4496 was built in 1937 and was originally destined to be called Sparrowhawk. However, when it left the works, it was named Golden Shuttle in recognition of the Yorkshire wool industry. Its initial use was on the route between London and Leeds and between London and Bradford. In 1946 the locomotive was transferred to the East Coast mainline and renamed Dwight D. Eisenhower, after the American wartime commander (later to be President of the United States). The locomotive was withdrawn from service in July 1963, taken to Doncaster works for refurbishment and then shipped to United States of America where it went on display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In September 2012, it traveled Halifax Nova Scotia where along with the ‘Dominion of Canada’ it was shipped to the UK for participation in the Mallard 75 celebrations. It will return to the USA in spring 2014.
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