NEW
No. 2509 Silver Link
London & North Eastern Railway
4-6-2 'A4' Class, Designed by H.N. Gresley
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of its
1935 112 mph Record Run
The A4s were designed by Nigel Gresley to haul the LNER’s new streamlined Silver Jubilee service between London and Newcastle with No. 2509 Silver Link being the first to appear.
The LNER organised a press trip for 27th September 1935, which was hauled by Silver Link and crewed by driver Arthur Taylor and fireman Jack Luty. The fully streamlined train of seven coaches averaged 100 mph for 43 miles and sustained over 100 mph for 25 miles with a peak of 112 mph near Sandy.
Detailed Condition of Locomotive Portrayed (click to view and close)
Locomotive
- 1935 – LNER Silver
- Short front buffers & recessed coupling
- Original single chimney
- 1935 drop link and LNER rods
- Straight boiler handrail
- Deep access panels
- Riveted smokebox plating – unique to first four
- Panels above buffers for valve extraction
- Flush washout plug covers
- Chromed fittings
- Skirt with single panel up to cylinders & long rear panel
- Bright wheel centres
- Single cab ventilator
Tender
- 1935 streamlined corridor 9 ton 5,000 gallon
- 4' 3" handrails
The illustration shows Silver Link in the condition it made its historic run in 1935.
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Print Details
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A4s Available: |
(28.3" wide x 12" deep)