LNER Class A4 2509 Silver Link

*Silver Link*
Silver Link
	Sliver Link on its second day of running the Silver Jubilee in 1935.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	LNER, Doncaster Works
Serial number	1818
Build date	September 1935
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Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2'C1h3
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8 in (2.032 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Boiler pressure	250 psi (1.72 MPa)
Cylinders	Three
Cylinder size	18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Loco brake	Steam
Train brakes	LNER: Vacuum
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	35,455 lbf (157.7 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	London and North Eastern Railway, British Railways
Class	A4
Number in class	1 of 35
Numbers	LNER 2509, 14, BR 60014
Official name	Silver Link
Disposition	Scrapped at Doncaster Works in 1963

LNER Class A4 2509 Silver Link was a 4-6-2 "Pacific" Steam Locomotive built in 1935 for the London and North Eastern Railway. It was the first of the Streamlined Class A4s built to haul express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). No. 2509 was one of the four A4s to be painted in a special two-tone grey livery to pull a new train called the Silver Jubilee.