Class A4

Class Details
Introduced 1935. Loco: 102 tons 19 cwt. Tender: 64 tons 19 cwt (corridor). Pressure 250lb superheated. Cyls: (3) 18 x26. Driving wheels: 6ft 8. TE 35,455lb.
3, 12, 14, and 31 had a smaller inside cyl (17x26) and a lower TE at 33,616lb.

BR #LNER #London & North Eastern Railway #NameBuiltWdrn1950 shedLast shedNotesPhotos
4469Gadwell / Sir Ralph WedgewoodMar1935Jun1942GHD - GatesheadCondemned after Air Raid on York MPD that also claimed B16 925.
1
600014500Garganey / Sir Ronald MatthewsApr1938Oct196452A52A - GatesheadRenamed 27/1/1939
3
600024499Pochard / Sir Murrough WilsonApr1938May196452A52A - GatesheadRenamed 8/4/1939
3
600034494Osprey / Andrew K. McCoshAug1937Dec196234A34A - Kings CrossRenamed 11/7/1942
7
600044462Great Snipe / William WhitelawNov1937Jul196664B61B - Aberdeen FerryhillRenamed 23/7/41
5
600054901Capercaillie / Charles H. Newton / Sir Charles NewtonJun1938Mar196452A61B - Aberdeen FerryhillRenamed 19/8/42 and 4/6/19431
1
600064466Herring Gull / Sir Ralph WedgewoodJan1938Sep196534A61B - Aberdeen FerryhillName changed Jan-1944 to replacer 4469 destroyed at York
7
600074498Sir Nigel GresleyNov1937Feb196634A61B - Aberdeen FerryhillEquipped with a double chimney in Dec 1957. http://www.da4e.nl/index.html
7
600084496Golden Shuttle / Dwight D. EisenhowerSep1937Jul196334A34E - New England Peterborough?Renamed 4/7/1945 http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org/
7
600094488Union of South AfricaJun1937Jun196664B61B - Aberdeen Ferryhillhttp://www.svr.co.uk/
13
600104489Woodcock / Dominion of CanadaMay1937May196534A61B - Aberdeen FerryhillRenamed 17/5/37. Fitted with the Canadian type bell, presented by the CPR, on 11 March 1938, the bell was removed in 1957. Preserved in Canada: http://www.exporail.org/musee/musee_CRM.htm
8
600114490Empire of IndiaJun1937May196464B61B - Aberdeen Ferryhill
4
600124491Commonwealth of AustraliaJun1937Aug196464B61B - Aberdeen Ferryhill
5
600134492Dominion of New ZealandJun1937Apr196334A34A - Kings Cross
2
600142509Silver LinkSep1935Dec196234A - Kings Cross
9
600152510QuicksilverSep1935Apr196335B34A - Kings Cross
3
600162511Silver KingNov1935Mar196552A61B - Aberdeen Ferryhill
4
600172512Silver FoxDec1935Oct196334A34E - New England Peterborough?
9
600184463Sparrow HawkDec1937Jun196352A52A - Gateshead
4
600194464BitternDec1937Sep196652A61B - Aberdeen Ferryhillhttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/clan.doyle/bittern/
7
600204465GuillemotDec1937Mar196452A52A - Gateshead
2
600214467Wild SwanFeb1938Oct196334A34E - New England Peterborough?
3
600224468MallardMar1938Apr196334A34A - Kings Crosshttp://www.nrm.org.uk/
5
600234482Golden EagleDec1936Oct196452A61B - Aberdeen Ferryhill
4
600244483KingfisherDec1936Sep196664B61B - Aberdeen Ferryhill
8
600254484FalconFeb1937Oct196334A34E - New England Peterborough?
6
600264485Kestral / Miles BeevorFeb1937Dec196535B61B - Aberdeen FerryhillRenamed 19/9/1947. Wdrn to Crewe & parts were used for 60007
6
600274486MerlinMar1937Sep196564B64A - St.MargaretsRenamed Bridig, Davina & Bryan after Directors children for Photographs. Milage: 1,556,000.
6
600284487Sea Eagle / Walter K. WhighamApr1937Dec196234A34A - Kings CrossRenamed 9/8/1947
6
600294493WoodcockMar1937Oct196334A34E - New England Peterborough?Fitted with a double chimney in Oct 1958.
11
600304495Great Snipe /Golden FleeceAug1937Dec196234A34A - Kings CrossRenamed 5/6/1941
6
600314497Golden PloverOct1937Nov196564B65B - St.Rollox
5
600324900GannetMay1938Oct196334A34E - New England Peterborough?Given a double chimney in 1958.
3
600334902SeagullJun1938Dec196234A34A - Kings Cross
6
600344903Peregrine / Lord FaringdonJul1938Aug196634A61B - Aberdeen FerryhillRenamed 24/3/1948
5

Number of locomotives logged in this class is 35.

Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 35.