960.

Sir Nigel Gresley has had twelve boilers in her career: 8961 (from new); 8946 (from 4483 Kingfisher), February 21st 1942; 9489 (new boiler), March 6th 1947; 29271 (from 60024 Kingfisher), September 27th 1950; 29319 (new build), April 17th 1952; 29306 (spare), October 19th 1953; 29321 (from 60010 Dominion of Canada), March 12th 1955; 29314 (from 60026 Miles Beevor), April 13th 1957; 29324 (from 60015 Quicksilver), December 13th 1957; 29331 (new build), April 16th 1959; 27970 (new build), October 7th 1960 and finally 27966 (from 60016 Silver King), October 25th 1962.

Sir Nigel Gresley had two tenders in her career: 5329 from new build to August 8th 1943 and then 5324 from that time.

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