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LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Doncaster Works· from 1937· preserved LNER Class A4 locomotive

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 4464 Bittern(8071816530): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. 60019 Bittern at Flyfish Crossing: Phil Sangwell from United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
3. 4464 Bittern as 4492 - Dominion of New Zealand with a railtour at Sheffield: cooldudeandy01· CC BY 2.0
4. The Bittern crossing the Forth Bridge: Kim Traynor· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. A4 Pacific Bittern 60019 & Beattie 30585: andreboeni· CC BY 2.0
6. A4 Pacific Bittern 60019 - 33673977776: andreboeni· CC BY 2.0
7. A4 Pacific Bittern 60019: andreboeni· CC BY 2.0
8. Berwick shed 60019 Bittern v1 6307: Industrial Wales· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. Berwick shed 60019 Bittern v2 6307: Industrial Wales· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. LNER Gresley Class "A4" 4-6-2 No.60019: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

4464 Bittern is a London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A4 steam locomotive. Built for the LNER and completed on 18 December 1937 at Doncaster Works as works number 1866, it received number 4464. After that it was renumbered 19 on 16 August 1946 under the LNER 1946 renumbering scheme, and finally 60019 by British Railways on 10 October 1948, after nationalisation.

who runs it

London and North Eastern Railway British Rail Scottish Region of British Railways North Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

built 24made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 89 years ago, in 1937.
Served for 29 years (1937–1966).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1937
in service from: 1937
retired: 1966
status: retired
number built: 24
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works
operators: London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6459247, Wikipedia: LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.