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. The GER built a laundry in 1888 in Colchester that supplied the hotels with bed linen, tablecloths etc. Enfield and Wood Green (Palace Gates). [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. Initially, LNER locomotives displayed their numbers on the tender sides, and the GER number plates remained in place. [37] Each main shed had a number of sub-sheds and locomotives would work from these sheds for significant periods. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. 19th Century liveries are often open to conjecture. The market also had an extensive goods depot and a nearby railway station. Publications Team 2022-12-19. [109], The farm survived into LNER days being sold in 1927 when the farmer reached 70 and retired. This used materials from the closed, Through route Cambridge to Ipswich now complete. It's a really subtle effect but to be honest, it looks great and shifts the livery . Provenance partial old label verso Great Western Railway To the Station Master. 567 GCR Class 2 4-4-0: N/A N/A Under Construction. Page 3: Durham: Durham is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. Thread starter highspeed990; Start date 26 Oct 2017; Status Not open for further replies. Many original structures it inherited from constituent railways struggled on in various states of disrepair, not only through Great Eastern days, but through its successor company London & North Eastern Railway from 1923 until 1947 and indeed to the end of steam on the Great Eastern in 1959. 4 0 obj 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. 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). The purpose of this train was to encourage self-sufficiency during the food shortages of the First World War. Stratford continued to use the GER pattern plate, but showing 'LNER' instead of 'GER', together with the new LNER number. The growth of London suburban traffic saw a requirement for additional tank engines. 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. However the appearance was thought of as 'jazzy' in the slang of the period and a local newspaper called the service The Jazz, which quickly became widely used. Maunsell Green U-Class 1638 at the Bluebell Railway. The wartime economy livery was adopted from the middle of 1915. Nevertheless, all were painted the same way, as were also the later C53 class six-wheeled engines of 1903. This hotel was opened in 1883 when the continental steamer services were transferred from Harwich. 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. More information about the collections can be found here. From 1890, goods locomotives were painted in unlined black, although some shunting engines also received The GER had a total of 11 breakdown cranes. Italic Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rail 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. Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0. Encouraged by the reception this train got, the GER purchased Dodnash Priory Farm in Bentley, Suffolk as a poultry demonstration farm. London : Ian Allan, Scale: 1:76. Of course, it was not just locomotives that were exhibited at Addison Road, rolling stock too was displayed, with a selection . The true Jazz services only lasted until 1926 when the service frequency and intensity was cut down due to the General Strike and rising competition from trams, trolley buses, motorbuses and private cars meant that the service on the former GER suburban lines was never brought back up to its planned level. In 1899 James Holden produced the first six passengers sat abreast carriages in a 13-carriage, third-class only train (each carriage was 27 feet (8.2m) long and 9 feet (2.7m) wide and had five compartments). Then, as line speeds on this or the Cambridge line improved, the focus of the Norwich services would shift from one to another. The GER refurbished the hotel and re-opened it in 1912 but when the First World War started in 1914 it became a naval hospital. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. The latter was notable for being the first all corridor set built by Stratford Works. The GER encouraged passenger numbers with low-price 'workman fares' services which ran in the early morning and late evening. 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. The NER used an attractive livery of creamy buff and a bright reddish-brown, using more of the brown than was usual on other lines and also using the buff on window frames & glazing bars. Download More Details SD60 EMDCN 5409 SD60 EMDCN 5409 by Alexandre Lecuyer (iTiAP) . The last Y14s ran until 1962, and no. Another failure, this class of 15 locomotives were withdrawn after a working life of eight years, mostly working coal traffic between Peterborough and London. Renamed HMS, Built by T and W Smith at North Shields she operated on the. 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 Great Eastern was renowned for operating an intensive suburban service which became known as "the "Jazz". REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE, "The Great Eastern Railway, its Predecessors and Successors", http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Westerfield1900.pdf, "The Holden 'Claud Hamilton' Class D14, D15, & D16 4-4-0 Locomotives", "The Holden E4 (GER T26) 2-4-0 Locomotives", "The Holden Class D13 (GER T19 Rebuilt) 4-4-0 Locomotives", "The Class J15 (GER Class Y14) 0-6-0 Locomotives", "The Holden J16 & J17 (GER Classes F48 & G58) 0-6-0 Locomotives", "Great Eastern Railway, Local Ferry & Excursion Services", Archived copy of a page containing comprehensive details of those railways, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_Eastern_Railway&oldid=1141475866. Date: 1853-1958. Why are a lot if not most trains still carrying First Great Western livery? During 1916 the GER ran a poultry demonstration trains throughout East Anglia often visiting towns on market day. Each individual train was arranged to spend as little as four minutes at the terminus between arrival and departure. 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). 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. Adams next design was a 4-4-0 class known as Ironclads. [41] Great Western Railway livery. Passenger numbers continued to rise in the early 20th century and a survey in 1913 showed that some of the GER's suburban trains were carrying up to 1400 people each and the station itself was beginning to suffer from overcrowding at peak times that was not only preventing the easy movement of people in and out and delaying the departure of trains but presenting a danger to the public. At the grouping in 1923 however all stock reverted to the teak livery. 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. Number & Name Type Builder Photograph Livery History Owner Notes No. Photographs show variations in the shapes of the actual numerals used - some engines having flat-topped '3's, for example. Bury 1838 Bar-Frame 2-2-0 in London & Birmingham Railway livery. [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. 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. LIVERY COMPANY NAME PURPOSE IMAGE; A.T.S.F. Up to this point only 80 had been built. [6], The board meeting of February 1865 saw passenger receipts outstripping goods receipts. On September 24, 2022, it was revealed that Talyllyn will return in a Great Eastern Railway blue livery once its overhaul is complete. The company operates trains on the United Kingdom's InterCity East Coast line between London and Edinburgh. Both coaches carry names for 'Thomas' events. By 1916 unnecessary travel was being discouraged to conserve coal supplies. You're currently reading page 1; Page 2 . The Great Eastern Hotel was located at Liverpool Street Railway station opened in May 1884 and enlarged in 1901. Some wagon shunting work was carried out by horses but they would have found widespread work hauling delivery carts. London & North Eastern Railway Q6. Great Eastern Railway Society Information Sheet L105 page 18. Page. Stratford Engine Shed, for instance, had 163 2-4-2T engines of four classes. In 1902 the Northern and Eastern Railway was finally absorbed by the GER, although it had been worked by the Eastern Counties Railway under a 999-year lease taken on 1 January 1844 whereby the Eastern Counties Railway would work the Northern and Eastern Railway in return for an annual rent and division of the profits. The GER had to transport greater numbers of passengers commuting in and out of the urban centre and at lower fares. He did advise that the board that it needed to reconstitute itself in order to rebuild confidence in order to acquire new capital. No attempt was made to renumber the tenders, and they continued to carry GER or LNER plates until scrapped. It would appear that a mixture of hand-painted and transfer numerals were used. 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. In 1920-21 twenty new S69 class 4-6-0 locomotives were constructed by Beardmore & Co. The 0-4-4T 61 class was the first Adams engine, and these 50 engines were built for suburban traffic. The GER was formed in 1862 by amalgamation o 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. Sort By. 212 Great Eastern Railway Magazines a full set of bound copies issues 1-15 1911-1925. Show. The Great Eastern did not see the maintenance of engine sheds as one of its top priorities. 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. 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. Coach roofs were white or various shades of grey, throughout the GER's existence. [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 financial environment was still proving difficult with losses on the London and Blackwell line and a cattle plague seriously affecting that traffic. The memorial was unveiled by Sir Henry Wilson, who was assassinated by two Irish Republican Army gunmen on his way home from the unveiling ceremony. The GER and Great Northern Railway each submitted bills for a line from March to Spalding and although the GNR was successful the GER was awarded running rights over the new line which would later become part of the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway. 125 photos. No. Lining was black with vermilion edging. Early April saw daily negotiations with the Union Bank although agreement was reached with the drivers by the middle of that month. With the introduction of the corridor restaurant cars in 1904, the time was eased to 87 minutes, but the introduction of the Class 1500 4-6-0 express engines in 1912 saw a running time of 82 minutes.[43]. The parliamentary bill for the new freight line failed although other bills including the construction of a new London terminus were approved. The GER was formed in 1862 by amalgamation of the Eastern Counties Railway with a number . At a busy engine shed such as Stratford, each individual coaler employed on the coaling stage was expected to empty the contents of a 10-long-ton (10t) coal truck during his shift. 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 company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.. It lasted 40 years and ran a total of 1,127,750 miles (205,594km). Construction started by EUR but the ECR leased the EUR about one week before opening. Ives - Cambridge line). For enthusiasts,researchers and modellers of the Great Eastern Railway. Most of the "Clauds" were later rebuilt by the LNER; the final one was withdrawn in 1960 and scrapped.[63]. [25], The exterior of Liverpool Street station (1896), Former GER Class S69 at Liverpool Street Station locomotive yard (1948), County School, a GER-built junction station (2008), The Great Eastern had one of the largest engine sheds in the country at Stratford which in January 1923 had an allocation of 555 locomotives. 8A - RCTS. Staff pointers for livery and paint research For useful websites on livery colours including paint codes have a look here: . Buy the recent February 2023 Issue. Cab roofs appeared white in official photographs, but were probably grey in regular Replica of: GER N7. 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