LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley, the famed 100th A4 Pacific Locomotive, AKA British Railways No. 60007; and currently the last surviving working Class A4 Steam Locomotive, filmed from the Footplate, and on location, during her special stay, at the Nene Valley Railway, on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th April 2023.
Enjoy this special video comprised of footage from the Footplate, some driver's eye view, station views, plus the odd drone clip, showing the journey from Wansford to Yarwell station.
This was Sir Nigel Gresley's third major heritage railway appearance, after her first running on the Severn Valley Railway in Spring 2022. The locomotive sports a British Railways blue livery, originally from 1950, but commonly seen in its earlier preversation years throughout the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
Recorded on location at Wansford, and between Wansford and Yarwell Stations on Thursday 6th, and Friday 7th April 2023.
Filmed by Craig Greenslade.
Originally built in 1937 at Doncaster works for the London and North Eastern Railway, Sir Nigel Gresley is a brother of the World Speed Record Breaking locomotive - Mallard, which is a now a permanent exhibit of the National Railway Museum in York.
For more information about Sir Nigel Gresley, visit:
www.sirnigelgresley.org.uk/
RTP Media 2023.
28 сен 2024
