134 were built, including a number after the LNER took over in 1923; one is preserved. Horatio Love 18621863 - a stockbroker and former chairman of the Eastern Counties Railway. More ships were being ordered for Antwerp and Rotterdam traffic and proposals for 28 miles of new metropolitan lines and a new city terminus. Grey dominated after 1918. R40370, LNER, Flying Scotsman, Mk4 DVT, 82205 - Era 11, Hornby, Coaches & Coach Packs, 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge In the same month, Deputy Chairman Charles Turner resigned due to suspected fraud which was to lead to his bankruptcy later in the year. Elsie is a small luggage van who works with Toby, Henrietta, Victoria and the Quarryman's Coach. 1285 and 2238 . 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). In 1891 the Great Eastern introduced the first restaurant car to its North Country Continental service. Gave shorter route to Enfield Town. Some wagon shunting work was carried out by horses but they would have found widespread work hauling delivery carts. Working with operations superintendent F.V. 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. . The effect was similar to the 'photographic grey' finish that was used on locomotives that were officially photographed. Livery. Bromley also designed an 0-6-0 class which lasted some 24 years in traffic. Charles Turner 1866-1868 (continued as vice chairman after 1868), This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 07:08. By 1886 timber boxes were being constructed again as well as brick examples but this - with some variation - was the last design for Great Eastern signal boxes. Fish traffic from Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth was growing and money was being spent on stations, replacing wooden bridges and upgrading the track. The table below shows the building dates of the railways that made up the Great Eastern and the companies that built them. The GER was formed in 1862 by amalgamation o Great Eastern Railway mahogany cased combined Signal Box 'Flap' Block Instrument and Block Gong. 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. The solebars and Mansell wooden centres were painted crimson, . 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. Need help? Up to this point only 80 had been built. It was part of the station buildings later used as shipping agent's offices. 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. On Feb. 24, at the central station in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, a new memorial was unveiled to the 353 Ukrainian railway workers who had been killed during the first year of Russia's full scale use. 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. [65], GER goods designs of this period were invariably 0-6-0 tender engines. [17] The station was renamed Bishopsgate on 27 July 1847. The GER expanded the premises in the early 1900s with rooms numbering over 100. These 'jazz trains' as they were commonly known carried more passengers in the rush hour than any other railway in the country. J69 0-6-0T engine in GER livery and carrying headboard. 415: Great Central Railway large mahogany framed Over-Mantel Mirror engraved "GCR . Note that the numbering is not necessarily contiguous:[37]. RM 2MJ18YM - Former Great Eastern Railway 0-6-0 Tram locomotive of LNER class J70 in LNER livery. The next Johnson class was an 0-6-0 goods engine (Class 417) introduced in 1867 and 1868 and numbering 60 engines. In total, Thornton and Russell's new optimised service provided an increase in capacity of between 50 and 75 per cent without any major changes to infrastructure, no new rolling stock and a total cost of only 80,000 (3.6 million in 2020 - only a fortieth of the projected cost of electrification). Great Eastern Railway (Note: Numbers in brackets refer to specific references) . Despite several half-hearted attempts by the GER during the latter part of the nineteenth century, it was the Midland Railway (MR) that finally bought the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) in 1912 with the MR offering a better deal for the LT&SR shareholders than the GER ever had. In 1920-21 twenty new S69 class 4-6-0 locomotives were constructed by Beardmore & Co. The Class 360/0 units were transferred to East Midlands Railway in 2021 for the London St Pancras. To help with this the coaches had their doors painted in different colours to identify the class of each compartment - first class were painted yellow and second class for blue, with the third class accommodation which made up the majority of all the GER's trains being unmarked. At Liverpool street tracks were rearranged and new junctions between running lines added to improve capacity and flexibility. The Felix Hotel located in Felixstowe was purchased by the GER in the 1920s. Thornton and Russell instructed drivers to adopt a new technique of running into stations at speed, fully applying the brake as the engine reached the start of the platform, then fully releasing the brake as it approached the end, which would bring the train to a rapid but smooth stop with the engine right at the end of the platform. stream These were non-corridor compartment-type coaches, but in for third class the compartment dividing walls were cut down to the level of the tops of the seats, allowing more nimble passengers to climb over the seat backs between seating bays to find empty seats. Shunting was generally in the hands of 0-6-0T locomotives although of note were the Class J70 tram engines employed at Ipswich docks and on the Wisbech and Outwell tramway. Seating is arranged in 2+2 style for the small First Class compartment behind each driving cab, and 2+3 mode for all Standard Class areas. 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. Suspended during the First World War, these were briefly revived but stopped running in 1922.[42]. Serving the East End of London, the London Docklands and the capital's eastern suburbs, the Great Eastern's suburban services had a much greater proportion of working class industrial workers, labourers and lower-ranking office workers than the suburban networks of the likes of the London and South Western Railway or the Metropolitan. Lining was black with vermilion edging. [44] The detached engine would be topped up with water from a newly-installed water column at the concourse end of each platform road. 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]. Elsie is generally shedded overnight at Knapford Sheds with Toby and Henrietta. The building was demolished in 1967.[107][b]. The photos are of Stephen Middleton's six wheel GER coaches, with a "painted teak" finish. 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. After World War I (during which a decline in passenger numbers provided something of a reprieve) the GER began to consider ways of alleviating the problem. Photographs show variations in the shapes of the actual numerals used - some engines having flat-topped '3's, for example. At time of writing (February 2017), . Parkeston Quay is named after C. H. Parkes and the famous Great Eastern 4-4-0 class was named after Claud Hamilton. 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. This service started in the 1870s and by 1880 it was reported that 4,500 imperial gallons (20,000l; 5,400USgal) had been delivered on a single day. 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. Even by 1900 bogie coaches were rare on GER, with trains of six-wheelers being the norm. In 1900 the majority of GER suburban trains were composed of four-wheeler carriages. These were for LIVERPOOL (detached Doncaster on the outward journey)+ LIVERPOOL + MANCHESTER(detached at Lincoln and routed via the Great Central routes) + BIRMINGHAM (via Midland Railway routes) + BIRMINGHAM (via London and North Western routes)(both of which were detached at March).[47]. Scale: 1:76. Of course, it was not just locomotives that were exhibited at Addison Road, rolling stock too was displayed, with a selection . Coaling at engine sheds was generally done by hand with the coaling stages constructed of wood. The Liverpool Street site and its approaches were already full utilised, with no room for additional or extended platforms, more tracks or an enlarged station concours. It lasted 40 years and ran a total of 1,127,750 miles (205,594km). They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862. 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. It had 26 rooms. To facilitate this, the GER initials on tank and tender sides were replaced by large yellow serif numerals. KYIV, Ukraine Memorial stones and plaques are common at railway stations around the world, commemorating rail history, anniversaries, or rail employees who died in service. 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. [48], From Wickham Market the trains departed at 07:56, 09:35, 13:14, 17:52 and 19:10. RM 2B47GJ1 - LNER livery on rolling stock at King's . Why this should be is unknown: perhaps the company was supplied with an official GER photograph of one of the Stratford-built engines with the drawings, whilst the painting instructions were not specific, other than stating that the main colour to be used was grey? 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. Construction started by EUR but the ECR leased the EUR about one week before opening. These included continual conflict over working of other lines, suspicion and distrust of the joint committee, inadequate services to and from London, on-going litigation and law costs and a lack of progress on amalgamation. Ives - Cambridge line). Replica of: Saint. However, thought also had to be given to renumbering the locomotive stock, and in the interim, in September . The finish consisted of a 'French' grey undercoat, four coats of ultramarine blue, and several coats of blue. None the less the services remained widely known as The Jazz and even in the 1940s was still running 18 trains per hour and between 160,000 and 180,000 passengers used Liverpool Street each day. Built in 1879 for the Woolwich Ferry and used in 1908. % Enfield and Wood Green (Palace Gates). Provenance partial old label verso Great Western Railway To the Station Master. 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. Opened same day as all East Suffolk lines listed below. Plans to electrify the former GER system had been developed in the 1930s and were put into action under British Railways. Waddington departed under a cloud in 1856 and was replaced by Horatio Love. 3mm Index. Small launch used between Harwich and Shotley. This was the biggest hotel on the system. The livery of the stock was teak (effectively varnished wood) but in 1919 the decision was taken to paint all stock dark red. [108], Dodnash Priory also served as a rest home for GER horses. Sinclair's first design for the GER was the W class single drivers built between 1862 and 1867 by a number of engineering firms. Encouraged by the reception this train got, the GER purchased Dodnash Priory Farm in Bentley, Suffolk as a poultry demonstration farm. Both coaches carry names for 'Thomas' events. News. Drawings Collection. [14], The new directors were all allocated specific roles and a number of changes were made to reduce costs and improve profitability. 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. The 1862 Act stated that the purpose of the legislation was "to amalgamate the Eastern Counties, the East Anglian, the Newmarket, the Eastern Union and the Norfolk railway companies, and for other purposes". In 1923, all of the smaller railway companies were consolidated into the 'Big-Four', namely Southern Railway, London North Eastern Railway, London Midland and Scottish Railway, and Great Western Railway. During LNER days SB4 was frequently used at publicity events to give people an aerial ride in an old wagon body. 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). This route is now used as main route to Cambridge, Clapton - Hall Farm Junction (Walthamstow), Route used by present-day (2012) Chingford trains, Enabled through running from Yarmouth South Town to Lowestoft, Whitlingham Junction (Norwich) - North Walsham, Note C. Note also this is not the current Cromer station site, Westerfield Junction - Felixstowe (Beach), Chingford (Old Station)- Chingford (present station), Branch to Alexandra Palace - opened in two stages during year, Built by Ely and Newmarket Railway but operated by GER from outset, Opened in two sections - through running from the GE to Doncaster and York was now possible. Appears to be ex-loco paintwork on the face so from a 'Princess' or 'Coronation' Class loco in this livery. GER - Great Eastern Railway & Operators. This class of locomotive was later the inspiration of the Reverend Awdry's Toby the tram engine. Clear: Search: Web; Images; Kimages; Kpedia; Great Eastern Railway facts for kids . Nevertheless, all were painted the same way, as were also the later C53 class six-wheeled engines of 1903. Note: The following sections contain brief notes on various pre grouping (pre-1923) companies and the three main jointly operated companies with a summary of their freight livery. but bogie vehicles were painted with black underframes. The boat is in great condition I've only used it a few times it has launch wheels fitted and comes with the bags to pack it way. . However whether all (or indeed any) of these trains carried nameboards in Great Eastern days is doubtful. Corporate Livery: GWR. [25] One of these locomotives was later equipped with oil-burning capabilities, but the increasing demands of railway traffic saw these engines withdrawn by 1893 after a relatively short life. After 1862 there were still a number of companies operating independently in East Anglia, but most of these were eventually taken over by Great Eastern, although some such as the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway survived until 1923. Date: 1853-1958. DESIGNED BY Mr J. HOLDEN, M.INST,C.E., M.INST.M.E.. 1-10 6170 789 790 Note F4/F5/F6 numbered in same series. 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 . It was bought by Hunstanton Urban District Council in 1950 and used as offices and a library until 1959 when the property was converted into flats. [citation needed] The locomotive then went off to run 36,000 miles (58,000km) on Peterborough to London coal trains before coming back to the works for the final coat of paint. The GER's famous blue livery was introduced on all locomotives in 1882. 289 examples were produced between 1883 and 1913 with most being built at Stratford Works, although a small number were built by Sharp Stewart. 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. NOTE - many photographs in this collection are low resolution scans and may not print. Scrapping began in 1888 with the final locomotive withdrawn in 1899. Some existing members of the board were not pleased with this and it was not until 3 January 1868 that a reduced board of eleven members met with six new members including Watkin and Viscount Cranbourne MP who was elected as the new chairman. As it adjoined the North Sea the GER undertook a significant role in the war. In 1906 a new train set was produced for the North Country Continental train (see below) and in 1907 for the Norfolk Coast Express (see below). Gender: Male. GS. Currently No.184 is stored under cover. For instance in the July 1922 Bradshaws Timetable Guide, Table 316 showed five departures from Framlingham at 07:20, 08:30, 12:40, 16:25 and 18:30. #o`f .U*)\Y1 tBvrTPttX*A-h"3_-e4OcESy %VIO These formed the basis of the 40 strong 'little Sharpie' (or Number 1) class, with 10 being built by Stratford Works and the other 30 by Sharp Stewart hence the nickname. Thenceforth, the locomotives were left in French grey undercoat, with only those parts of the engine that were normally black (in the blue livery) thus painted. 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. 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