2564 Knight of the Thistle
| Loco number: | 2564 |
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| Loco name: | Knight of the Thistle |
| Loco class: | A3 |
| Wheel arrangement: | 4-6-2 |
| Location: | Unknown |
| Subject type: | Steam locomotive and passenger train |
| Date taken: | 1930s |
| From/to: | Down White Rose Pullman |
| Notes: | If this was taken after the January 1933 general overhaul, the nameplate would read "Knight of Thistle", subsequent to a complaint from Lord Lyon, King of Arms for Scotland. The nameplate carried after that date broke the tradition of naming the A3's after winners of Classic horse races ('Knight of the Thistle' won the 1897 Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot) |
| Region: | London North Eastern Railway (LNER) |
| Power classification: | Not rated |
| Designer: | Gresley |