Preservation
Six of the locomotives have been preserved, four of them in the U.K and have run on the BR main lines at some point during their preservation career. Another two have been preserved in the U.S.A and Canada, rather appropriately due to their names. Both North American-based A4s are due to move to the National Railway Museum, York, in late 2012 on three-year loans.
| Image | Numbers | Name | Home base | Condition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original LNER Number | LNER 1946 | BR Number | ||||
| 4464 | 19 | 60019 | Bittern | Southall Railway Centre | Owned by Jeremy Hosking. Approved for mainline use, currently in LNER blue livery. | |
| 4468 | 22 | 60022 | Mallard | National Railway Museum | Static display (operational during late 1980s for two years) | |
| 4488 | 9 | 60009 | Union of South Africa | Crewe Heritage Centre | Owned by John Cameron. Approved for mainline use, currently in BR Green livery. | |
| 4489 | 10 | 60010 | Dominion of Canada | Canadian Railway Museum | Static display | |
| 4496 | 8 | 60008 | Dwight D Eisenhower | National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin | Static display | |
| 4498 | 7 | 60007 | Sir Nigel Gresley | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Approved for main-line use
In BR Blue with BR Number |
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