Editing LNER Class A4 (section)

== Withdrawal ==

One locomotive was withdrawn and scrapped after being damaged beyond repair in a German bombing raid on York on 29 April 1942 during [[World War II]]; this was [[LNER Class A4 4469 Sir Ralph Wedgwood|No. 4469 ''Sir Ralph Wedgwood'']], which at the time had been overhauled and was based at Gateshead. It was running local trains to run it in and was stabled in York North Shed (now the [[National Railway Museum]]) where it suffered a direct hit; however, its tender survived and was later coupled to a [[LNER Thompson Class A2/1|Thompson A2/1]].

The next five withdrawals, in December 1962, were: 60003 ''Andrew K. McCosh'', [[LNER Class A4 2509 Silver Link|60014 ''Silver Link'']], 60028 ''Walter K. Whigham'', 60030 ''Golden Fleece'' and [[LNER Class A4 4902 Seagull|60033 ''Seagull'']]. The rest of the class was withdrawn between 1963 and 1966. The last six in service were: 60004 ''William Whitelaw'', [[LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley|60007 ''Sir Nigel Gresley'']], [[LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa|60009 ''Union of South Africa'']], [[LNER Class A4 4464 Bittern|60019 ''Bittern'']], [[LNER Class A4 4483 Kingfisher|60024 ''Kingfisher'']] and [[LNER Class A4 60034 Lord Faringdon|60034 ''Lord Faringdon'']]. 60019 and 60024 were the last to be withdrawn in September 1966.

{|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
! Year !! Quantity in<br>service at<br>start of year !! Quantity<br/>withdrawn !! Locomotive numbers !! Notes
|-
| 1942 || 35 || 1 || align=left | 4469 || align=left | Destroyed by bomb.
|-
| 1962 || 34 || 5 || align=left | 60003/14/28/30/33 || align=left | 
|-
| 1963 || 29 || 10 || align=left | 60008/13/15/17/18/21/22/25/29/32 || align=left | 60008/22 preserved.
|-
| 1964 || 19 || 7 || align=left | 60001/02/05/11/12/20/23 || align=left | 
|-
| 1965 || 12 || 6 || align=left | 60006/10/16/26/27/31 || align=left | 60010 preserved.
|-
| 1966 || 6 || 6 || align=left | 60004/07/09/19/24/34 || align=left | 60007/09/19 preserved.
|}