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bogstandard:
Peter,
I think you will find that Sir Nigel Gresley is only one out of a class of loco, namely the 'Pacific' class.
Also locos were repainted many different colours during their working lives.
The Mallard was one such of this class, and that broke the world record speed for a steam loco.
They also come undressed as in the picture below, without the streamlining. Same class of loco, different clothes.
John
sbwhart:
The Pacific's coming in two state of dress streamlined and un-streamlined the Malard was done up for the world record run but in reality the streamlining didn't do much for performance Personaly I like them un-streamlined.
Very nice model by the way it always amazes me the prices some of these models command, particularly of they are un-steamed, but I can't see the point in building a live steam loco and not bringing it to life with a little coal, just my view.
Stew
John Hill:
John Bogs, I think the 'Pacific' class was a pretty broad class based on not much more than the wheel combination, in fact I believe even the little NZR Ab loco in that train set for sale I mentioned is a Pacific 4-6-2.
bogstandard:
John,
The 'Pacific' name is used all over the world to classify a certain country's range of locomotives. The American class of Pacific as far as I can surmise, is a rather large brute of a loco.
Here is a little history of our locos under the 'Pacific' name. A few different versions were based on the class.
http://www.lner.info/locos/A/a.shtml
Our latest loco the 'Tornado' was made to the designs of the Peppercorn Pacific class loco, and modified to bring it up to date, so that it could run on mainline.
http://www.a1steam.com/
John
HS93:
Just found a green picture of it in the mid 60s and with the Flying Scotsman on the front, when it was a BR loco, so it is correct.
:ddb: Peter :ddb:
http://www.sirnigelgresley.co.uk/frame.html
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