# 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 .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}4 ft 8+1⁄2 in(1,435 mm)standard gauge in September and October 1844.

## Robert Sinclair (1856–1866)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Notes |
| | 2-2-2 | 6 | | 1856–59 | |
| Z | 2-4-0 | 6 | Rothwell & Co. | 1858 | |
| Y | 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 | 20 later rebuilt as 4-4-0 between 1876–78; 10 rebuilt as class U13 in 1882 (see below) |
| X | 2-4-0T | 5 | Stratford Works | 1862 | |
| W | 2-2-2 | 31 | Wm. Fairbairn & Sons (5) Slaughter, Grüning & Co. (10) Kitson & Co. (10) Schneider & Cie. (6) | 1862–67 | Two rebuilt as 4-2-2 in 1873 |
| V | 2-4-2T | 20 | Neilson & Co. | 1864–65 | |

## Samuel Waite Johnson (1866–1873)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Notes |
| 125 | 2-4-0 | 5 | Neilson & Co. | 1867 | |
| 201 | 0-6-0ST | 1 | Hudswell, Clarke & Co. | 1867 | |
| 202 | 0-6-0ST | 1 | Hudswell, Clarke & Co. | 1867 | |
| 1 | 2-4-0 | 40 | Sharp, Stewart & Co. (30) Stratford Works (10) | 1867–72 | "Little Sharpies" |
| 417 | 0-6-0 | 60 | Neilson & Co. (20) Worcester Engine Co. (40) | 1867–69 | |
| 204 | 0-6-0T | 5 | Ruston, Proctor & Co. | 1868 | Three converted to crane-tanks "B", "C" and "D"; LNER Class Z4, later class J92 |
| 116 | 2-4-0 | 3 | Stratford Works | 1868–69 | |
| 73 | 2-2-2 | 2 | Stratford Works | 1870 | |
| 477 | 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 | |
| T7 | 0-4-2T | 15 | Stratford Works | 1871–75 | |
| 200 | 0-4-0ST | 1 | Manning, Wardle & Co. | 1872 | renumbered as "A" |
| 134 | 0-4-4T | 30 | Neilson & Co. (15) Avonside Engine Co. (15) | 1872–73 | |

## William Adams (1873–1878)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Notes |
| C8 | 4-4-0 | 2 | Stratford Works | 1874 | |
| 209 | 0-4-0ST | 4 | Neilson & Co. | 1874–76 | LNER Class Y5; two more built in 1897; another two in 1903 (see below) |
| 61 | 0-4-4T | 50 | Neilson & Co. (25) R. Stephenson & Co (10) Kitson & Co. (10) | 1875–78 | |
| 265 | 4-4-0 | 20 | Dübs & Co. (10) R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. (10) | 1876–77 | "Ironclads" |
| K9 | 0-4-2T | 10 | Stratford Works | 1877–78 | |
| 230 | 0-4-0Tram | 1 | Kitson & Co. | 1878 | |
| 527 | 2-6-0 | 15 | Neilson & Co. | 1878–79 | |

## Massey Bromley (1878–1881)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Notes |
| E10 | 0-4-4T | 60 | Stratford Works | 1878–83 | |
| 245 | 4-2-2 | 20 | Dübs & Co. (10) Kitson & Co. (10) | 1879–82 | |
| 140 | 0-4-4T | 10 | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. | 1880 | Converted to 0-4-2T 1891–97 |
| M12 | 0-6-0T | 10 | Stratford Works | 1881 | |
| 552 | 0-6-0 | 10 | Kitson & Co. | 1882 | |
| U13 | 2-4-0 | 10 | Stratford Works | 1882 | Rebuilds of Class Y (above) |

## Thomas William Worsdell (1882–1885)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
| G14 | 2-4-0 | 20 | Stratford Works | 1882–83 | | |
| Y14 | 0-6-0 | 69 | Stratford Works (50) Sharp, Stewart & Co. (19) | 1883–86 | J15 | Another 200 built 1886–1906; another 20 built 1912–13 |
| G15 | 0-4-0Tram | 10 | Stratford Works | 1883–97 | Y6 | |
| M15 | 2-4-2T | 30 | Stratford Works | 1884–86 | F4 | Another 130 built 1886–1909 |
| G16 | 4-4-0 | 11 | Stratford Works | 1884–85 | | Compound |

## James Holden (1885–1907)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
| T18 | 0-6-0T | 50 | Stratford Works | 1886–88 | J66 | |
| T19 | 2-4-0 | 110 | Stratford Works | 1886–97 | D13 | 60 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1905–08 |
| Y14 | 0-6-0 | 200 | Stratford Works | 1886–1906 | J15 | Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; another 20 built 1912–13 |
| M15 | 2-4-2T | 130 | Stratford Works | 1886–1909 | F4 | Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; 32 rebuilt as class M15R (LNER F5) |
| 127 | 0-6-0 | 1 | Stratford Works | 1887 | — | Compound, later rebuilt as N31 |
| E22 | 0-6-0T | 20 | Stratford Works | 1888–93 | J65 | |
| D27 | 2-2-2 | 21 | Stratford Works | 1888–93 | — | |
| R24 | 0-6-0T | 140 | Stratford Works | 1890–1901 | J67 | 89 Rebuilt as S56 |
| T26 | 2-4-0 | 100 | Stratford Works | 1891–1902 | E4 | "Intermediate" |
| C32 | 2-4-2T | 50 | Stratford Works | 1893–1902 | F3 | |
| N31 | 0-6-0 | 81 | Stratford Works | 1893–97 | J14 | |
| 209 | 0-4-0ST | 4 | Stratford Works | 1897,1903 | Y5 | |
| P43 | 4-2-2 | 10 | Stratford Works | 1898 | — | |
| S44 | 0-4-4T | 40 | Stratford Works | 1898–1901 | G4 | |
| S46 | 4-4-0 | 41 | Stratford Works | 1900–02 | D14 | "Claud Hamilton" (round-top firebox) |
| F48 | 0-6-0 | 59 | Stratford Works | 1900–03 | J16 | all eventually rebuilt as J17 |
| G58 | 0-6-0 | 31 | Stratford Works | 1900–11 | J17 | |
| A55 | 0-10-0T | 1 | Stratford Works | 1902 | — | "Decapod" - Rebuilt as 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906 |
| D56 | 4-4-0 | 70 | Stratford Works | 1903–11 | D15 | "Claud Hamilton" (Belpaire firebox) |
| C53 | 0-6-0Tram | 12 | Stratford Works | 1903–21 | J70 | |
| S56 | 0-6-0T | 20 | Stratford Works | 1904 | J69 | Another 89 rebuilt from R24 |
| A55R | 0-8-0 | 1 | Stratford Works | 1906 | – | Rebuilt from the "Decapod" above |

## Stephen Dewar Holden (1908–1912)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
| Y65 | 2-4-2T | 12 | Stratford Works | 1909–10 | F7 | |
| G69 | 2-4-2T | 20 | Stratford Works | 1911–12 | F6 | |
| S69 | 4-6-0 | 71 | Stratford Works (51) W. Beardmore & Co. (20) | 1911–20 | B12 | Another 10 built in 1928 |
| E72 | 0-6-0 | 10 | Stratford Works | 1912 | J18 | Three rebuilt as T77 by GER, remainder rebuilt as J19 by LNER |
| Y14 | 0-6-0 | 20 | Stratford Works | 1912–13 | J15 | Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design |

## Alfred John Hill (1912–1922)

| Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | LNER Class | Notes |
| C72 | 0-6-0T | 20 | Stratford Works | 1912–14 | J68 | Another 10 built by the LNER in 1923 |
| B74 | 0-4-0T | 5 | Stratford Works | 1913–20 | Y4 | |
| L77 | 0-6-2T | 12 | Stratford Works | 1915–21 | N7 | Another 122 built by the LNER, 1923–28 |
| T77 | 0-6-0 | 25 | Stratford Works | 1916–20 | J19 | |
| D81 | 0-6-0 | 25 | Stratford Works | 1920–22 | J20 | |

## Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922

| GER Class | LNER Class | Type | Quantity | Manufacturer | Date | Notes |
| H88 | D16 | 4-4-0 | 10 | Stratford Works | 1923 | "Super Claud"; delivered after grouping |
| C72 | J68 | 0-6-0T | 10 | Stratford Works | 1923 | Delivered after grouping |
| 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 | |

## Preserved locomotives

| Image | GER No. | GER Class | Type | Manufacturer | Serial No. | Date | Notes |
| | 229 | 209 | 0-4-0ST | Neilson and Company | 2119 | April 1876 | Sold 1918; under restoration in Gloucestershire. Because it was withdrawn prior to grouping, it was never assigned an LNER number. |
| | 490 | T26 | 2-4-0 | Stratford Works | 836 | January 1895 | BR 62785. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens. |
| | 87 | S56 | 0-6-0T | Stratford Works | 1249 | September 1904 | BR 68633. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens. |
| | 1217 | G58 | 0-6-0 | Stratford Works | 1270 | May 1905 | BR 65567. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Barrow Hill Engine Shed |
| | 564 | Y14 | 0-6-0 | Stratford Works | 1506 | March 1912 | 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) | 0-6-2T | Stratford Works | 1702 | March 1924 | BR 69621. Owned by the East Anglian Railway Museum. Under overhaul to working order, as of March 2024. |
| | LNER 8572 | B12 (GER S69) | 4-6-0 | Beyer, Peacock and Company | 6488 | August 1928 | 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 is another locomotive under construction as of 2024:
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.