LNER Class A3 2750 Papyrus was a 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive built for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley, entering service in March 1929.

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3, that ran on the Great Northern (GNR) and latterly the London and North Eastern Railway network.

LNER Gresley A3 2500 Windsor Lad, from the final batch of nine delivered in 1934–35. These were the only A3 built with the "banjo dome". ... No. 2750, Papyrus. The first and most spectacular outcome occurred in 1928, when the Pacifics were called upon daily to work the Flying Scotsman train non-stop over the 392 miles (631 km) between London ...

LNER Class A1 No. 2750 "Papyrus" was constructed by the LNER's own Doncaster Works in March 1929 as one of the 27 examples of the LNER Class A3 locomotives for the London and North Eastern Railway and it was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley.

The LNER “Super-Pacific” locomotive No. 2750 “Papyrus”, that was used on the record-breaking runs described on this page. ALL previous speed records for steam-driven trains were decisively smashed on Tuesday, 5th March, when a special, travelling on the LNER, from Newcastle to London (King’s Cross), attained a maximum rate 108 mph ...

LNER Class A3 2750 Papyrus was a 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotive built for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley, entering service in March 1929.

Limited Edition Print: £32.50. Scale: 8 mm/ft – 562 mm over buffers. The A3 class were designed by H. N. Gresley and were a development of the A1 class with the main feature being a higher pressure boiler. No.2750 Papyrus appeared in February 1929 …

the LNER A3 was a rebuilt form of the previous LNER A1, built for express passenger services along the ECML. Only one example is preserved today, named 60103 Flying Scotsman, which holds the record for the first steam locomotive to reach 100 Miles an hour. The fastest A3 recorded was No. 2750...

Apr 21, 2017 · SSPL ‘A3’ No. 2750 Papyrus is posed on the date of its certified 100mph run on March 5 1935, with the now‑preserved dynamomete­r car No. 902502 sandwiched between the locomotive and five Gresley coaches.

The London and North Eastern Railway LNER Gresley Classes A1 (A10) and A3 locomotives represented two distinct stages in the history of the British 4-6-2 "Pacific" steam locomotives designed by Nigel Gresley.