LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”

express steam locomotive
Vehicle tender_locomotive Q3175270
LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”
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LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”

Summary

LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” is a tender locomotive[1]. LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” ranks in the top 2% of tender_locomotive entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s instance of is recorded as tender locomotive[4].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” is owned by National Railway Museum[5].
  • Flying Scotsman is named after LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”[6].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s manufacturer is recorded as Doncaster Works[7].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s collection is recorded as National Railway Museum[8].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s inventory number is recorded as 2004-7103[9].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s designed by is recorded as Nigel Gresley[10].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” is part of LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3[11].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s Commons category is recorded as LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman[12].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s exhibition history is recorded as British Empire Exhibition[14].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s exhibition history is recorded as Rocket 150[15].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s service entry is recorded as February 24, 1923[16].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s official website is recorded as https://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/[17].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[18].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s number of cylinders is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[19].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s has characteristic is recorded as preserved steam locomotive[20].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s different from is recorded as Flying Scotsman[21].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s speed is recorded as {'amount': '+160'}[22].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s name is recorded as Flying Scotsman[23].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s serial number is recorded as 1564[24].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s fleet or registration number is recorded as 1472[25].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s fleet or registration number is recorded as 4472[26].
  • LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”'s fleet or registration number is recorded as 502[27].

Why It Matters

LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” ranks in the top 2% of tender_locomotive entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month).[2] LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman” is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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