Great Northern Railway Ivatt 'C1' class 4-4-2 No. 1442. Buit at Doncaster in May 1908 and withdrawn in January 1947 as LNER No. 2872.

With the GNR stand still to be completed in May 1909 at the White City Exhibition Centre 1442 is in company with Stirling 'Single' No.1, withdrawn two years earllier and preserved. Both locomotives are in full exhibition finish, meaning that everything that can be polished and shined - is! This exhibition, titled 'Imperial International' ran from May to October 1909.

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