LNER Class A4
Locomotive data

LNER Class A4

Section Title: Locomotive data
Table Section Text: None

Original LNER number	Final LNER number	BR number	Doncaster Works number	Original name (rename(s))	Entered service	Withdrawn	Fate

2509	14	60014	1818	Silver Link	7 September 1935	29 December 1962

2510	15	60015	1819	Quicksilver	21 September 1935	25 April 1963

2511	16	60016	1821	Silver King	5 November 1935	19 March 1965

2512	17	60017	1823	Silver Fox	18 December 1935	20 October 1963

4482	23	60023	1847	Golden Eagle	22 December 1936	30 October 1964

4483 (585)	24	60024	1848	Kingfisher	26 December 1936	5 September 1966

4484 (586)	25	60025	1849	Falcon	23 January 1937	20 October 1963

4485 (587)	26	60026	1850	Kestrel (Miles Beevor from November 1947)	20 March 1937	21 December 1965

4486 (588)	27	60027	1851	Merlin	13 March 1937	3 September 1965

4487	28	60028	1852	Sea Eagle (Walter K. Whigham from October 1947)	20 March 1937	29 December 1962

4488	9	60009	1853	Union of South Africa (Osprey, its originally allocated name, during 1980s-90s due to opposition to apartheid )	29 June 1937	1 June 1966	Preserved

4489	10	60010	1854	Woodcock (Dominion of Canada from June 1937)	4 May 1937	29 May 1965	Preserved

4490	11	60011	1855	Empire of India	25 June 1937	11 May 1964

4491	12	60012	1856	Commonwealth of Australia	22 June 1937	20 August 1964

4492	13	60013	1857	Dominion of New Zealand	27 June 1937	18 April 1963

4493	29	60029	1858	Woodcock	26 July 1937	20 October 1963

4494	3	60003	1859	Osprey (Andrew K. McCosh from October 1942)	12 August 1937	29 December 1962

4495	30	60030	1860	Great Snipe (Golden Fleece from September 1937)	30 August 1937	29 December 1962

4496	8	60008	1861	Golden Shuttle (Dwight D. Eisenhower from September 1945)	4 September 1937	20 July 1963	Preserved

4497	31	60031	1862	Golden Plover	2 October 1937	29 October 1965

4498	7	60007	1863	Sir Nigel Gresley	30 October 1937	1 February 1966	Preserved

4462	4	60004	1864	Great Snipe (William Whitelaw from July 1941)	10 December 1937	17 July 1966

4463	18	60018	1865	Sparrow Hawk	27 November 1937	19 June 1963

4464	19	60019	1866	Bittern	18 December 1937	5 September 1966	Preserved

4465	20	60020	1867	Guillemot	8 January 1938	20 March 1964

4466 (605)	6	60006	1868	Herring Gull (Sir Ralph Wedgwood from January 1944)	26 January 1938	3 September 1965

4467	21	60021	1869	Wild Swan	19 February 1938	20 October 1963

4468	22	60022	1870	Mallard	3 March 1938	25 April 1963	Preserved

4469	1871	Gadwall (Sir Ralph Wedgwood from March 1939)	30 August 1938	6 June 1942	Damaged beyond repair by bomb on 29 April 1942.

4499	2	60002	1872	Pochard (Sir Murrough Wilson from April 1939)	12 April 1938	4 May 1964

4500	1	60001	1873	Garganey (Sir Ronald Matthews from March 1939)	26 April 1938	12 October 1964

4900	32	60032	1874	Gannet	17 May 1938	20 October 1963

4901	5	60005	1875	Capercaillie (Charles H. Newton from September 1942) (Sir Charles Newton from June 1943)	8 June 1938	12 March 1964

4902	33	60033	1876	Seagull	28 June 1938	29 December 1962

4903	34	60034	1877	Peregrine (Lord Faringdon from March 1948)	1 July 1938	24 August 1966

Sentence(s)

The first of LNER Class A4 was 2509 Silver Link, followed by 2510 Quicksilver, 2511 Silver King and 2512 Silver Fox.

final_sentence: The first of LNER Class A4 was 2509 Silver Link, followed by 2510 Quicksilver, 2511 Silver King and 2512 Silver Fox.