LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman

LNER A1 and A3 4472 Flying Scotsman is a British steam locomotive. It is a LNER Class A3 locomotive, and has a 4-6-2 wheel configuration. It was built in 1923,during the Interwar period in the aftermath of World War 1 from 1918-1939 . It was originally built as an LNER Class A1 Pacific,in 1923 and it was rebuilt in 1947 as a A3 Pacific after World War 2 ended in 1945 . It was withdrawn in 1963 and later preserved and saved from being scrapped during the Cold War .