#2557

LNER Class A4 4489 Dominion of Canada

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

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. DSC00596 - Steam Locomotive 4489 Dominion of Canada: Dennis G. Jarvis· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. LNER 4489 Dominion of Canada, seen at Exporail. (July 2017): Ryancasey93· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

4489 Dominion of Canada is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive. It is a 4-6-2 locomotive built to the same design by Sir Nigel Gresley as the more famous Mallard. There were 35 A4 locomotives built in total.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 11made 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 28 years (1937–1965).

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: 1965
status: preserved
number built: 11
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works
operators: London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Scottish Region of British Railways, 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 Q6459253, Wikipedia: LNER Class A4 4489 Dominion of Canada (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.