LNER Class A4

class of 35 streamlined three-cylinder 4-6-2 steam locomotives
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LNER Class A4

Summary

LNER Class A4 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,528 views/month, #4 of 2,055).[2]

Key Facts

  • LNER Class A4 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • LNER Class A4's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].
  • LNER Class A4 is operated by Eastern Region of British Railways[5].
  • LNER Class A4 is operated by Scottish Region of British Railways[6].
  • LNER Class A4 is operated by North Eastern Region of British Railways[7].
  • LNER Class A4 is a type of tender locomotive[8].
  • LNER Class A4's designed by is recorded as Nigel Gresley[9].
  • LNER Class A4's Commons category is recorded as LNER Class A4[10].
  • LNER Class A4 comprises leading wheel[11].
  • LNER Class A4 comprises driving wheel[12].
  • LNER Class A4 comprises trailing wheel[13].
  • LNER Class A4's service entry is recorded as September 1935[14].
  • LNER Class A4's service retirement is recorded as September 1966[15].
  • LNER Class A4's topic's main category is recorded as Category:LNER Class A4 locomotives[16].
  • LNER Class A4's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[17].
  • LNER Class A4's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+35'}[18].
  • LNER Class A4's number of cylinders is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[19].
  • LNER Class A4's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+35'}[20].
  • LNER Class A4's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21.6'}[21].
  • LNER Class A4's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.7'}[22].
  • LNER Class A4's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+203.4'}[23].
  • LNER Class A4's fleet or registration number is recorded as 1–34[24].
  • LNER Class A4's fleet or registration number is recorded as 60001–60034[25].
  • LNER Class A4's wheel arrangement is recorded as 4-6-2[26].

Body

Geography

LNER Class A4 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Physical Characteristics

LNER Class A4's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+21.6'}[21]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+203.4'}[23].

Designation and Status

LNER Class A4's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[4].

Why It Matters

LNER Class A4 ranks in the top 0.19% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,528 views/month, #4 of 2,055).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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