GER Class S69
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The Great Eastern Railway Class S69, also known as 1500 Class, and later classified B12 by the London and North Eastern Railway is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed to haul express passenger
B12/4 4-6-0 No. 61504 at Keith Locomotive Depot 1948
B12/3 No. 61580 at Grantham 28 March 1956.
No. 8572 preserved
GER Classes S46, D56 and H88
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The GER Classes S46, D56 and H88 were three classes of similar 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by James Holden and A. J. Hill for the Great Eastern Railway.
GER Class S69
…the LNER in 1928 and numbered 8571–8580. From 1948 the British Railways numbers were 61500–61580 (with gaps). At the time of their introduction, the "Claud Hamilton" 4-4-0s were becoming outclassed on the GER's heaviest express trains. Although an enlarged 4-4-0 design was mooted, it was realised that any such design would…
GER No. 1900 shortly after its completion in 1900.
GER Class D56 in original Great Eastern blue livery with decorative features as depicted in a 1910 colour plate by W.J. Stokoe (note the square Belpaire firebox).
Class D15 No. 62503 at Cambridge Shed in August 1949. Note the cut-out splashers and small 'water-cart' tender.
D16/2 'Super-Claud' No. 8813 in disguised wartime 'NE' black livery at March Locomotive Depot 14 July 1946.