Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3, that ran on the Great Northern (GNR) 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.

Nos. 4470–81 were ordered by the GNR as their nos. 1470–81; and although only the first two were actually delivered to the GNR, all twelve initially bore their GNR numbers, a distinguishing suffix letter "N" being added to the last two from new, and to five others from August 1923, i.e. 1480N, etc. These twelve all had their numbers increased by 3000 between February 1924 and April 1925.

Fleet list + List of locomotives LNER No. LNER No. (1945-1948) BR No. Original Name (Rename(s)) Manufacturer Serial No. Entered service Rebuilt Withdrawn Fate 4470 113 60113 Great Northern Doncaster Works 1536 – Rebuilt as a Thompson A1/1, later scrapped. 4471 102 60102 Sir Frederick Banbury Doncaster Works 1539 Scrapped 4472 502 (103) 60103 Flying Scotsman Doncaster Works 1564 Preserved 4473 104 60104 Solario Doncaster Works 1565 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 7 December 1959. 4474 105 60105 Victor Wild Doncaster Works 1566 Scrapped 4475 106 60106 Flying Fox Doncaster Works 1567 Scrapped 4476 107 60107 Royal Lancer Doncaster Works 1568 Scrapped 4477 507 (108) 60108 Gay Crusader Doncaster Works 1569 Scrapped 4478 508 (109) 60109 Hermit Doncaster Works 1570 Scrapped 4479 110 60110 Robert the Devil Doncaster Works 1571 Scrapped 4480 111 60111 Enterprise Doncaster Works 1572 Scrapped 4481 511 (112) 60112 St Simon Doncaster Works 1573 Scrapped 2543 44 60044 Melton Doncaster Works 1598 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 25 November 1963. 2544 45 60045 Lemberg Doncaster Works 1600 Scrapped at Albert Draper & Son Limited in January 1965. 2545 46 60046 Diamond Jubilee Doncaster Works 1601 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 20 August 1963. 2546 47 60047 Donovan Doncaster Works 1602 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 19 June 1963. 2547 48 60048 Doncaster Doncaster Works 1603 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 19 September 1963. 2548 517 (49) 60049 Galtee More Doncaster Works 1604 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 4 April 1963. 2549 518 (50) 60050 Persimmon Doncaster Works 1605 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 9 August 1963. 2550 51 60051 Blink Bonny Doncaster Works 1606 Scrapped 2551 520 (52) 60052 Prince Palatine Doncaster Works 1607 Scrapped at St Margaret's Shed, Edinburgh in April 1966. 2552 521 (53) 60053 Sansovino Doncaster Works 1608 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 31 May 1963. 2553 522 (54) 60054 Manna (renamed 11 November 1926)Prince of Wales Doncaster Works 1609 Scrapped 2554 55 60055 Woolwinder Doncaster Works 1610 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 30 September 1961. 2555 56 60056 Centenary Doncaster Works 1611 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 31 May 1963. 2556 57 60057 Ormonde Doncaster Works 1612 Scrapped 2557 58 60058 Blair Athol Doncaster Works 1613 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 10 July 1963. 2558 59 60059 Tracery Doncaster Works 1614 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 31 December 1962. 2559 528 (60) 60060 The Tetrarch Doncaster Works 1615 Scrapped 2560 61 60061 Pretty Polly Doncaster Works 1616 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 16 September 1963. 2561 62 60062 Minoru Doncaster Works 1617 Scrapped 2562 531 (63) 60063 Isinglass Doncaster Works 1618 Scrapped 2563 64 60064 William Whitelaw (name transferred to A4 No. 4462 in July 1941;Tagalie) North British Loco. 23101 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 30 September 1961. 2564 65 60065 Knight of the Thistle (renamed Knight of Thistle in December 1932) North British Loco. 23102 Scrapped 2565 66 60066 Merry Hampton North British Loco. 23103 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 18 September 1963. 2566 67 60067 Ladas North British Loco. 23104 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 21 January 1963. 2567 68 60068 Sir Visto North British Loco. 23105 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 31 August 1962. 2568 537 (69) 60069 Sceptre North British Loco. 23106 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 27 May 1963. 2569 538 (70) 60070 Gladiateur North British Loco. 23107 Scrapped 2570 71 60071 Tranquil North British Loco. 23108 Scrapped 2571 72 60072 Sunstar North British Loco. 23109 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 25 May 1963. 2572 73 60073 St. Gatien North British Loco. 23110 Scrapped 2573 542 (74) 60074 Harvester North British Loco. 23111 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 29 May 1963. 2574 75 60075 St. Frusquin North British Loco. 23112 Scrapped 2575 76 60076 Galopin North British Loco. 23113 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 17 April 1963. 2576 545 (77) 60077 The White Knight North British Loco. 23114 Scrapped 2577 78 60078 Night Hawk North British Loco. 23115 Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 9 May 1963. 2578 79 60079 Bayardo North British Loco. 23116 Scrapped 2579 80 60080 Dick Turpin North British Loco. 23117 Scrapped 2580 81 60081 Shotover North British Loco. 23118 Scrapped 2581 82 60082 Neil Gow North British Loco. 23119 Scrapped 2582 83 60083 Sir Hugo North British Loco. 23120 Scrapped 2743 89 60089 Felstead Doncaster Works 1693 — Scrapped 2744 90 60090 Grand Parade Doncaster Works 1694 — Damaged beyond repair in the 1937 Castlecary accident, replacement built April 1938 2745 91 60091 Captain Cuttle Doncaster Works 1695 — Scrapped 2746 92 60092 Fairway Doncaster Works 1700 — Scrapped 2747 93 60093 Coronach Doncaster Works 1703 — Scrapped 2748 94 60094 Colorado Doncaster Works 1705 — Scrapped 2749 558 (95) 60095 Flamingo Doncaster Works 1707 — Scrapped 2750 96 60096 Papyrus Doncaster Works 1708 — Scrapped 2751 97 60097 Humorist Doncaster Works 1709 — Scrapped 2752 561 (98) 60098 Spion Kop Doncaster Works 1710 — Scrapped 2595 84 60084 Trigo Doncaster Works 1731 — Scrapped 2596 85 60085 Manna Doncaster Works 1733 — Scrapped 2597 86 60086 Gainsborough Doncaster Works 1736 — Scrapped 2598 87 60087 Blenheim Doncaster Works 1743 — Scrapped 2599 88 60088 Book Law Doncaster Works 1744 — Scrapped 2795 99 60099 Call Boy Doncaster Works 1738 — Scrapped 2796 100 60100 Spearmint Doncaster Works 1741 — Scrapped 2797 101 60101 Cicero Doncaster Works 1742 — Scrapped 2500 35 60035 Windsor Lad Doncaster Works 1790 — Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 30 September 1964. 2501 36 60036 Colombo Doncaster Works 1791 — Scrapped 2502 37 60037 Hyperion Doncaster Works 1792 — Scrapped 2503 38 60038 Firdaussi Doncaster Works 1793 — Scrapped 2504 39 60039 Sandwich Doncaster Works 1794 — Scrapped at Doncaster Works on 5 April 1963. 2505 40 60040 Cameronian Doncaster Works 1795 — Scrapped 2506 41 60041 Salmon Trout Doncaster Works 1797 — Scrapped at St Margaret's Shed, Edinburgh in April 1966. (Boiler, Cylinders and Chimney preserved as spares) 2507 42 60042 Singapore Doncaster Works 1798 — Scrapped 2508 43 60043 Brown Jack Doncaster Works 1800 — Scrapped

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. The first Chairman of the LNER was honoured in the same way in 1924 when LNER no. 2563 was named William Whitelaw.

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

The year 1925 was the centenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, an LNER ancestor, and the first A1 built at Doncaster in that year, no. 2555, was accordingly named Centenary.

No. 2579 was named Dick Turpin (by February 1926), but at the time there was no distinguished racehorse of this name; the name refers to the well-known highwayman. Subsequently, a racehorse named Dick Turpin (foaled in 1929) won the 1933 Chester Cup.

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.

No. 2564 was named Knight of the Thistle after the racehorse owned by Mr H. McCalmont which won the 1897 Royal Hunt Cup. 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.

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References

LNER encyclopaedia Pedigree Online Thoroughbred Database ABC of British Railway locomotives, (1959). Ian Allan Limited