Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway

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The Great Eastern Railway was formed on 1 August 1862, when the Eastern Counties Railway changed its name. The ECR had originally been built to 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge, was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in September and October 1844.[1]

Robert Sinclair (1856–1866)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes
2-2-2 6 1856–59
2-4-0 6 Rothwell & Co. 1858 [2]
2-4-0 GER 0397.jpg
 2-4-0 110 Neilson & Co. (20)
R. Stephenson & Co. (15)
R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. (15)
Kitson & Co. (25)
Vulcan Foundry (25)
Schneider & Cie. (10)		 1859–66 [3] 20 later rebuilt as 4-4-0 between 1876–78;
10 rebuilt as class U13 in 1882 (see below)
2-4-0T 5 Stratford Works 1862 [4]
2-2-2 GER 0290.jpg
 2-2-2 31 Wm. Fairbairn & Sons (5)
Slaughter, Grüning & Co. (10)
Kitson & Co. (10)
Schneider & Cie. (6)		 1862–67 [5] Two rebuilt as 4-2-2 in 1873
2-4-2T 20 Neilson & Co. 1864–65 [4]

Samuel Waite Johnson (1866–1873)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes
2-4-0 5 Neilson & Co. 1867 [6]
0-6-0ST 1 Hudswell, Clarke & Co. 1867 [7]
0-6-0ST 1 Hudswell, Clarke & Co. 1867 [7]
GER 2-4-0 No1 Class 160.jpg
 2-4-0 40 Sharp, Stewart & Co. (30)
Stratford Works (10)		 1867–72 [8] "Little Sharpies"
0-6-0 GER 421.jpg
 0-6-0 60 Neilson & Co. (20)
Worcester Engine Co. (40)		 1867–69 [9]
0-6-0T 5 Ruston, Proctor & Co. 1868 [7] Three converted to crane-tanks "B", "C" and "D"; LNER Class Z4, later class J92
2-4-0 3 Stratford Works 1868–69 [10]
2-2-2 2 Stratford Works 1870 [6]
0-6-0 50 Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20)
R. Stephenson & Co. (5)
Dübs & Co. (5)
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. (5)
Yorkshire Engine Co. (15)		 1871–73 [11]
0-4-2T 15 Stratford Works 1871–75 [10]
0-4-0ST 1 Manning, Wardle & Co. 1872 [10] renumbered as "A"
0-4-4T 30 Neilson & Co. (15)
Avonside Engine Co. (15)		 1872–73 [12]

William Adams (1873–1878)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes
4-4-0 GER 306.jpg
 4-4-0 2 Stratford Works 1874
Stratford Old (Locomotive) Works geograph-2382240-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 209 0-4-0ST 4 Neilson & Co. 1874–76 [13] LNER Class Y5; two more built in 1897; another two in 1903 (see below)
0-4-4T 50 Neilson & Co. (25)
R. Stephenson & Co (10)
Kitson & Co. (10)		 1875–78 [14]
4-4-0 GER 266.jpg
 4-4-0 20 Dübs & Co. (10)
R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. (10)		 1876–77 [15] "Ironclads"
0-4-2T 10 Stratford Works 1877–78 [16]
0-4-0Tram 1 Kitson & Co. 1878 [16]
2-6-0 GER 530.jpg
 527 2-6-0 15 Neilson & Co. 1878–79 [17]

Massey Bromley (1878–1881)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes
0-4-4T 60 Stratford Works 1878–83 [18]
4-2-2 GER 609.jpg
 4-2-2 20 Dübs & Co. (10)
Kitson & Co. (10)		 1879–82 [19]
0-4-4T 10 R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. 1880 [20] Converted to 0-4-2T 1891–97
0-6-0T 10 Stratford Works 1881 [20]
0-6-0 GER 552.jpg
 0-6-0 10 Kitson & Co. 1882 [21]
2-4-0 10 Stratford Works 1882 [3] Rebuilds of Class Y (above)

Thomas William Worsdell (1882–1885)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes
2-4-0 20 Stratford Works 1882–83 [21]
Y14 0-6-0 69 Stratford Works (50)
Sharp, Stewart & Co. (19)		 1883–86 J15 [22][23] Another 200 built 1886–1906; another 20 built 1912–13
3mm scale Y6 tram locomotive.jpg
 G15 0-4-0Tram 10 Stratford Works 1883–97 Y6 [24]
M15 2-4-2T 30 Stratford Works 1884–86 F4 [25] Another 130 built 1886–1909
GER G16 Class 4-4-0 230.jpg
 4-4-0 11 Stratford Works 1884–85 [26] Compound

James Holden (1885–1907)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes
GER 0-6-0 T18 Tank Engne 275.jpg
 T18 0-6-0T 50 Stratford Works 1886–88 J66 [27]
2-4-0 GER T19 class 761.jpg
 T19 2-4-0 110 Stratford Works 1886–97 D13 [28] 60 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1905–08
Y14 0-6-0 200 Stratford Works 1886–1906 J15 [29][23] Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; another 20 built 1912–13
M15 2-4-2T 130 Stratford Works 1886–1909 F4 [25][30] Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; 32 rebuilt as class M15R (LNER F5)
127 0-6-0 1 Stratford Works 1887 — [31] Compound, later rebuilt as N31
E22 0-6-0T 20 Stratford Works 1888–93 J65 [32]
GER 2-2-2 Class D27 No1000.jpg
 D27 2-2-2 21 Stratford Works 1888–93 — [33]
Hertford East station pilot geograph-2888755-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 R24 0-6-0T 140 Stratford Works 1890–1901 J67 [34] 89 Rebuilt as S56
2-4-0 GER 420.jpg
 T26 2-4-0 100 Stratford Works 1891–1902 E4 [35][36] "Intermediate"
2-4-2T GER 1085.jpg
 C32 2-4-2T 50 Stratford Works 1893–1902 F3 [37]
0-6-0 GER 998.jpg
 N31 0-6-0 81 Stratford Works 1893–97 J14 [38]
Stratford Old (Locomotive) Works geograph-2382240-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 209 0-4-0ST 4 Stratford Works 1897,1903 Y5 [39]
GER 4-2-2 Class P43 No10.jpg
 P43 4-2-2 10 Stratford Works 1898 — [40]
S44 0-4-4T 40 Stratford Works 1898–1901 G4 [41]
S46 4-4-0 41 Stratford Works 1900–02 D14 [42] "Claud Hamilton" (round-top firebox)
F48 0-6-0 59 Stratford Works 1900–03 J16 [43][44] all eventually rebuilt as J17
G58 0-6-0 31 Stratford Works 1900–11 J17 [45][44]
GER Decapod, 0-10-0 (Howden, Boys' Book of Locomotives, 1907).jpg
 A55 0-10-0T 1 Stratford Works 1902 — [46] "Decapod" - Rebuilt as 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906
D56 4-4-0 70 Stratford Works 1903–11 D15 [47] "Claud Hamilton" (Belpaire firebox)
Stratford Locomotive Depot tram engine geograph-2380139-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 C53 0-6-0Tram 12 Stratford Works 1903–21 J70 [48]
Fenchurch Street geograph-2889157-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 S56 0-6-0T 20 Stratford Works 1904 J69 [49] Another 89 rebuilt from R24
GER Decapod, rebuilt as 0-8-0 (Boys' Book of Locomotives, 1907).jpg
 A55R 0-8-0 1 Stratford Works 1906 – Rebuilt from the "Decapod" above

Stephen Dewar Holden (1908–1912)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes
Y65 2-4-2T 12 Stratford Works 1909–10 F7 [50]
Cambridge Locomotive Depot geograph-2362450-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 G69 2-4-2T 20 Stratford Works 1911–12 F6 [51]
Hugh llewelyn 1540 (6325588628).jpg
 S69 4-6-0 71 Stratford Works (51)
W. Beardmore & Co. (20)		 1911–20 B12 [52][53] Another 10 built in 1928
E72 0-6-0 10 Stratford Works 1912 J18 [54][55] Three rebuilt as T77 by GER, remainder rebuilt as J19 by LNER
Y14 0-6-0 20 Stratford Works 1912–13 J15 [31][23] Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design

Alfred John Hill (1912–1922)[]

Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes
C72 0-6-0T 20 Stratford Works 1912–14 J68 [56] Another 10 built by the LNER in 1923
Stratford Locomotive Depot geograph-2382193-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 B74 0-4-0T 5 Stratford Works 1913–20 Y4 [57]
L77 0-6-2T 12 Stratford Works 1915–21 N7 [58] Another 122 built by the LNER, 1923–28
March Locomotive Depot ex-GE J19 0-6-0 geograph-2870980-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 T77 0-6-0 25 Stratford Works 1916–20 J19 [59][55]
March 2 Locomotive Depot geograph-2353372-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 D81 0-6-0 25 Stratford Works 1920–22 J20 [60][61]

Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922[]

Image GER Class LNER Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes
H88 D16 4-4-0 10 Stratford Works 1923 [62] "Super Claud"; delivered after grouping
C72 J68 0-6-0T 10 Stratford Works 1923 [56] Delivered after grouping
Stratford Locomotive Depot LNER Gresley N3-3 0-6-2T geograph-2886808-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
 L77 N7 0-6-2T 122 Stratford Works (10)
Gorton Works (40)
R. Stephenson & Co. (20)
Wm. Beardmore & Co. (20)
Doncaster Works (32)		 1923–28
S69 B12 4-6-0 10 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1928 [53]

Preserved locomotives[]

Image GER No. GER Class Type Manufacturer Serial No. Date Notes
229 209 0-4-0ST Neilson & Co. 2119 April
1876		 Sold 1918; awaiting restoration in Gloucestershire. Because it was withdrawn prior to grouping, it was never assigned an LNER number.
GER T26 LNER E4 Bressingham.jpg
 490 T26 2-4-0 Stratford Works 836 January
1895		 [36] BR 62785. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens.
Hugh llewelyn 87 (6684220051).jpg
 87 S56 0-6-0T Stratford Works 1249 September
1904		 BR 68633. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens.
Hugh llewelyn 8217 (5624619116).jpg
 1217 G58 0-6-0 Stratford Works 1270 May
1905		 [44] BR 65567. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Barrow Hill Roundhouse
GER TW Worsdell Y14 Class 7564 (8358116571).jpg
 564 Y14 0-6-0 Stratford Works 1506 March
1912		 [23] BR 65462. Owned by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society
Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922
LNER Class N7.jpg
 LNER
7999		 N7
(GER L77)		 0-6-2T Stratford Works 1702 March
1924		 BR 69621. Owned by the East Anglian Railway Museum. On static display, awaiting overhaul to working order, as of May 2019.
LNER B12 8572 at Winchcombe (8816205019).jpg
 LNER
8572		 B12
(GER S69)		 4-6-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 6488 August
1928		 [53] BR 61572. In service on the North Norfolk Railway

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