Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway

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)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateNotes
2-2-261856–59
Z2-4-06Rothwell & Co.1858[2]
Y2-4-0110Neilson & 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)
X2-4-0T5Stratford Works1862[4]
W2-2-231Wm. Fairbairn & Sons (5)
Slaughter, Grüning & Co. (10)
Kitson & Co. (10)
Schneider & Cie. (6)		1862–67[5] Two rebuilt as 4-2-2 in 1873
V2-4-2T20Neilson & Co.1864–65[4]

Samuel Waite Johnson (1866–1873)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateNotes
1252-4-05Neilson & Co.1867[6]
2010-6-0ST1Hudswell, Clarke & Co.1867[7]
2020-6-0ST1Hudswell, Clarke & Co.1867[7]
12-4-040Sharp, Stewart & Co. (30)
Stratford Works (10)		1867–72[8] "Little Sharpies"
4170-6-060Neilson & Co. (20)
Worcester Engine Co. (40)		1867–69[9]
2040-6-0T5Ruston, Proctor & Co.1868[7] Three converted to crane-tanks "B", "C" and "D"; LNER Class Z4, later class J92
1162-4-03Stratford Works1868–69[10]
732-2-22Stratford Works1870[6]
4770-6-050Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20)
R. Stephenson & Co. (5)
Dübs & Co. (5)
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. (5)
Yorkshire Engine Co. (15)		1871–73[11]
T70-4-2T15Stratford Works1871–75[10]
2000-4-0ST1Manning, Wardle & Co.1872[10] renumbered as "A"
1340-4-4T30Neilson & Co. (15)
Avonside Engine Co. (15)		1872–73[12]

William Adams (1873–1878)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateNotes
C84-4-02Stratford Works1874
2090-4-0ST4Neilson & Co.1874–76[13] LNER Class Y5; two more built in 1897; another two in 1903 (see below)
610-4-4T50Neilson & Co. (25)
R. Stephenson & Co (10)
Kitson & Co. (10)		1875–78[14]
2654-4-020Dübs & Co. (10)
R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. (10)		1876–77[13] "Ironclads"
K90-4-2T10Stratford Works1877–78[15]
2300-4-0Tram1Kitson & Co.1878[15]
5272-6-015Neilson & Co.1878–79[16]

Massey Bromley (1878–1881)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateNotes
E100-4-4T60Stratford Works1878–83[17]
2454-2-220Dübs & Co. (10)
Kitson & Co. (10)		1879–82[18]
1400-4-4T10R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co.1880[19] Converted to 0-4-2T 1891–97
M120-6-0T10Stratford Works1881[19]
5520-6-010Kitson & Co.1882[20]
U132-4-010Stratford Works1882[3] Rebuilds of Class Y (above)

Thomas William Worsdell (1882–1885)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateLNER ClassNotes
G142-4-020Stratford Works1882–83[20]
Y140-6-069Stratford Works (50)
Sharp, Stewart & Co. (19)		1883–86J15[21][22] Another 200 built 1886–1906; another 20 built 1912–13
G150-4-0Tram10Stratford Works1883–97Y6[23]
M152-4-2T30Stratford Works1884–86F4[24] Another 130 built 1886–1909
G164-4-011Stratford Works1884–85[25] Compound

James Holden (1885–1907)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateLNER ClassNotes
T180-6-0T50Stratford Works1886–88J66[26]
T192-4-0110Stratford Works1886–97D13[27] 60 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1905–08
Y140-6-0200Stratford Works1886–1906J15[28][22] Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; another 20 built 1912–13
M152-4-2T130Stratford Works1886–1909F4[24][29] Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; 32 rebuilt as class M15R (LNER F5)
1270-6-01Stratford Works1887—[30] Compound, later rebuilt as N31
E220-6-0T20Stratford Works1888–93J65[31]
D272-2-221Stratford Works1888–93—[32]
R240-6-0T140Stratford Works1890–1901J67[33] 89 Rebuilt as S56
T262-4-0100Stratford Works1891–1902E4[34][35] "Intermediate"
C322-4-2T50Stratford Works1893–1902F3[36]
N310-6-081Stratford Works1893–97J14[37]
2090-4-0ST4Stratford Works1897,1903Y5[38]
P434-2-210Stratford Works1898—[39]
S440-4-4T40Stratford Works1898–1901G4[40]
S464-4-041Stratford Works1900–02D14[41] "Claud Hamilton" (round-top firebox)
F480-6-059Stratford Works1900–03J16[42][43] all eventually rebuilt as J17
G580-6-031Stratford Works1900–11J17[44][43]
A550-10-0T1Stratford Works1902—[45] "Decapod" - Rebuilt as 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906
D564-4-070Stratford Works1903–11D15[46] "Claud Hamilton" (Belpaire firebox)
C530-6-0Tram12Stratford Works1903–21J70[47]
S560-6-0T20Stratford Works1904J69[48] Another 89 rebuilt from R24
A55R0-8-01Stratford Works1906–Rebuilt from the "Decapod" above

Stephen Dewar Holden (1908–1912)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateLNER ClassNotes
Y652-4-2T12Stratford Works1909–10F7[49]
G692-4-2T20Stratford Works1911–12F6[50]
S694-6-071Stratford Works (51)
W. Beardmore & Co. (20)		1911–20B12[51][52] Another 10 built in 1928
E720-6-010Stratford Works1912J18[53][54] Three rebuilt as T77 by GER, remainder rebuilt as J19 by LNER
Y140-6-020Stratford Works1912–13J15[30][22] Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design

Alfred John Hill (1912–1922)
ImageClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateLNER ClassNotes
C720-6-0T20Stratford Works1912–14J68[55] Another 10 built by the LNER in 1923
B740-4-0T5Stratford Works1913–20Y4[56]
L770-6-2T12Stratford Works1915–21N7[57] Another 122 built by the LNER, 1923–28
T770-6-025Stratford Works1916–20J19[58][54]
D810-6-025Stratford Works1920–22J20[59][60]

Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922
ImageGER ClassLNER ClassTypeQuantityManufacturerDateNotes
H88D164-4-010Stratford Works1923[61] "Super Claud"; delivered after grouping
C72J680-6-0T10Stratford Works1923[55] Delivered after grouping
L77N70-6-2T122Stratford Works (10)
Gorton Works (40)
R. Stephenson & Co. (20)
Wm. Beardmore & Co. (20)
Doncaster Works (32)		1923–28
S69B124-6-010Beyer, Peacock & Co.1928[52]

Preserved locomotives
ImageGER No.GER ClassTypeManufacturerSerial No.DateNotes
2292090-4-0STNeilson & Co.2119April
1876		Sold 1918; awaiting restoration in Gloucestershire. Because it was withdrawn prior to grouping, it was never assigned an LNER number.
490T262-4-0Stratford Works836January
1895		[35] BR 62785. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens.
87S560-6-0TStratford Works1249September
1904		BR 68633. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens.
1217G580-6-0Stratford Works1270May
1905		[43] BR 65567. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Barrow Hill Roundhouse
564Y140-6-0Stratford Works1506March
1912		[22] BR 65462. Owned by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society on the North Norfolk Railway.
Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922
LNER
7999		N7
(GER L77)		0-6-2TStratford Works1702March
1924		BR 69621. Owned by the East Anglian Railway Museum. On static display, awaiting overhaul to working order, as of May 2019.
LNER
8572		B12
(GER S69)		4-6-0Beyer, Peacock & Co.6488August
1928		[52] BR 61572. Owned by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society and in service on the North Norfolk Railway.

In addition to these, there are 2 other locomotives under construction as of 2023:

The first locomotive is a replica of GER Class H88 4-4-0 No. 1783 (LNER 8783, 2620/ BR 62620) to be named Phoenix. It is being built at the Whitwell & Reepham Railway in Norfolk. [62]

The other locomotive is a replica of GER Class M15 2-4-2T No. 789 (LNER 7789, 7218/BR 67218). It is being built at Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham. [63]

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