James Holden & Stephen D. Holden G.E.R. locomotives

I have added a collection of James Holden J16 & J17 (GER Classes F48 & G58) 0-6-0
Within months of building D14 Claud Hamilton, James Holden introduced a freight 0-6-0 version of the design. Using the same boiler and cylinders as the D14s and a large two window cab, the new Class F48 locomotives were the UK's largest 0-6-0 tender locomotives at that time. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) built sixty Class F48 LNER J16 & J17
Including this photo of
65567 at Swaffham with R.C.T.S. (London Branch) Great Eastern Commemorative Steam Rail Tour 31st March 1962
https://tinyurl.com/3mm8rph8
Full collection starts here with
LNER era
5562
https://tinyurl.com/4bmmw6fc
to 8237
https://tinyurl.com/44wddrju
B.R. era starts here with
65525
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to 65589
https://tinyurl.com/hfszeww

Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring James Holden Class D13 (GER T19 Rebuilt) 4-4-0 Locomotives
These engines were the last variants of James Holden's famed T19 Class of 2-4-0 locos built between 1886 and 1897 for the Great Eastern Railway (GER). Originally built for express passenger work, heavier trains and the introduction of the D14 Claud Hamilton class in 1900 relegated the T19s to secondary duties. However, between 1905 and 1908, 60 of the class were rebuilt with front bogies to replace the leading wheels, a windowed cab, and a boiler similar to that fitted to the Clauds. The new boiler was larger was fitted with a Belpaire firebox and a brass rimmed built-up chimney. The front bogie improved the balance of their appearance considerably, but with only 3ft 1inch wheels it still looked a little odd compared to the 7 foot drivers.
Including this photo of assorted G.E.R./LNER locos
8039 (which went on to be last of class in service) unknown location Holden Class D13 (GER T19 Rebuilt) 4-4-0
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Collection starts here with
G.E.R. era
744 unknown location
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LNER era starts here with
7729 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/4c6xmpbz
to
8039
https://tinyurl.com/27rv9d4n

Neil

 

I have added over 20 new photos of J.Holden E4 (GER T26) 2-4-0 Locomotives
The GER Class T26 was a class of 2-4-0 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. At the 1923 grouping they passed to the London and North Eastern Railway, who classified them E4. Eighteen survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, and the last was withdrawn in 1959, making them the last 2-4-0 tender locomotives at work in Britain. Their BR numbers were 62780–62797. (Wikipedia)
Including this colour photo
62784 Marks Tey c1954
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New photos start here with
LNER era
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B.R. era
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to
https://tinyurl.com/2w3fszrt

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of James Holden J16 & J17 (GER Classes F48 & G58) 0-6-0
This first collection features the locos in the G.E.R. & LNER era’s
G.E.R. era start here with
1197 unknown location
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LNER era start here with
8150 unknown location
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to
8204 Peterborough East 20th May 1938
https://tinyurl.com/36eywe2p

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photos to the collection of James Holden J16 & J17 (GER Classes F48 & G58) 0-6-0
This second collection features the locos in the B.R. era
Including this rail tour un known location of
65562 unknown location, date and Rail Tour
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Full collection starts here with
65503 at Stratford
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to
65542 Norwich shed 27th May 1956
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to
65588 Norwich shed April 1961
https://tinyurl.com/a7cfv348

Neil

 

I have added a collection of photos featuring 65567 with the
RCTS “The Great Eastern Commemorative Steam rail tour 31st March 1962
65567 at Dereham station with RCTS “The Great Eastern Commemorative Steam rail tour 31st March 1962
https://tinyurl.com/2sp8nmnh

Neil

 

I have added a collection of photos featuring J. Holden J70 0-6-0 (GER Class C53) Tram Engines
The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.
The first withdrawal was in 1942. The remaining locomotives were renumbered 8216–8226 in 1944. The remaining eleven locomotives passed to British Railways in 1948 on nationalisation, and had 60000 added to their numbers. Withdrawals restarted in 1949, slowly at first, then more quickly, and the last went in 1955.
Including this photo of
68220 & sister loco at Ipswich May 1951
https://tinyurl.com/2zyse68r
LNER era photos start here with
7125 & 7126 Upwell with return fruit trains 25th June 1929
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B.R. era photos start here with
68217 near Wisbech 25th August 1950
https://tinyurl.com/yck9pnvp

Neil

 

I have added a collection of photos featuring T.W.Worsdell & later J.Holden F4 and F5 (GER Class M15) 2-4-2T
The GER Class M15 was a class of 160 2-4-2T steam locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell and built for the Great Eastern Railway between 1884 and 1909. The original (F4) class of locomotives were fitted with Joy valve gear which was notoriously difficult to 'set'. This earned them the nickname of 'Gobblers' thanks to their high coal consumption rates. As a result, between 1911 and 1920, 32 of them were rebuilt by James Holden with Stephenson valve gear and higher pressure boilers. Despite this, the nickname stuck for many years after.
Rebuilding included the fitting of a higher pressure boiler, and also involved replacing Joy valve gear with Stephenson valve gear thus forming the M15R class.
Many were fitted with condensing gear for working in the London area. In 1949 seven F5s were fitted with vacuum-controlled regulators, converted from Westinghouse air brake to steam brake, and fitted with push-pull apparatus and trip cock gear for branch line operation. (67199 was never fitted with trip cock gear). Five of these locomotives worked trains on the line between Epping and Ongar, two (numbers 67199 and 67218) were allocated to Yarmouth for working the Yarmouth-Beccles line. 67218 would later be transferred to Epping in 1955. These seven received British Railway lined-black passenger livery; the rest were unlined-black.
One-hundred-and-eighteen M15s and all thirty-two M15rs (including numbers 789 and 790, the two locomotives that were rebuilt with GER Class G69 cabs), passed into London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) ownership at the 1923 grouping. The number 7000 was added to the ex-GER fleet.
On 1 January 1923 the majority of the class were allocated to Stratford Engine Shed and were employed on suburban traffic in East London on the lines out of Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street.
During World War 2 in 1940 a number of the class were taken out of service and had armoured plating added. They were then deployed on armoured trains, not only in their native East Anglia (Westerfield, Mistley and Tilbury), but in Kent, Lincolnshire and as far north as Aberdeen. They were also found at Ministry of Defence depots in the west of the country (Bicester, Long Marston and Wooton Dassett. By 1943 they were being returned to the LNER and were later fitted with brass plaques commemorating their role. These read - "LNER - during the war of 1939-1945 this locomotive was armoured and hauled defence trains on coast lines’
Thirty-seven F4s and all of the F5s, including 7218 and 7219 (ex-7789 and 7790), passed into British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948. Their BR numbers were:
Class F4: 67151-67187. (Fifteen of these F4s were allocated BR numbers but never carried them).
Class F5: 67188-67219
Withdrawal
Ten of the original series of forty engines constructed between 1884-87 were withdrawn in Great Eastern days, between September 1913 and December 1922. F4 withdrawals continued until 1937, and then again from 1943 to June 1956 when the last one, number 67157, was withdrawn from Kittybrewster. The F5 class remained intact until 1955 but withdrawal then proceeded rapidly, and they finally became extinct in May 1958.

67157 with cowcatchers at both ends on Kittybrewster shed 24th June 1956
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Full collection starts here with
G.E.R. era
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LNER era starts here with
7096
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to
7783
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B.R. era starts here with
67155
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to
67229
https://tinyurl.com/2ptr86nz

Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring J. Holden F3 (GER Class C32) 2-4-2T
The GER Class C32 was a class of fifty 2-4-2T steam locomotives designed by James Holden and built by the company's Stratford Works between 1892 and 1902. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification F3.
All had survived to pass to the LNER in 1923; the first retirement started in 1936 when 8090 was withdrawn.
Thirty-seven locomotives lasted long enough to be renumbered in the 1946 scheme; fifteen of them became the property of British Railways in 1948, but only three of them lasted long enough to receive their BR number.
Including this 1908 photo
1060 Brentwood with 10.30am Liverpool St-Chelmsford 17th May 1908
https://tinyurl.com/yycfsy9j
and this photo of 2 stored locos unknown location
8084 J.Holden F3 (GER Class C32) 2-4-2T) + 7477 Holden E4 (GER T26) 2-4-0
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G.E.R. photos start here with
76 Stratford shed 17th May 1924
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LNER era starts here with
7147 Stratford 1947
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to
8092 at Norwich
https://tinyurl.com/342nc4ze

Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring J. Holden GER Class S56 (and R24 rebuilt) LNER Class J69

The GER Class S56 was a class of 0-6-0T steams designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. Together with some rebuilt examples of GER Class R24, they passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923, and received the LNER classification J69.

Including this photo of
68619 highly polished as Liverpool St station pilot 3rd October 1958
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Full collection starts here with GER/LNER era
259
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to
8631
https://tinyurl.com/5n86f4db
B.R. era starts here
68526
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to
68575
https://tinyurl.com/45urx9z9
to
68632
https://tinyurl.com/38j9rvcx

Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring J.Holden J65 (GER Class E22) 0-6-0T
The GER Class S56 was a class of 0-6-0T steams designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. Together with some rebuilt examples of GER Class R24, they passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923, and received the LNER classification J69.
The Class S56 were a development of the Class R24, being almost identical, apart from higher boiler pressure and larger water tanks. Twenty were built in 1904 at Stratford Works.
All twenty passed to the LNER in 1923. Thirteen class J69 locomotives were lent to the War Department in October 1939, of which five had been built as Class S56. They were sold to the War Department in October 1940, where they were used on the Melbourne and Longmoor Military Railways. The remaining locomotives were renumbered 8617–8636 in order of construction; however gaps were left where the locomotives sold to the War Department would have been. At nationalisation in 1948, the remainder passed to British Railways, who added 60000 to their number. Post-war withdrawals started in 1958, and by 1962 all had been retired.

Including this photo of a smart looking
68211 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/yzayrsas
LNER era photos start here with
7155
https://tinyurl.com/26vzd3er

B.R./Dept service era start here with
36 working for the departmental service
https://tinyurl.com/yvyx7fhr

Neil

 

I have added some more new photos to the collection of J. Holden J67 & J69 (GER Class R24, R24 Rebuilt, & S56) 0-6-0T Locomotives
Including this photo of
68510 & Hill J20 64675 Stratford works
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New photos start here
LNER era
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to
B.R. era
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to
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Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos featuring J.Holden J66 (GER Class T18) 0-6-0T Locomotives
James Holden's first locomotive design for the GER was the Class T18 0-6-0T shunter (LNER Class J66). The first was built in May 1886, and by 1886 a total of fifty had been built in five batches. Although designed as shunting locomotives, No. 294 was fitted with a Westinghouse brake in July 1887 in an experiment to haul the Enfield suburban services. This was so successful that the last batch of ten locomotives were also fitted with Westinghouse brakes. The J66 proved a very successful design and was used as a basis for all future GER 0-6-0T locomotives (classes J65, J66, J67, J68, and J69). The only variations in the individual classes were due to the intended work. All survived into LNER ownership, and locomotives of the same basic design were still being built in 1923 at Stratford.
Many survived into B.R. ownership including this photo of
68374 Stratford 11th November 1951
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GER/N.E./LNER era photos start here
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B.R. era photos start here
https://tinyurl.com/2wpnr8uz

Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos of S.D. Holden F6 (GER Class G69) 2-4-2T
The GER Class G69 was a class of twenty 2-4-2T steam locomotives built by for the Great Eastern Railway by S. D. Holden in 1911–12 following the design of two rebuilt examples of the GER Class M15 designed by James Holden, his father, in 1904. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification F6.
These locomotives were fitted with 17+1⁄2-by-24-inch (444 mm × 610 mm) cylinders and 5-foot-4-inch (1.626 m) wheels. They were the final development of the GER's radial 2-4-2T) tank locomotive. Being intended for London suburban service, they were built with condensing gear, and Westinghouse air brakes.
All were still in service at the 1923 grouping, the LNER adding 7000 to the numbers of nearly all the ex-Great Eastern locomotives, including the Class G69 locomotives. The LNER added vacuum ejectors to all but one locomotive in 1927; the one exception being fitted in 1929. They also removed the condensing apparatus between 1936 and 1938.
On 1 January 1923 the whole class was allocated to Stratford Engine Shed and were employed on suburban traffic in East London on the lines out of Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street.
At Nationalisation in 1948, British Railways added 60000 to their LNER numbers. They all continued in service until 1955, when the first was withdrawn; all were gone by May 1958.
Including this photo of
67218 at Epping with a service to Ongar 14th April 1957
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Just 1 photos from G.E.R. era
69 unknown location
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LNER era photos start here
7003 Stratford 1936
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B.R. era photos start here with
67203 Ongar with a service for Epping 9th April 1955
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to
67238 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/bdhv76u6

Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos of S.D. Holden The S.D. Holden B12 (GER Class S69 / 1500) 4-6-0

This collection features the locos in the G.E.R. & LNER eras

Including this photo of
8570 Norwich 1st January 1934 fitted with ACFI water feed equipment
https://tinyurl.com/3cnz3wyx

Full collection starts herewith
G.E.R. era
1514
https://tinyurl.com/3f6zhckz

LNER era starts here with over 80 photos
1519
https://tinyurl.com/bdpx6thz

Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos of S.D. Holden F7 2-4-2T
The GER Class Y65 was a class of twelve 2-4-2T steam locomotives designed by S. D. Holden and built by the company's Stratford Works in 1909–1910. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification F7.
These locomotives were fitted with 15-by-22-inch (381 mm × 559 mm) cylinders and 4-foot-10-inch (1.473 m) diameter driving wheels. They were intended to displace the elderly E22 class 0-6-0T locomotives from their light branch line duties, but in the end, the E22s were the preferred locomotives for this work. They were all initially fitted with Westinghouse air brake equipment.
Between 1915 and 1921 four (1303–1305, 1309) were fitted for push-pull working using the compressed air system; these required the fitting of an extra Westinghouse pump to the side of the locomotives. In 1924, 8307 was also push-pull fitted using the mechanical system for use on the Great Central section; no extra pump was needed, but it did gain a vacuum ejector.
All had survived to pass to the LNER in 1923; the first retirement started in 1931 when four were withdrawn.
Three (8301/08/10) were sent to Scotland in 1931–32 and as a result of the move they had their Westinghouse air brake replaced with a steam brake and vacuum ejector.
The locomotives had large cabs, with large spectacle plate front and rear, which earned the nickname "Crystal Palace tanks"; those in Scotland were nicknamed "Tomato houses".
Withdrawals continued from 1938; six locomotives were left in 1942 when they were renumbered 7593–7598 in order to clear the 8300-block for new B1 class locomotives.[2]
Two locomotives lasted long enough to be renumbered in the 1946 scheme; they became the property of British Railways in 1948, but both were withdrawn the same year without receiving their BR number

Full collection starts here with
8301 Galalshiels May 1937
https://tinyurl.com/2s44xz3f

Neil.