26 Oct 2017 #1 H. highspeed990 Member. [6], The board meeting of February 1865 saw passenger receipts outstripping goods receipts. Documents include minutes of board, shareholders' and committee meetings, stock and share records, specifications, contracts and plans of construction works, locomotive and rolling stock records, staff records and accountant's records. 1 0 obj 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). Then followed various corridor composite brakes followed each detached from the rear of the northbound train en route. Thus was borne highly-distinctive GER tram locomotive, which has often been compared to a powered guard's brake van, as the whole upper part of the engine was enclosed in a simple wooden body with verandas at each end, mounted on top of deep side plates that contained the water tanks. Download this stock image: London North Eastern railway Hitachi AT300 class 801 bi mode train the 4 track east coast mainline railway making a silhouette at sunset - 2NEMHCP from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. 289 examples were produced between 1883 and 1913 with most being built at Stratford Works, although a small number were built by Sharp Stewart. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 13 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 595.32 841.92] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> This was confirmed on 4 July. You're currently reading page 1; Page 2 . In 1899, the new suburban stock was . Consideration was given to electrification, following the model of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway which had electrified its inner suburban routes between 1909 and 1912 and so been able to run both more and faster services on existing infrastructure. Material: Brass, Cast Iron, Diecast. the outboard works perfectly and starts on the fir . R2000 HORNBY OO Gauge Great North Eastern Railway 125 High Speed Pack Boxed - $138.47. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY The GER used a very pale stone color for the bulk of the woodwork, with a reddish mid-brown, (Brown Oxide . The GER Class Y14, classified as the Class J15 on the London and North Eastern Railway, is a class of 289 0-6-0 mixed traffic tender locomotives built from 1883 - 1913 for the Great Eastern Railway. New 0-6-2 L77 Class tank engines were introduced from 1921, along with new eight-wheel 57ft-long (17.3 metres) compartment coaches (with the added refinement of steam heating for winter use), which had their class identification colours painted in a strip between the windows and the roof rather than on the doors. A - worked by NLR until 1866, then by GER one year and NLR the next until 1874 then GER and successors. <>>> Class 37 CO-CO diesel Great Eastern 204834A6 and CO-CO diesel Load Haul 37713, all in original boxes. should be taken from preserved vehicles, museums, or historical societies. Mention should also be made of the T26 (LNER E4) 2-4-0s, which remained in service as the last locomotives of this wheel arrangement in Great Britain. By 1900 over 90 per cent of passengers using Liverpool Street station were making journeys of 12 miles (19km) or less and around 75,000 people arrived at the station before 10.30am each morning. . However whether all (or indeed any) of these trains carried nameboards in Great Eastern days is doubtful. Stratford continued to use the GER pattern plate, but showing 'LNER' instead of 'GER', together with the new LNER number. The service was initially operated by the GER's existing stud of 2-4-2T engines such as the M15 and G69 while carriages were adapted versions of either existing four-wheelers or new-builds to these older designs. Overview; PECO News . LNER V1 2-6-2 Tank Locomotive. Introduced in 1872 and 1873, this 50-strong class was built by 5 different companies, and was notable for being the first GER engines with a six-wheeled tender. More bogied suburban trains followed in 1911 and were deployed on the Ilford, Gidea Park and Loughton services. 4a and 5a worked from Ipswich (until 1967) and March (until 1962). The enquiry was unable to determine the exact cause of the accident due to conflicting witness statements. Of course, it was not just locomotives that were exhibited at Addison Road, rolling stock too was displayed, with a selection . A smaller memorial to Wilson was later placed adjacent to the GER memorial, alongside one to Charles Fryatt, a British mariner who was executed by the Germans for attempting to ram a U-boat in 1915. 007 Skyfall - White with Black 007 Logos - Loco/DVT have Daniel Craig/Judy Dench images on Each Side . [70][71], Whilst not being at the forefront of carriage development, there were a number of interesting developments on the GER worth noting.[72]. The large function room known as the Hamilton Hall was restored in the 1990s and re-opened as a pub. The effect was similar to the 'photographic grey' finish that was used on locomotives that were officially photographed. The chief mechanical engineers of the Great Eastern Railway were: The chairmen of the Great Eastern Railway were: Viscount Cranborne went on to be the British prime minister between 1885 and 1892 and between 1895 and 1903. The opening of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint railway in 1882 gave the GER access to the coal fields in South Yorkshire and East Nottinghamshire and this became an important source of traffic for the railway. The introduction of Pullman cars to the GER was the idea of American General Manager Henry Worth Thornton. After the war the GER opened the hotel again, but it closed in 1923. Learn Great Eastern Railway facts for kids. Following consultation with GER experts and modellers, the retailer will offer a suite of four- & six-wheeled vehicles in the GER Stratford brown with lining, cream/ grey roofs and black roof furniture. Encouraged by the reception this train got, the GER purchased Dodnash Priory Farm in Bentley, Suffolk as a poultry demonstration farm. Improvements to the rolling stock were made on services running to Chingford. Lining was black with vermilion edging. Great Eastern Railway No. 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). The Sandringham Hotel at Hunstanton was opened on 1 May 1876 and built by the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway. Position: Express Engine. During LNER days SB4 was frequently used at publicity events to give people an aerial ride in an old wagon body. 8A - RCTS. Strict Board of Trade regulations decreed that the locomotives had to have their working parts enclosed, must not let off steam, have speed governors fitted and so on. [65], GER goods designs of this period were invariably 0-6-0 tender engines. The company operates trains on the United Kingdom's InterCity East Coast line between London and Edinburgh. Charles Turner 1866-1868 (continued as vice chairman after 1868), This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 07:08. THE Great Eastern is our greatest passenger line, for over 103 millions travel on it in a year, and it is the sixth in order of our great lines, the length being over 1200 miles, thus exceeding both the South Western and the Great Northern. Beneath, side-skirts covered the wheels, and American-style cow-catchers were fitted. Great Western Railway livery. The board consisted of six former ECR directors with two Eastern Union Railway, two Norfolk Railway and one each from the Northern and Eastern Railway (still an independent body at this point) and East Anglian Railway. The parliamentary bill for the new freight line failed although other bills including the construction of a new London terminus were approved. Renamed HMS, Built by T and W Smith at North Shields she operated on the. Free delivery for many products! Stratford Market was founded by the GER in 1879 as a wholesale fruit and vegetable market as a competitor to the City of London's Spitalfields Market. 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. Classes S46, D56 and H88 (LNER D14, D15, and D16) were collectively nicknamed "Claud Hamiltons" because the first S46 (built at Stratford in 1900, numbered 1900) was named after the then-current chairman of the GER, Lord Claud Hamilton. The chairman of the parliamentary committee suggested to the board that the next bill should include a direct Spalding to Lincoln link. These notes were intended to allow modelling of a few goods vehicles from 'foreign' companies to pre-grouping and early Big Four layouts. GER - Great Eastern Railway & Operators. This set, which also included such modern features as slam lock doors and gas tail lamps became the model for future suburban carriage design. During 1916 the GER ran a poultry demonstration trains throughout East Anglia often visiting towns on market day. . The market also had an extensive goods depot and a nearby railway station. The first bogie stock was introduced in 1897 and in 1904 the first complete corridor train set was produced but even this had some 6-wheelers in its formation. The GER had to transport greater numbers of passengers commuting in and out of the urban centre and at lower fares. accurate colours on a computer screen, so this has not been attempted. During the following parliamentary session, the official parliamentary bill allowing the takeover by the MR was passed on 7 August 1912 although it was legally backdated to 1 January 1912. After the tramway closed, Elsie was brought with Toby and Henrietta to the North Western Railway. On taking over the entire route in 1862, the GER improved speeds on the Colchester line so that Colchester was reached in 70 minutes (non-stop) and Yarmouth (via the East Suffolk route) could be reached in 3 hours 25 minutes. [14], The new directors were all allocated specific roles and a number of changes were made to reduce costs and improve profitability. However, by 25 June the House of Lords had rejected the bill and the board took steps to protect the company's property from its creditors. Local suburban traffic was dealt with by numerous 2-4-2T and 0-6-0T locomotives belonging to several different classes. RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN-45. x[[oF~0 The GER also operated a number of ferries.[75][76][77][78][79]. 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.". 1853. 125 photos. [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". NORTHEASTERN RAILWAY. Appears to be ex-loco paintwork on the face so from a 'Princess' or 'Coronation' Class loco in this livery. In 1904 Stratford produced a complete corridor train (this means a person can walk from the first to the last carriage whilst the train is moving). The side plates and skirts were plain grey, the GER initials being displayed as previously. Before the war the GER had recruited the American executive Henry Worth Thornton - former superintendent of the Long Island Rail Road (in many ways an American counterpart to the GER, operating an intensive commuter service in and out of New York City) - as its general manager. The GER lettering was simplified, being in yellow, shaded vermilion, whilst the buffer beam lettering was yellow (later white), shaded in chocolate. Although most closely associated with these crowded, low-cost commuter train serving the suburbs of eastern London, the GER also provided luxurious first class compartments in many of its commuter trains for businessmen and wealthier customers travelling to and from The City with its numerous banks and other financial offices. The GER switched to a 'French grey' colour for all locomotives. The Bishopsgate goods station was destroyed by a fire in 1964 which claimed the lives of two people. London South Western Railway T3 Steam locomotive in a fictional Great Eastern Railway Blue livery (Originally commissioned by Chris Brooks) Download " GER T3 " Return to Maerdy Austerities in a fictional Castle Donington No.3 livery (Originally created by Jace (TheTrainGuy19) A freight vessel which served until 1934. By 1997 there were still 90 of these in service, but with recent (2012) changes, and more changes expected. The only concession to the new ownership was that the smaller LNER numberplates replaced the GER type, and the new number was shown in the old 'Train Control' figures. This was opened in 1865 and, although well-equipped and furnished, struggled to make a profit (especially after Parkeston Quay opened). Waddington departed under a cloud in 1856 and was replaced by Horatio Love. [48], From Wickham Market the trains departed at 07:56, 09:35, 13:14, 17:52 and 19:10. We hope visitors will find plenty of interest about the former Great Eastern Railway (GER), its predecessors and its successors, such as the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), British Railways (BR), Network Rail and the current privatised Train Operating Companies (TOCs) operating in the East Anglia area. Generally many branch services would be timed to connect to services to the main line thus providing through journeys. By 1920 the farm was producing 40,000 eggs per month for the GER as well as chickens, turkeys, fruit and vegetables for the GER hotels, restaurants, dining cars and buffets. Solebars were painted teak with th metalwork painted brown. [108], Dodnash Priory also served as a rest home for GER horses. GER - Great Eastern Railway. Category: Transportation . The tram started the week of 13 th February still carrying the vinyls and was still in this state on the Wednesday. 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. London North Eastern Railway vans, including from Great Central Railway (GCR), Great Eastern Railway (GER), North Eastern Railway (NER) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) and fruit and fish vans. Nevertheless, all were painted the same way, as were also the later C53 class six-wheeled engines of 1903. Why are a lot if not most trains still carrying First Great Western livery? Unfortunately it was not a success although they were used on Liverpool Street - Harwich Continental trains for many years. By this period, there were a few locomotives still in the blue or black livery, but these also had the large numerals applied. Ten engines were later built for the London and North Eastern Railway by Beyer Peacock, and it is one of these locomotives that is preserved today. On 17 October 1891, a passenger train was derailed at, On 24 December 1891, an accident occurred at Barnby Box (between, On 5 April 1905, two trains collided on the junction directly north of, On 1 September 1905, an express passenger train, On 12 July 1913, an express passenger train collided with a light engine at, On 1 January 1915, an express passenger train. This pack contains: - One locomotive in GNR Green For instance, March West box contained mock stonework in the gables, fancy window design and decorated bargeboards. Early April saw daily negotiations with the Union Bank although agreement was reached with the drivers by the middle of that month. Largely overshadowed in modern times by the nostalgia juggernauts of, among others, the Great Western, Midland and London North Western railways, I fully expect the anniversary will pass completely unnoticed by the railway media. Alfred John Hill became an apprentice at the Great Eastern Railways (GER) Stratford Works in 1877, and rose through the ranks to become GER Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1912. . 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. Date: 1853-1958. [19], A new London terminus at Liverpool Street was opened to traffic on 2 February 1874, and was completely operational from 1 November 1875. [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. Turntables were generally small in 1900 the longest was 50 feet (15m) enough to turn the later B12 Class 4-6-0 locomotive. Visitors included Kaiser Wilhelm in 1891 and in later post GER days, Wallis Simpson and Fred Perry. Unfortunately these were not very successful on passenger traffic and were soon deployed on freight workings. In 1899 Stratford Works produced four restaurant car sets consisting of three cars vestibuled together but without any corridor connections. The final locomotives introduced by Johnson were two C8 class 4-4-0 locomotives which were built with no engine brakes and no dedicated tenders. <> Material: . Up to this point only 80 had been built. The GER supplied separate luggage compartments for most of its main line stock. The sea water was used in baths and was still running as late as 1910 although the exact final date of operation is unknown.[50]. The finish consisted of a 'French' grey undercoat, four coats of ultramarine blue, and several coats of blue. The financial environment was still proving difficult with losses on the London and Blackwell line and a cattle plague seriously affecting that traffic. By 1924 over 280,000 people were using The Jazz every day and Liverpool Street was regularly handling over 40,000 passengers per hour in peak periods. DESIGNED BY Mr J. HOLDEN, M.INST,C.E., M.INST.M.E.. 2 0 obj V.g.c. . This was to be accomplished by relaxing some of the regulations as regards fencing, signalling and so on that applied to 'main line' railways, enabling them to be built more cheaply. The GER had a total of 11 breakdown cranes. By this time there was little money available for dividends and the company looked very carefully at their expansion programme and unprofitable branch lines. However, a number of shareholders voiced concern. Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0. 490, was preserved as part of the National Collection when withdrawn in 1959. The GER expanded the premises in the early 1900s with rooms numbering over 100. Both classes entered service in 1864/65. On arrival, the engine that had brought the train in would immediately be uncoupled, while another engine was attached at the other end - in many cases this engine would have followed the train into the platform through the station approaches, having been let out of a holding siding to run close behind by the new signalling arrangements. All black bordering and lining was omitted, although the boiler bands were painted plain black. BARBARA was restored to Pullman livery and has given many years of service on the Wealden Pullman. [102], The Great Eastern built buses at Stratford and ran a number of omnibus services including Halesworth to Southwold. The Talyllyn Railway has announced that their locomotive, No. Wagons were initially built here as well but as the railway grew a new wagon works was built at Temple Mills in 1896. The GER's famous blue livery was introduced on all locomotives in 1882. A new suburban line to Enfield Town via Seven Sisters was proposed as well as a new London terminus to replace an inadequate Bishopsgate. This pack contains: - Original 1838 smokebox . These locomotives were responsible for running express services on the Great Eastern and in later life worked the Cathedrals Express to Lincoln and York. The GER itself invested in property development near its routes and in some cases even built its own housing on land purchased as part of railway construction. yellow ochre colour and hence acquired the nickname of 'canaries'. Download More Details SD60 EMDCN 5409 SD60 EMDCN 5409 by Alexandre Lecuyer (iTiAP) . Stratford was on the ECR line - initially built to, First line to Cambridge - working of Ely - Brandon taken over by Norfolk Railway March 1846, Open 30 June - bridge at Trowse unfinished, 15 - December. Another member of this class carried a cream livery "encircled by garlands of roses" when it was used to haul a special train in 1863 for the Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward VII and Queen Alexandria) after their marriage at Westminster Abbey. Royal trains were also worked from St Pancras to Sandringham in Norfolk, and race day trains to Newmarket also operated into St Pancras. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) was a pregrouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia. In 1920-21 twenty new S69 class 4-6-0 locomotives were constructed by Beardmore & Co. The side skirts and cow-catchers were plain blue and black respectively. Talyllyn in real-life. Matters were hardly helped when deputy chairman Samuel Laing resigned to become the chairman of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway on 1 July. Great Eastern Railway. In 1922 the GER locomotive allocation across its sheds was: Cambridge - 178; Colchester - 47; Doncaster - 5; Ipswich - 131; King's Lynn - 37; Lincoln (Pyewipe Junction) - 12; Lowestoft - 22; March - 97; Norwich - 119; Parkeston - 20; Peterborough East - 86; Stratford - 555; Wisbech - 7; and Yarmouth - 20. [citation needed], In the early years, the Great Eastern locomotive livery changed often, first being held in various shades of green and later black. The latter was notable for being the first all corridor set built by Stratford Works. Publications Team 2022-12-23. Page. use. The purpose of this train was to encourage self-sufficiency during the food shortages of the First World War. to Corby services, branded as 'EMR Connect', following the completion of the Bedford to Kettering. The Great Eastern did not see the maintenance of engine sheds as one of its top priorities. On 8 June the board approached Parliament for the right to borrow more money and raise additional money through new shares to fund the expansion programme outlined above. Arrived on Sodor: 1921. Parkeston Quay is named after C. H. Parkes and the famous Great Eastern 4-4-0 class was named after Claud Hamilton. Wheel Configuration: 0-6-2. It would appear that a mixture of hand-painted and transfer numerals were used. . This pack contains: NER Black Nos. The Great Eastern 0-6-0Ts - Railway Observer 1954 & RCTS. Therefore, if a tender had remained with the same engine in the period 1923-8, it continued to carry a GER plate with GER number. This was one of only a handful of light railways that were constructed true to the spirit of the 1870 Tramways and Light Railways Act, which intended to facilitate the building of new railways in rural areas. The GER had a reputation for doing things on the cheap and this certainly was cheaper than building new stock. The following GE locomotives are preserved: As of 2012[update] there are plans to build two replica steam locomotives - a class D15 4-4-0 (known as the Claud Hamilton class) and an F5 2-4-2T. Vermilion continued to be used for buffer beams, numberplate backgrounds and coupling rods. The hotel prospered until the Second World War where it first housed the LNER Accounts department and was then requisitioned by the War department and used by various British and Canadian regiments during the rest of the war. By August 1868 the tide was turning with increased receipts and some debts being paid off. Thenceforth, Stratford did not change the tender numberplates. 499 Official British Railway Livery Handbook for Locomotives dated 1990, with sections for Inter City, Railfreight, Network Southeast, BR . endobj However Bromley's first class of 4-2-2 locomotives were built by Dubs and Kitson with 12 allocated to Stratford and four each to Norwich and Yarmouth sheds. They were converted to steam cranes at Stratford c 1905/06 and lasted into LNER days. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia. The hotel is still open today. Scrapping began in 1883 with the last two locomotives being withdrawn in 1894. With a lifting capacity of 35 long tons (36t) both were employed on railway work until the 1960s. It lasted 40 years and ran a total of 1,127,750 miles (205,594km). This train included the first restaurant car on the Great Eastern (in 1891) and this was also the first service in the UK to allow third-class passengers to dine. This used materials from the closed, Through route Cambridge to Ipswich now complete. Adams next design was a 4-4-0 class known as Ironclads. [1] It also served a suburban area, including Enfield, Chingford, Loughton and Ilford. Before 1914 the engine sheds were organised into districts, with sheds at: Stratford; Ipswich; Norwich; Cambridge; Peterborough; King's Lynn; and Doncaster. The side frames were blue, with a thick black border and vermilion lining, and carried the GER initials. Since late 1999, the railroad is currently owned and operated by American Heritage Railways, Inc., which also owns and operates the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) in Colorado. The crisis continued into 1867 and by March it was apparent that the preference share payments due in April could not be paid. RM 2B47GJ1 - LNER livery on rolling stock at King's . The other vehicles were all bogied stock and included a kitchen car. Whilst every care is taken by the volunteer team cataloguing, errors will creep in and so if . In 1900 an updated version had a corridor and third-class access to the lavatories but no corridor connections to other carriages. 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