seven by the LNER and one by BR. The first of the class was named after the express freight train Green Arrow. Five more were named after Regiments and two after public schools. It is probable that more would have been named had the outbreak of war not intervened. Numbering When built, the V2s were numbered 3641–3695 and 4771–4899. Under the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme they were to be renumbered 700-883 but the range 800–983 was allocated before renumbering was completed (19 locomotives briefly carried numbers in the original range). After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways added 60000 to their numbers so they became 60800–60983. BR also gave them the power classification 6MT. Withdrawal All 184 V2s were withdrawn from stock between February 1962 and December 1966. The last ones in service were No. 60831 and No. 60836 had the distinction of being Gresley's last big engines to be in service. No. 60831 and No. 60836 were withdrawn on 6 December 1966 and 31 December 1966 respectively. Both of them were scrapped the following year. The surviving V2 no 4771/60800 Green Arrow was withdrawn in August 1962 from Kings Cross shed. Preservation One Class V2 survives. The first of the class 4771 Green Arrow has been preserved as part of the National Collection, and was in use on preserved lines around Britain. On 1 April 2008, it suffered a boiler failure on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and has since been a static exhibit at the National Railway Museum. Its boiler repairs have been determined as achievable, however the NRM are not currently willing to meet the cost involved in replacing the 'monobloc' cylinder casting. A crack in this means the casting now needs to be replaced before the locomotive can work again. It is unfortunate that 60800 was not one of the V2 class that were modified to incorporate separate cylinder blocks, when a lot of the class were modified in the 1940s and 1950s. Modelling Bachmann are currently producing a new 'OO gauge' model including an updated DCC ready chassis: 35-200 Class V2 Gresley 2-6-2 4791 LNER Lined Green (Original). 35-201 Class V2 Gresley 2-6-2 60845 in BR lined black with early emblem. 35-202 Class V2 Gresley 2-6-2 60847 "St Peters School" in BR lined green with late crest. Older (pre 2012) Bachmann models had a split chassis design which required a lot of modification to convert to