In preservation it has carried the name George Stephenson though it never bore this in service with British Railways.

These modifications were part of a series of experiments by George Ivatt to improve the already excellent William Stanier-designed Black Five.

At Shildon, the former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, William Whitelaw named 44767 after famous railway engineer George Stephenson.

The locomotive was based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway before being taken out of service at the end of 2002 for a full overhaul.

In December 2009, 44767 returned to steam at Morpeth in Northumberland, where it was overhauled, from where it was moved to the Great Central Railway for running in and painting.