London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 4489 (60010) 'Dominion of Canada'
Saint-Constant, PQ, Canada 		Location: Canadian Railway Museum
Status: Display
Posted: Nov 9, 2024 @ 09:11:38 by Russell Newman
Following there review of their rolling stock collection by the Canadian Railway Historical Association, with thoughts that it could be disposed from their collection and up for repatriation to the UK, it has been announced that ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4489 "Dominion of Canada", will remain in Canada and on display at Canadian Railway Museum - Exporail for the foreseeable future.
Posted: Mar 11, 2023 @ 14:03:58 by Russell Newman
In a recent report the Canadian Railway Museum - Exporail might still decide to part with LNER A4 Pacific No. 4489 "Dominion of Canada" from their collection four years after the prospect was made. The proposal by the Canadian Railroad Historical Association back in 2018 as part of a strategic plan was put on hold due to covid but has now been revised in a new strategic plan from 2022 to 2025. A new review its rolling stock collection including non-Canadian pieces such as non native locomotives will be looked at for possible disposal in a new disposal plan. Following this report there is a possiblilty that No. 4489 "Dominion of Canada" along with former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway A1 Class Terrier No. 54 "Waddon" could possibly be repatriated back to the UK??
Posted: Jan 22, 2019 @ 09:01:05 by Russell Newman
The LNER A4 Pacific No. 4489 "Dominion of Canada" has been in the news lately as in late 2018 the A4 was taken out of its display in the Angus Exhibit Pavilion building at Exporail and placed in to storage. This is duo to news that the Canadian Railway Historical Association were undertaking a review its collection as much of the collection is regarded as a liability especially those like 4489 which still has hazardous asbestos lagging. There are reports saying that the 4489 could be disposed?
Posted: Jul 23, 2013 @ 12:07:08 by Steve Frost
Since arriving in the UK, the loco has had a complete repaint into LNER Garter Blue and its original number restored. The valences that cover the motion have been restored and the original single chimney has been replaced. Similarly the bell that was presented to the loco from Canada has been restored. It was removed when the loco received its double chimney. The Canadian chime whistle has been fitted instead of the normal LNER chime which is so typical of these iconic locos.

This job was part of the agreement for the loan of the loco from Canada. The loco will return in February 2014.

Posted: Oct 11, 2012 @ 13:10:37 by Steve Frost
The loco has now arrived in the UK and is at Locomotion, Shildon. It looks very shabby alongside 60008 from the USA which has glistening paint and isn't rusty.

Fortunately, she will be restored at Shildon to her 1930s appearance, garter blue paint with red wheels and a single chimney and LNER number.

Posted: Oct 6, 2012 @ 12:10:17 by Steve Frost
2013 is the 75th anniversary of sister loco 4468 'Mallard's 126 mph sprint to set a world speed record for steam which stands today.

To celebrate this, 60010 is returning to the UK so that all six surviving A4s can be seen together. This will be the first time that this has been possible for nearly half a century, and is unlikely to happen again in the forseeable future. Not an occasion to be missed, especially as the consecutively numbered 60007, 60008, 60009 and 60010 will line up for the fans.

The loco is on its way home after being pulled out of the Museum followed movement by rail to meet up with sister 60008 'Dwight D Eisenhower' before loading onto a ship for their trans-Atlantic voyage. After the events in the UK next year, it will return to Canada.

Posted: Oct 2, 2007 @ 13:10:00 by Steve Frost
A British classic pacific of the LNER's A4 class. The streamlining was not some 1930's fad - it actually works! The design with the wedge front was inspired by the Bugatti petrol engined railcars in France and was wind tunnel tested with a model at the National Physical Laboratory. It also lifted the exhaust clear of the cab without resorting to conventional smoke deflectors.

This is one of six preserved, four in the UK and one at Green Bay, Wisconsin. Only three are operable, all in the UK, and as of late 2007, all are operational. 'Dominion of Canada' was built as No 4489 'Woodcock' (the original naming scheme was of British birds) and it was one of the general service batch of A4 locos finished in apple green livery. Renamed 'Dominion of Canada' in June 1937, along with other locos which took new names of Dominions of the then British Empire ('Union of South Africa', No 60009, survives in full working order, too).

The LNER's numbering was a little hapahzard, although the A4 numbers weren't as scattered as some classes, but in 1946 the entire loco fleet was renumbered with the top express class , the A4s starting at number 1, hence 4489 became No 10. Nationalisation saw 60000 added to all LNER numbers, so it became No 60010.

It is displayed in its British Railways Brunswick Green paintwork, which it carried at the end of its career in 1967.