They were converted to steam cranes at Stratford c 1905/06 and lasted into LNER days. At this time the locomotives were generally allocated to the major shed in the area and the smaller sheds had no actual allocation.[36]. Whilst Parliament favoured competition it was also aware that the ECR was constantly at war with its neighbours and whilst these working arrangements were approved there was a condition that a bill for full amalgamation was presented by 1861. 490, was preserved as part of the National Collection when withdrawn in 1959. This pack contains: - One locomotive in GNR Green A number of link lines were provided including the link between the Tottenham and Hampstead at Gospel Oak to the Midland Railway and between the T&H and Great Northern Railway at Crouch Hill, Both links remain part of the national network in 2019[update]. DESIGNED BY Mr J. HOLDEN, M.INST,C.E., M.INST.M.E.. [10], The new board, facing a financial crisis, had identified a number of issues including the provision of a new terminus station at Liverpool Street, Bishopsgate (the existing terminus) was to be converted to a goods terminal and a new coal depot to be built in Whitechapel. 37 (in the foreground in the top photograph) may have been the private saloon of Princess Alice. On 1011 December 1891, the Great Eastern Railway's Stratford Works built one of these locomotives and had it in steam with a coat of grey primer in just 9 hours 47 minutes; this remains a world record. The main workshops were located at Stratford Works and was responsible for the building of locomotives and carriages. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (reporting mark GSMR) is a freight and heritage railroad based in Bryson City, North Carolina, United States. The GER's famous blue livery was introduced on all locomotives in 1882. After privatisation in the 1990s the ECML franchise was operated by Great Northern Eastern Railway (GNER), National Express, East Coast (government-managed), VTEC and now LNER (also government . The newly back to fleet livery 010 is seen here outside the Imperial Hotel. By this time there was little money available for dividends and the company looked very carefully at their expansion programme and unprofitable branch lines. FOR SALE! However, thought also had to be given to renumbering the locomotive stock, and in the interim, in September . Free delivery for many products! GER Great Eastern Railway locomotive 70010 steam trains, phantom rides, stations and countryside in East Anglia Welcome to the Great Eastern Railway Society website. The GER owned 1,200 miles (1,931km) of line and had a near-monopoly in East Anglia until the opening of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in 1893 although there were a number of minor lines, such as the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway that stayed resolutely independent until after the grouping in 1923. BR green lined livery, two crimson and cream coaches, and drver figures # 30-020, appears ex or better in . Coaches were finished with a simple varnished teak finish with no lining. Because of attacks on east coast shipping, traffic previously moved by sea was also carried on the GER (and more specifically the Great Eastern and Great Northern Joint Railway). In a few instances, it would appear that the numerals were outlined in a darker colour - black or perhaps vermilion. Another more powerful 0-6-0 design followed in 1872/3 and was known as the 477 class. R2000 HORNBY OO Gauge Great North Eastern Railway 125 High Speed Pack Boxed - $138.47. The wooden bodies of the tram engines were built and maintained by the Carriage & Wagon Department, and from this time, two or three tram engines were repainted with crimson lake bodies. Class Y: 1859-66. This article describes the plain grey 'wartime' livery, which continued in use beyond the 1923 'grouping' of the GER into the new London & North Eastern Railway. [41] The board also received a letter from the drivers seeking improved working conditions. From this date the original terminus at Bishopsgate closed to passengers, although it reopened as a goods station in 1881.[a]. By December 1863 the financial picture was looking better and in early 1864 the GER started looking a new railway to move coal from South Yorkshire to London via Spalding and the GN link from Spalding to March. When Johnson took over as CME, the GER was so short of locomotives that he persuaded the North British Railway to let the GER have five locomotives of a 2-4-0 class being built by the Neilson, Reid & Co for them on loan. All three cranes had a lifting capacity of 20 long tons (20t) and were used as breakdown cranes. While 6a was transferred away from the GER shortly after 1923, SB4 was allocated to Stratford, Norwich and March before moving north to the Sheffield area. They contained two first-class compartments with lavatories sandwiched between four third-class compartments and a luggage compartment. As trains got heavier, these locomotives were replaced by the Class L77 0-6-2T (LNER N7) designed by Alfred John Hill and introduced in 1915. More ships were being ordered for Antwerp and Rotterdam traffic and proposals for 28 miles of new metropolitan lines and a new city terminus. The large function room known as the Hamilton Hall was restored in the 1990s and re-opened as a pub. Page 3: Durham: Durham is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. All were withdrawn between 1898 and 1902. The Y14 locomotives were designed under the supervision of Thomas William Worsdell (T.W. Hattons re-introduce Great Eastern Railway livery to Genesis coach range. Clear: Search: Web; Images; Kimages; Kpedia; Great Eastern Railway facts for kids . The next Adams locomotive was the first UK 2-6-0 locomotive built in 1877. It was part of the station buildings later used as shipping agent's offices. The GER had already adopted the Westinghouse air brake due to its greater effectiveness and quicker response when making frequent stops in suburban services. Great North Eastern Railway: Loco & Coach: GW Green (9) First Great Western: Locomotive: GW Purple (6) First Great Western: Locomotive: GW Purple & Yellow (11) First Great Western: Coach: A peculiar speciality of the GER were the tram engines, built initially for the Wisbech and Upwell tramway. Known locally as "the Stratford Jack", B - an attempt by the GER to gain a terminus in the West End - Parliament terminated the line at Highgate Road, thus thwarting GE ambitions. Silver (4) Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: Loco & Coach: Anglia Blue (11) Anglia Railways: Locomotive: . , then it is unlikely that many will remain in service for much longer. Finally mention must be made of the Decapod which was the first 0-10-0T built in Britain, and possibly the only locomotive built for purely political purposes in order to block the passage through Parliament of a new rival scheme for an electric railway. A new suburban line to Enfield Town via Seven Sisters was proposed as well as a new London terminus to replace an inadequate Bishopsgate. Had there been an invasion then the railways had evacuation plans for the civilian populations. A siding about three-quarters of a mile south of Bentley railway station on the down side served the farm. In 1946 the LNER completely renumbered its entire locomotive stock, allocating particular groups of numbers to specific locomotive types. A change of leadership also occurred with Horatio Love being replaced by James Goodson as chairman with Captain Henry Jervis-White-Jervis as his deputy. In the late 1970s in RPSI service it carried (with No.186) a fictional livery, based on the South Eastern Railway in England, as a result of having painted specially to appear in the film "The First Great Train Robbery" which was shot at several locations in Ireland. If it had been moved to a new engine during this time, it would carry an LNER plate with the LNER number of the last engine to which it was attached. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In the 1980s the building - then named Harvest House was converted to apartments.[106]. . Following the grouping of the GER into the new London & North Eastern Railway at the beginning of 1923, the new company wasted no time in establishing its livery for locomotives, and this was decided upon as early as March the same year. Following the First World War, timber shortages resulted in the GER resorting to steel sheeting for carriage body panels, and this prompted the company to change to crimson lake for carriages, also in 1921. [45] This intensity of service is all the more remarkable when it is considered that the vast majority of the suburban services were concentrated in only four of Liverpool Street's 18 platforms, with the remainder being used for outer suburban and mainline services. Great North Eastern Railway, often referred to as GNER, was a train operating company in the United Kingdom, owned by Sea Containers, that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, North East England and Scotland from April 1996 until December 2007.. During March 1996, Sea Containers was awarded the franchise to operate the East Coast . In 1899 Holden built the first GER all-bogied suburban train and although a success, the next one did not follow until 1911. Even by 1900 bogie coaches were rare on GER, with trains of six-wheelers being the norm. These were tried across the network and required payment of a supplementary fare. The GER tried to sell it in early 1907 but it failed to meet its reserve price so closed in July 1907. Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0. However, the vast majority of the lines built under the Act were street tramways in towns and cities. The Great Eastern attempted to obtain a West End terminus, alongside the one in east London, via the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway, formed by an Act of Parliament of 28 July 1862. 26 Oct 2017 #1 H. highspeed990 Member. NEW VIDEO - Hawkinge - N Gauge - Railway Modeller - January 2023 Issue. 564 is preserved on the North Norfolk Railway;[67] and G58 no. [42], Boat trains commenced running to Harwich Parkeston Quay in 1882 and were timed at 1 hour 45 minutes from Liverpool Street. Built by the local Tollemache family (of brewing fame) in 1902, the hotel was lavishly equipped with tennis courts, winter gardens, a putting course, croquet lawns and a squash court. All black bordering and lining was omitted, although the boiler bands were painted plain black. [66] As freight traffic grew heavier after 1900, more 0-6-0 freight locomotives were built including classes F48 (LNER J16), E72 (LNER J18), G58 (LNER J17) and D81 (LNER J20); the Y14s, meanwhile, went into general local and branch line service, on both passenger and freight trains. From 1850 to 1855 Cambridge could be reached in 75 minutes (53.75 miles (86.50km) from Stratford), a further 20 minutes to Ely (14 miles (23km)) and a further 55 minutes to Wymondham (43.5 miles (70.0km)) giving an average speed of 47.5mph (76km/h). Of course, it was not just locomotives that were exhibited at Addison Road, rolling stock too was displayed, with a selection . Elsie is generally shedded overnight at Knapford Sheds with Toby and Henrietta. Following an accident at North Wootton in early August 1863, where the deaths of five passengers was partially attributed to the poor state of the rolling stock, a large rolling stock order was placed. Provided a more direct route than the Haddiscoe spur. Scrapping began in 1888 with the final locomotive withdrawn in 1899. It had 26 rooms. Additionally The Times suggested the GER may be about to appoint a receiver. Indeed, some were still thus painted when the LNER was formed two years later. 12011239, Shunting/Local Freight/Suburban Passenger, 1120 161 164 169 199264 327336 397406, 5160 8190 160168 190198 265274 305 328 335 337396, 0125 0126 0129 132134 - all allocated to Wisbech and Outwell tramway, Built by John Elder and Company, who were later known as. Various units were moved to the coast for defensive purposes and at the same time the government had started buying horses throughout the area leading to additional trains. Three services were run each day although it was never a particularly well patronised service.[46]. The frames were At Liverpool street tracks were rearranged and new junctions between running lines added to improve capacity and flexibility. [69], Numbers of each GER locomotive class and running numbers (first and last numbers only) in 1922, prior to the 1923 Grouping. lasted until 1882. Specific military traffic was generated at Brimsdown, Ponders End and Stowmarket. Show. By December 1866 little interest was being shown in the new shares, so the board went unsuccessfully to the Bank of England and Union Bank for further loans. 6qQ8#( It was not until 1850 that the Eastern Counties Railway under Gooch built a locomotive at the then newly opened Stratford Works. LIVERY COMPANY NAME PURPOSE IMAGE; A.T.S.F. The unnumbered example was lost at sea during the First World War whilst in War Department use. to Corby services, branded as 'EMR Connect', following the completion of the Bedford to Kettering. One of the more obscure services the GER offered was the delivery of sea water. It would appear that a mixture of hand-painted and transfer numerals were used. Before 1914 the engine sheds were organised into districts, with sheds at: Stratford; Ipswich; Norwich; Cambridge; Peterborough; King's Lynn; and Doncaster. [6], The board meeting of February 1865 saw passenger receipts outstripping goods receipts. Hattons has added Great Eastern Railway liveries to its Genesis . These new sets were for use in the boat trains. These locomotives were built to succeed the three classes of 4-4-0 employed by the GER on express services which were becoming heavier as the railways prospered. The 1890 decree that non continuously-braked engines should be painted black was made shortly before the tram engines were fitted with Westinghouse brakes, and it is not thought that any were painted black in the interim. On 2 July a suit was bought before vice-chancellor Sir Richard Malins and the GER was placed into chancery. Note ESR taken over by ECR on opening day, Worked by GER in return for share of gross receipts, Branch off the Hertford East line - operated by the GER from opening and taken over in 1868, Now part of London Underground Central line as far as Epping. The introduction of Pullman cars to the GER was the idea of American General Manager Henry Worth Thornton. Waddington departed under a cloud in 1856 and was replaced by Horatio Love. The Cathedrals Express operated from Liverpool Street via Cambridge, Ely, Lincoln and Doncaster to York. In a meeting in January the following year many of the directors were duly replaced (by members of the investigating committee) and at the following board meeting in February, Charles Turner was elected as the new chairman. This pack contains: - Original 1838 smokebox . These were employed on services from Cromer and Yarmouth to Liverpool Street. With lifting capacity of 1012 long tons (1012t) they were employed on permanent way work. However whether all (or indeed any) of these trains carried nameboards in Great Eastern days is doubtful. In 1920-21 twenty new S69 class 4-6-0 locomotives were constructed by Beardmore & Co. A new train set was built for this service in 1906 and generally operated in the following formation: ENGINE+THIRD CLASS BRAKE+CORRIDOR THIRD+OPEN THIRD+KITCHEN AND OPEN FIRST+SEMI-OPEN FIRST+SIX WHEEL BRAKE (this constituted the York section). 1217 (withdrawn 1962) is in the National Railway Museum, York.[68]. Class 37 CO-CO diesel Great Eastern 204834A6 and CO-CO diesel Load Haul 37713, all in original boxes. The Class 2s were a series of express locomotives built between 1887 and 1892 for use on the MSLR.When the LNER formed they became the D7s, by then they were already obsolete, and all were withdrawn between 1926 and 1939, with no preserved examples. 11531198 numbered in same series as J16. Almost all of the Great Eastern's locomotives were, after 1880, built at Stratford Works and many lasted until the end of steam on the Great Eastern.[62]. Generally many branch services would be timed to connect to services to the main line thus providing through journeys. The GER did require some upgrading to deal with the increased levels of traffic lines were doubled, additional passing loops provided, platforms extended and watering facilities improved (for both the iron and more conventional horses). [64] Some of the T19s, incidentally, were rebuilt as 4-4-0s (class T19R) between 1905 and 1908, having been taken off express work by the "Claud Hamiltons". [needs update], Over the years the principal main line services between Norwich and Liverpool Street were routed via Ipswich or Cambridge, generally depending on the quickest journey time available. Early April saw daily negotiations with the Union Bank although agreement was reached with the drivers by the middle of that month. Wagons were initially built here as well but as the railway grew a new wagon works was built at Temple Mills in 1896. stream "London & North Eastern Railway". Worsdell), the engines were all built in Stratford in batches of 27, except for one batch, that was built . Liverpool Street received its first electric lines in 1946 and electric suburban services - finally replacing The Jazz - began in 1960. [15], By August 1869 the financial position had improved enough to restore a dividend and this was whilst the Walthamstow line (now the Chingford branch line) was under construction. The GER was working many trains on the London Tilbury and Southend Railway at this time and the Sharpies were deployed on this traffic. The following month the House of Commons rejected the joint GER/L&YR bill forcing the GER to restart negotiations with the Great Northern Railway. There is some doubt as to the reliability of these times; as the writer Thackeray observed in The Lamentable Ballad of the Foundling of Shoreditch, "For even the Heastern Counties' trains must come in at last.". J69 0-6-0T engine in GER livery and carrying headboard. Construction of the first locomotive was completed in the final week of September 1957, and the handing-over took place on 31 October. Staff pointers for livery and paint research For useful websites on livery colours including paint codes have a look here: . Learn Great Eastern Railway facts for kids. Local suburban traffic was dealt with by numerous 2-4-2T and 0-6-0T locomotives belonging to several different classes. The GER's famous blue livery was introduced on all locomotives in 1882. These used older rolling stock with high-density seating (often using wooden benches for ease of cleaning after being used by passengers from docks, factories and markets in dirty work clothes). Royal trains were also worked from St Pancras to Sandringham in Norfolk, and race day trains to Newmarket also operated into St Pancras. 4 0 obj 7999 at the East Anglia Railway Museum in late BR livery. However, thought also had to be given to renumbering the locomotive stock, and in the interim, in September it was decided that ex-GER locomotives should be given an 'E' suffix to the GER number. Hattons re-introduce Great Eastern Railway livery to Genesis coach range. Stratford Works and Ipswich lasted until the 1990s but Temple Mills closed in 1983. 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