List of LNER Class A1/A3 locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LNER Class A1/A3, that ran on the Great Northern and latterly the London and North Eastern Railway network. They represented Nigel Gresley's attempt to standardise steam design. The class names mainly denoted various racehorses; there were seven exceptions, detailed at the end.

LNER No.	BR No.	Original Name (Rename(s))	Manufacturer	Serial No.	Entered Service	Rebuilt	Withdrawn
4470	60113	Great Northern	Doncaster Works	1536	000000001922-04-01-0000April 1922	000000001945-09-01-0000September 1945^{[lower-alpha 1]}	–
4471	60102	Sir Frederick Banbury	Doncaster Works	1539	000000001922-07-01-0000July 1922	000000001942-10-01-0000October 1942	000000001961-11-01-0000November 1961
4472	60103	Flying Scotsman	Doncaster Works	1564	000000001923-02-01-0000February 1923	000000001947-01-01-0000January 1947	000000001963-01-01-0000January 1963
4473	60104	Solario	Doncaster Works	1565	000000001923-03-01-0000March 1923	000000001941-10-01-0000October 1941	000000001959-11-01-0000November 1959
4474	60105	Victor Wild	Doncaster Works	1566	000000001923-03-01-0000March 1923	000000001942-10-01-0000October 1942	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
4475	60106	Flying Fox	Doncaster Works	1567	000000001923-04-01-0000April 1923	000000001947-03-01-0000March 1947	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
4476	60107	Royal Lancer	Doncaster Works	1568	000000001923-05-01-0000May 1923	000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
4477	60108	Gay Crusader	Doncaster Works	1569	000000001923-06-01-0000June 1923	000000001943-01-01-0000January 1943	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
4478	60109	Hermit	Doncaster Works	1570	000000001923-07-01-0000July 1923	000000001943-11-01-0000November 1943	000000001962-11-01-0000November 1962
4479	60110	Robert the Devil	Doncaster Works	1571	000000001923-07-01-0000July 1923	000000001942-08-01-0000August 1942	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
4480	60111	Enterprise	Doncaster Works	1572	000000001923-08-01-0000August 1923	000000001927-07-01-0000July 1927	000000001962-11-01-0000November 1962
4481	60112	St Simon	Doncaster Works	1573	000000001923-09-01-0000September 1923	000000001946-08-01-0000August 1946	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
2543	60044	Melton	Doncaster Works	1598	000000001924-06-01-0000June 1924	000000001947-09-01-0000September 1947	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963
2544	60045	Lemberg	Doncaster Works	1600	000000001924-07-01-0000July 1924	000000001927-12-01-0000December 1927	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
2545	60046	Diamond Jubilee	Doncaster Works	1601	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001941-08-01-0000August 1941	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963
2546	60047	Donovan	Doncaster Works	1602	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001948-01-01-0000January 1948	000000001963-04-01-0000April 1963
2547	60048	Doncaster	Doncaster Works	1603	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001963-09-01-0000September 1963
2548	60049	Galtee More	Doncaster Works	1604	000000001924-09-01-0000September 1924	000000001945-10-01-0000October 1945	000000001962-12-01-0000December 1962
2549	60050	Persimmon	Doncaster Works	1605	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001943-12-01-0000December 1943	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963
2550	60051	Blink Bonny	Doncaster Works	1606	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001945-11-01-0000November 1945	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
2551	60052	Prince Palatine	Doncaster Works	1607	000000001924-11-01-0000November 1924	000000001941-08-01-0000August 1941	000000001966-01-01-0000January 1966
2552	60053	Sansovino	Doncaster Works	1608	000000001924-11-01-0000November 1924	000000001943-09-01-0000September 1943	000000001963-05-01-0000May 1963
2553	60054	Manna (renamed 11 November 1926)^[1] Prince of Wales	Doncaster Works	1609	000000001924-12-01-0000December 1924	000000001943-07-01-0000July 1943	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964
2554	60055	Woolwinder	Doncaster Works	1610	000000001924-12-01-0000December 1924	000000001942-06-01-0000June 1942	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
2555	60056	Centenary	Doncaster Works	1611	000000001925-02-01-0000February 1925	000000001944-08-01-0000August 1944	000000001963-05-01-0000May 1963
2556	60057	Ormonde	Doncaster Works	1612	000000001925-02-01-0000February 1925	000000001947-01-01-0000January 1947	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2557	60058	Blair Athol	Doncaster Works	1613	000000001925-02-01-0000February 1925	000000001945-12-01-0000December 1945	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963
2558	60059	Tracery	Doncaster Works	1614	000000001925-03-01-0000March 1925	000000001942-07-01-0000July 1942	000000001962-12-01-0000December 1962
2559	60060	The Tetrarch	Doncaster Works	1615	000000001925-04-01-0000April 1925	000000001942-01-01-0000January 1942	000000001963-09-01-0000September 1963
2560	60061	Pretty Polly	Doncaster Works	1616	000000001925-04-01-0000April 1925	000000001944-05-01-0000May 1944	000000001963-09-01-0000September 1963
2561	60062	Minoru	Doncaster Works	1617	000000001925-05-01-0000May 1925	000000001944-06-01-0000June 1944	000000001964-12-01-0000December 1964
2562	60063	Isinglass	Doncaster Works	1618	000000001925-07-01-0000July 1925	000000001946-04-01-0000April 1946	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964
2563	60064	William Whitelaw (name transferred to A4 No. 4462 in July 1941);^[1] Tagalie	North British Loco.	23101	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001942-11-01-0000November 1942	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
2564	60065	Knight of the Thistle (renamed Knight of Thistle in December 1932)^[2]	North British Loco.	23102	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001947-03-01-0000March 1947	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964
2565	60066	Merry Hampton	North British Loco.	23103	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001945-12-01-0000December 1945	000000001963-09-01-0000September 1963
2566	60067	Ladas	North British Loco.	23104	000000001924-08-01-0000August 1924	000000001939-11-01-0000November 1939	000000001962-12-01-0000December 1962
2567	60068	Sir Visto	North British Loco.	23105	000000001924-09-01-0000September 1924	000000001948-12-01-0000December 1948	000000001962-08-01-0000August 1962
2568	60069	Sceptre	North British Loco.	23106	000000001924-09-01-0000September 1924	000000001942-05-01-0000May 1942	000000001962-10-01-0000October 1962
2569	60070	Gladiateur	North British Loco.	23107	000000001924-09-01-0000September 1924	000000001947-01-01-0000January 1947	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964
2570	60071	Tranquil	North British Loco.	23108	000000001924-09-01-0000September 1924	000000001944-10-01-0000October 1944	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964
2571	60072	Sunstar	North British Loco.	23109	000000001924-09-01-0000September 1924	000000001941-07-01-0000July 1941	000000001962-10-01-0000October 1962
2572	60073	St. Gatien	North British Loco.	23110	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001945-11-01-0000November 1945	000000001963-08-01-0000August 1963
2573	60074	Harvester	North British Loco.	23111	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001928-04-01-0000April 1928	000000001963-04-01-0000April 1963
2574	60075	St. Frusquin	North British Loco.	23112	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001942-06-01-0000June 1942	000000001964-01-01-0000January 1964
2575	60076	Galopin	North British Loco.	23113	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001941-06-01-0000June 1941	000000001962-10-01-0000October 1962
2576	60077	The White Knight	North British Loco.	23114	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001943-07-01-0000July 1943	000000001964-07-01-0000July 1964
2577	60078	Night Hawk	North British Loco.	23115	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001944-01-01-0000January 1944	000000001962-10-01-0000October 1962
2578	60079	Bayardo	North British Loco.	23116	000000001924-10-01-0000October 1924	000000001928-05-01-0000May 1928	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
2579	60080	Dick Turpin	North British Loco.	23117	000000001924-11-01-0000November 1924	000000001942-11-01-0000November 1942	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964
2580	60081	Shotover	North British Loco.	23118	000000001924-11-01-0000November 1924	000000001928-02-01-0000February 1928	000000001962-10-01-0000October 1962
2581	60082	Neil Gow	North British Loco.	23119	000000001924-11-01-0000November 1924	000000001943-01-01-0000January 1943	000000001963-09-01-0000September 1963
2582	60083	Sir Hugo	North British Loco.	23120	000000001924-12-01-0000December 1924	000000001941-12-01-0000December 1941	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964
2743	60089	Felstead	Doncaster Works	1693	000000001928-08-01-0000August 1928	—	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2744	60090	Grand Parade	Doncaster Works	1694	000000001928-08-01-0000August 1928	—	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2745	60091	Captain Cuttle	Doncaster Works	1695	000000001928-09-01-0000September 1928	—	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964
2746	60092	Fairway	Doncaster Works	1700	000000001928-11-01-0000November 1928	—	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964
2747	60093	Coronach	Doncaster Works	1703	000000001928-12-01-0000December 1928	—	000000001962-04-01-0000April 1962
2748	60094	Colorado	Doncaster Works	1705	000000001928-12-01-0000December 1928	—	000000001964-02-01-0000February 1964
2749	60095	Flamingo	Doncaster Works	1707	000000001929-02-01-0000February 1929	—	000000001961-04-01-0000April 1961
2750	60096	Papyrus	Doncaster Works	1708	000000001929-03-01-0000March 1929	—	000000001963-09-01-0000September 1963
2751	60097	Humorist	Doncaster Works	1709	000000001929-04-01-0000April 1929	—	000000001963-08-01-0000August 1963
2752	60098	Spion Kop	Doncaster Works	1710	000000001929-04-01-0000April 1929	—	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2595	60084	Trigo	Doncaster Works	1731	000000001930-02-01-0000February 1930	—	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
2596	60085	Manna	Doncaster Works	1733	000000001930-02-01-0000February 1930	—	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964
2597	60086	Gainsborough	Doncaster Works	1736	000000001930-04-01-0000April 1930	—	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
2598	60087	Blenheim	Doncaster Works	1743	000000001930-06-01-0000June 1930	—	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2599	60088	Book Law	Doncaster Works	1744	000000001930-07-01-0000July 1930	—	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2795	60099	Call Boy	Doncaster Works	1738	000000001930-04-01-0000April 1930	—	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963
2796	60100	Spearmint	Doncaster Works	1741	000000001930-05-01-0000May 1930	—	000000001965-06-01-0000June 1965
2797	60101	Cicero	Doncaster Works	1742	000000001930-06-01-0000June 1930	—	000000001963-04-01-0000April 1963
2500	60035	Windsor Lad	Doncaster Works	1790	000000001934-07-01-0000July 1934	—	000000001961-09-01-0000September 1961
2501	60036	Colombo	Doncaster Works	1791	000000001934-07-01-0000July 1934	—	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
2502	60037	Hyperion	Doncaster Works	1792	000000001934-07-01-0000July 1934	—	000000001963-12-01-0000December 1963
2503	60038	Firdaussi	Doncaster Works	1793	000000001934-08-01-0000August 1934	—	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
2504	60039	Sandwich	Doncaster Works	1794	000000001934-09-01-0000September 1934	—	000000001963-03-01-0000March 1963
2505	60040	Cameronian	Doncaster Works	1795	000000001934-10-01-0000October 1934	—	000000001964-07-01-0000July 1964
2506	60041	Salmon Trout	Doncaster Works	1797	000000001934-12-01-0000December 1934	—	000000001965-12-01-0000December 1965
2507	60042	Singapore	Doncaster Works	1798	000000001934-12-01-0000December 1934	—	000000001964-07-01-0000July 1964
2508	60043	Brown Jack	Doncaster Works	1800	000000001935-12-01-0000December 1935	—	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964

Non-racehorse names

GNR no. 1470 was named Great Northern when new in April 1922 in honour of the Great Northern Railway, which was to lose its identity at the end of the year; similarly, GNR no. 1471 was named Sir Frederick Banbury in September 1922, in honour of the final Chairman of the GNR.^[3]^[4] The first Chairman of the LNER was honoured in the same way in 1924 when LNER no. 2563 was named William Whitelaw.^[5]^[2]

No. 4472 was named Flying Scotsman after the 10 am express service from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley; the name was applied in February 1924 just before the locomotive was sent to the British Empire Exhibition.^[5]^[2]

The year 1925 was the centenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, a LNER ancestor, and the first A1 built at Doncaster in that year, no. 2555, was accordingly named Centenary.^[5]^[2]

No. 2579 was named Dick Turpin, but there was no distinguished racehorse of this name; the name refers to the well-known highwayman.^[5]^[2]

No. 2553 was renamed Prince of Wales on 11 November 1926 following the visit of the future King Edward VIII to Doncaster Works a few days earlier; no. 2553 was one of the locomotives he had inspected there.^[1]

No. 2564 was named Knight of the Thistle after the racehorse owned by Mr H. McCalmont which won the 1897 Royal Hunt Cup.^[6] On 28 December 1932, whilst the locomotive was in Doncaster Works for general repair, new nameplates were fitted reading Knight of Thistle, which was meaningless both for the order and for the racehorse.^[1]

Notes

↑ as Thompson Class A1/1; all others rebuilt as Class A3

1 2 3 4 Boddy et al. 1963, p. 51.
1 2 3 4 5 Boddy, Neve & Yeadon 1973, p. 73.
↑ Boddy et al. 1963, p. 47.
↑ Groves 1992, pp. 89,98.
1 2 3 4 Boddy et al. 1963, p. 50.
↑ Boddy, Neve & Yeadon 1973, p. 218.

References

Boddy, M.G.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W.B. (July 1963). Fry, E.V., ed. Part 1: Preliminary Survey. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Potters Bar: RCTS.
Boddy, M.G.; Neve, E.; Yeadon, W.B. (April 1973). Fry, E.V., ed. Part 2A: Tender Engines - Classes A1 to A10. Locomotives of the L.N.E.R. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-25-8.
Groves, Norman (1992). Great Northern Locomotive History: Volume 3b 1911-1922 The Gresley Era. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-70-3.
LNER encyclopaedia
Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database
ABC of British Railway locomotives, (1959). Ian Allan Limited

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