Green Arrow

No sooner had we seen the last rites for Green Arrow than, following urgent temporary repairs by the engineers at North Yorkshire Moors Railway, it was announced that FINAL outing for 4771 Green Arrow could now take place on Saturday 26 April 2008, before the locomotive makes the journey to Shildon - excellent news for all those who can make it to see this historic steam loco for the last time.

Here is Green Arrow leaving Quorn & Woodhouse on the Great Central Railway at their "Big 4 Gala" on 21 May 2006

Footnote : It can be confirmed that 4771 Green Arrow did in fact make a successful final outing on 26 April 2008, and big thanks must go to all those involved in preparing her for her final run

Green Arrow

London & North Eastern Region (LNER) Class V2 steam locomotive 4771 "Green Arrow" was designed by Nigel Gresley and built at Doncaster in June 1936. The first-built and only surviving member of its class, it was designed for hauling express freight and passenger trains and named after an LNER express freight service. It was later renumbered 60800 by British Railways, and withdrawn in August 1962. Subsequently 4771 was preserved as part of the National Railway Museum collection, and ran in preservation until being withdrawn from service today at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The locomotive will return to the National Collection and be on static display at the National Railway Museum's "Locomotion" site at Shildon. The photograph shows "Green Arrow" leaving Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire-Warwickshire Railway on 5th August 2007