#2558

LNER Class A4 4496 Dwight D Eisenhower

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

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. A4 4496 : Brilcrist· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. LNER 4-6-2 A4 Class No 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower (8500183898): Alan Wilson· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. LNER Class A4 4496 Dwight D Eisenhower at NRM: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower NRM: LoganWink311· CC BY 4.0
5. National RailLNER Class A4 4496 Dwight D Eisenhower in York: Jonathan Cardy· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

60008 Dwight D Eisenhower is an LNER Class A4 steam locomotive named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, a General of the United States Army. Built for the London & North Eastern Railway in 1937, this locomotive was originally numbered 4496 and named Golden Shuttle. It was renamed Dwight D. Eisenhower after World War II and renumbered 8 on 23 November 1946, under Edward Thompson's LNER 1946 renumbering scheme.

who runs it

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

base stats

built 19made 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 26 years (1937–1963).

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: 1963
status: retired
number built: 19
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Doncaster Works
operators: London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, 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 Q6459254, Wikipedia: LNER Class A4 4496 Dwight D Eisenhower (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.