Class A3 4-6-2 No 2750 'Papyrus' built in 1929 and achieved fame in 1935 with a high speed run between Kings Cross and Newcastle

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Class A3 4-6-2 No 2750 'Papyrus' built in 1929 and achieved fame in 1935 with a high speed run between Kings Cross and Newcastle in 3 hours and 47½ minutes so paving the way for the LNER's first streamlined express The Silver Jubilee later that year.

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Size: 3720px × 2006px
Location: Newcastle, Britain, England,
Photo credit: © Arthur Mace / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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