No. 4472 Flying Scotsman is an LNER Class A3 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line by LNER and its successors, British Railways' Eastern and North Eastern Regions, notably on The Flying Scotsman service, between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, after which it was named. 4472 became a flagship locomotive for the LNER, representing the company twice at the British Empire Exhibition and in 1928, hauled the inaugural non-stop Flying Scotsman service.
"Flying Scotsman" locomotive of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), built at Doncaster Railway Works, goes into
"Flying Scotsman" locomotive of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), built at Doncaster Railway Works, goes into service [1]
Events Before
British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road
British Columbia, Canada, starts driving on the right-hand side of the road
Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabet
Insulin is first used on humans when Frederick Banting injects 14-year-old Canadian Leonard Thompson to treat his diabetes
James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" is first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies)
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American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing
American founder of the Chicago Bears football team George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing
Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and grantin
Great Britain issues the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, ending its protectorate over Egypt and granting the country nominal independence while reserving control over military and diplomatic matters
Events After
Charlie Munger is born
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Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft and Völkische Block replace the banned NSDAP
Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft and Völkische Block replace the banned NSDAP
German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse (36) weds Swiss soprano and painter Ruth Wenger (26); divorce in 1927
German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse (36) weds Swiss soprano and painter Ruth Wenger (26); divorce in 1927
1st Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France
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Vladimir Lenin is placed in a Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow
On Monday, 21 January 1924, at 18:50 EET, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the October Revolution and the first leader and founder of the Soviet Union, died in Gorki aged 53 after falling into a coma.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on February 24, 1923?
- No. 4472 Flying Scotsman is an LNER Class A3 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line by LNER and its successors, British Railways' Eastern and North Eastern Regions, notably on The Flying Scotsman service, between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, after which it was named.
- Why is "Flying Scotsman" locomotive of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), ... historically important?
- It was employed on long-distance express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line by LNER and its successors, British Railways' Eastern and North Eastern Regions, notably on The Flying Scotsman service, between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, after which it was named. 4472 became a flagship locomotive for the LNER, representing the company twice at the British Empire Exhibition and in 1928, hauled the inaugural non-stop Flying Scotsman service.