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LNER Class B17
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1928· class of 73 thee-cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. LNER B17 Class 61662 Manchester United: Seth Whales· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 1952 at Liverpool Street station London (12073862956): Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 3. Re-worked From An Old Print - 61618 (16058104922): Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
- 4. 61673 'Spirit of Sandringham' Mainframe Llangollen Railway, Spring 2019: B17 SLT· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class B17, also known as "Sandringham" or "Footballer" class, was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for hauling passenger services on the Great Eastern Main Line. In total 73 were built.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 98 years ago, in 1928.
- 18.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 32 years (1928–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1928–1937
- in service from
- 1928
- retired
- 1960
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 73
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company, Robert Stephenson and Company, Darlington Works
- designer
- Nigel Gresley
- operators
- London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 18.9 m
- nicknames
- Footballers, Sandringhams
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6459262, Wikipedia: LNER Class B17 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.