Description
It was designed by the celebrated Chief Mechanical Engineer Sir Nigel Gresley. Its distinctive, wind-tunnel-tested aerodynamic “wedge” casing and striking “Garter Blue” livery were structural art deco icons of 1930s high-speed rail travel. [1, 2, 3]
Preservation: The real engine was retired in 1963 and is now a permanent centerpiece on static display at the National Railway Museum in York
