LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern

Bittern
60019 Bittern running on the ECML with a second tender in 2010.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Doncaster Works Serial number 1866 Build date 18 December 1937
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2'C1h3 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 8 in (2.032 m) Trailing dia. 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m) Boiler pressure 250 psi (1.72 MPa) Cylinders Three Cylinder size 18.5 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm) Loco brake Steam Train brakes LNER/BR: Vacuum Current: Dual air and Vacuum
Performance figures Tractive effort 35,455 lbf (157.7 kN)
Career Operators LNER, British Railways Class A4 Number in class 24 of 35 Numbers LNER 4464 LNER 19 BR 60019 Official name Bittern Withdrawn 3 September 1966 Restored 2007 Current owner Jeremy Hosking Disposition Static display, awaiting overhaul
Official Website - Bittern on Icons Of Steam

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. Of the 35 strong class, it is one of six to survive into preservation but it is one of only two currently scheduled to be certified for mainline use.

In preservation, the locomotive has also worn the identities of a number of its scrapped classmates, including the first of the A4 class 2509 Silver Link and most recently as 4492 Dominion of New Zealand.