We now have a range of facemasks and wraps (or
"buffs") featuring line drawings of Sir Nigel Gresley as LNER
4498 and BR 60007. Purchase yours online from here.
Welcome to the web site of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Ltd, a
registered charity. Owner of, and dedicated to the preservation and continued
operation of, iconic LNER A4 'Pacific' 4498 / 7 / 60007 Sir Nigel
Gresley.
COVID-19 Statement: As of 20th March all work on the overhaul of 60007 at
the National Railway Museum was stopped after a controlled cessation over the
previous couple of days. Work at York will only re-start when it is judged safe
to do so based on UK Government guidance. SNGLT encourages all our members,
friends and supporters to please follow Government and NHS health advice during
the present emergency.
Although work has stopped at York there will still be updates of work that
continues to be done at various places off site (Note: off-site work only undertaken
where fully compliant with all Government guidance).
N°4498 Sir Nigel Gresley was the 100th Gresley
Pacific built by the Great Northern Railway / London and North Eastern Railway.
Built at Doncaster as works N°1863, the locomotive entered service in
1937 following a naming ceremony at Marylebone station on 26th November. The
locomotive was mainly based at London King's Cross, with a spell at
Grantham during World War II, and was briefly re-numbered as N°7 before
becoming N°60007 when the LNER was merged into British Railways. On 3rd
June 1956 Sir Nigel Gresley had the honour of hauling the Royal Train
from King's Cross to York with H.M the Queen on board. The "Stephenson
Locomotive Society Special" of the 23rd May 1959 was the first train in
the UK with a booked or advertised schedule of over 100 m.p.h. and during that
trip N°60007 set the official post-war speed record for steam traction of
112 mph.
The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Limited, Registered
Charity Nº:1079591, Registered offices: Lloyds Bank Chambers, Hustlergate,
Bradford BD1 1UQ, Registered in England : Company Nº:901015 A Company Limited by
Guarantee VAT Nº: GB 740 843437
