London & North Eastern Railway 4-6-2 No. 60019 (4464) 'Bittern'
Margate, Kent, UK 		Location: One:One Collection (Locomotive Storage Ltd.)
Status: Restoration
Posted: Mar 1, 2025 @ 12:03:02 by Russell Newman
No. 4464 "Bittern", has arrived at LNWR Heritage at Crewe in Cheshire, where her boiler will be lifted for it to be worked on in the boiler shops there before the locomotive moves to the Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Locomotive Trust’s Sir Nigel Gresley Engineering Ltd. engineering site at Northallerton in Yorkshire, for overhaul.
Posted: Feb 28, 2025 @ 16:02:53 by Steve Frost, European Editor
The tender was seen on a low loader parked in a layby on the A19 northbound on 27th February 2025. Presumably heading towards Northallerton.
Posted: Feb 26, 2025 @ 12:02:50 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern", is now relocating to the Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Locomotive Trust’s Sir Nigel Gresley Engineering Ltd. engineering site located at Northallerton in Yorkshire, where the overhaul back to mainline standards will take place at. "Bittern" will be traveling via LNWR Heritage at Crewe where the boiler will be lifted and worked on there while the main overhaul on the locomotive is carried out in Northallerton by members of the the Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Locomotive Trust for Locomotive Services Ltd.
Posted: Feb 25, 2025 @ 12:02:37 by Russell Newman
With No. 46100 "Royal Scot" now taking her place on display in the One:One Collection (Locomotive Storage Ltd.), the ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern", is now leaving and being relocated back to Locomotive Services Ltd’s base at LNWR Heritage or Crewe Diesel Depot as its more known at Crewe in Cheshire, where her overhaul will start.
Posted: Jan 2, 2025 @ 13:01:13 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern", will be leaving the One:One Collection (Locomotive Storage Ltd.) at Margate in Kent, and is to be brought back to Locomotive Services Ltd’s at LNWR Heritage at Crewe in Cheshire in readiness for her next overhaul to mainline standards.
Posted: Nov 9, 2024 @ 10:11:30 by Russell Newman
The overhaul of ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern", will soon be getting underway soon as the locomotive is expected to move soon to the Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Locomotive Trust’s SNG Engineering Ltd site in North Yorkshire which is nearly ready for the locomotive for work to begin in 2025.
Posted: Jun 26, 2023 @ 15:06:06 by Russell Newman
The second tender from ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern" which was formerly used by No. 4472 (60103) "Flying Scotsman" during the late 1960s to the 1970s is being returned for use on the mainline again for use with sister LNER A4 Pacific No. 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" and LNER A2 Pacific No. 60532 "Blue Peter" and "Bittern" again as part of improvedments for the increase range for mainline steam running on the National Network for Locomotive Services Ltd. The second tender is currently at LNWR Heritage at Crewe where it is undergoing re-engineering work which is ongoing as it has a history of poor ride quality, while its buckeye coupler is being replaced with a shackle coupler. The plan is to have the second tender ready for No. 60532 "Blue Peter" in 2024, but if completed sooner it will be tested with No. 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley".
Posted: Jun 9, 2023 @ 15:06:25 by Russell Newman
The ex LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern" is to return to the mainline and heritage railway circuit again following an agreement between the Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Locomotive Trust owners of sister A4 No. 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" and Locomotive Services Ltd. which will see No. 4464 be overhauled to mainline standards again. No. 4464 is to be moved from the One:One Collection (Locomotive Storage Ltd.) at Margate in Kent to a new engineering location set up by the Sir Nigel Gresley Steam Locomotive Trust which will be known as SNG Engineering Ltd. that has been secured in North Yorkshire where the overhaul will take place at. No. 4464 "Bittern" is expected to move there in 2024 when everything is set up and ready for the overhaul.
Posted: Jan 21, 2023 @ 10:01:13 by Russell Newman
Although former LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern" is still on display and undercover storage at the One:One Collection (Locomotive Storage Ltd.) at Margate in Kent still, at LNWR Heritage at Crewe work has started on overhauling a spare LNER A4 boiler which will be used on "Bittern" come her next overhaul, its currently having a new firebox made and the second tender from "Bittern" has been moved back to LNWR Heritage at Crewe for reasons currently unknown?
Posted: Jun 6, 2019 @ 12:06:07 by Russell Newman
LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern" along with LMS Black Five No. 45379 will both be the centre of attention at the Hornby Visitor Centre Open Weekend on the 17th and 18th of August 2019. As the doors of Locomotive Storage Ltd there will be open to the public for the first time then.
Posted: Jun 2, 2018 @ 08:06:18 by Russell Newman
LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern" has arrived at Locomotive Storage Ltd Facility next to the Hornby visitor centre at Margate in Kent. The A4 and its two tenders will be on display there for a few years till there is space a LNWR Heritage at Crewe for its next overhaul.
Posted: May 23, 2018 @ 13:05:45 by Russell Newman
It has been announced that LNER A4 Pacific No. 4464 "Bittern" is to leave LNWR Heritage at Crewe and is to be moved to Locomotive Storage Limited new site at Westwood in Margate which was the former Hornby Model Railway factory warehouse. The locomotive is to move to the site at Thanet on 2nd June 2018 for storage and eventual public display next to the Hornby Visitor Centre that continues to occupy part of the Margate site. Whilst it awaits its turn in the overhaul queue at Crewe Depot where it will be joined by other locomotives and rolling stock there soon.
Posted: Nov 2, 2015 @ 07:11:00 by Russell Newman
Bittern has now been withdrawn for overhaul and will be going to LNWR Ltd at Crewe where it will take place at.
Posted: Feb 28, 2014 @ 13:02:59 by steven cage
"London & North Eastern Railway A4 NO. 4464 Bittern Had A Speed of 90 MPH!"
Posted: Jun 30, 2013 @ 12:06:40 by Steve Frost
The present primary photo by Phil Horton shows 'Bittern' on the first passenger carrying run after it was approved to run at 90mph. Running well at Tallington on June 29th 2013 with the whistle blowing, Phil estimated that it was doing 80mph at least.

Later the top speed was announced at 92.8mph. Not bad for a loco built in 1937. In fact the photo gives a good idea of what the sight would have been like back then, as the loco is restored to 1930's appearance. OK, you purists will point out the obvious things like the overhead electrification wires, the continuously welded rail and the British Railways carriages.

Nevertheless it is a great sight and a tribute to those behind the effort to have the loco permitted to do what it was built to do.

Posted: Jun 22, 2011 @ 06:06:48 by Steve Frost
Currently the loco has been returned to its pre-war appearance with full valences over the driving wheels and Garter Blue paint. It is running as the long scrapped No 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand'.
Posted: Dec 5, 2007 @ 17:12:40 by Steve Frost
After some teething problems following the loco's recent comprehensive overhaul at the Mid Hants Railway, the loco should now be available for main line running. I noted it at the National Railway Museum, York on 5th December 2007 so it had probably worked in on a railtour the previous week.