The GER Class S56 was a class of 0-6-0 T 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 …

Twenty locomotives were built in 1904 as class S56 and numbered 51-60 and 81-90. Seen in the photograph is No. 86 around c1920 in grey wartime livery. This locomotive later ran between 1940 and 1944 with a 160 lb. boiler and was classified as LNER class J-67 (q.v.).

It was built as part of a batch of 20 locomotives built in 1904 as GER class S56 which were later classified as J69/1 by the LNER. In 1939 it was fitted with a vacuum ejector for train braking. 68633 was identified as an engine that should be preserved as part of the National Collection.

The Holden J67 & J69 (GER Class R24, R24 Rebuilt, & S56) 0-6-0T Locomotives. Following the success of James Holden's Class T18 (LNER J66), further variations were built. The Class R24 was built between 1890 and 1901, and had a 6in longer wheelbase but a 6in shorter frame. The cab was slightly smaller and the side tanks were moved further forward.

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 …

The GER operated the world’s most intensive steam operated suburban passenger service out of Liverpool Street Station and these locomotives performed very reliably on them. Both passenger and shunting locomotives could also be found at Colchester, Ipswich, Cambridge, King’s Lynn, and Peterborough East.

The engine – and those that followed – carried hand-painted cast GER crests on their driving wheel splashers. The locomotive was subsequently awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition. Meanwhile, a further ten engines numbered 1890-1900 were completed, and they proved to be a most successful express passenger design.

2023年3月17日 · During the same period, in 1904, a further 20 passenger fitted locomotives were built, the S56 class, as further passenger 0-6-0Ts were required by the GER to meet the growing demand. These were identical to the rebuilt R24rs but featured wider cabs and bunkers to match the wider side tanks, while the cab doorway was of a symmetrical ‘keyhole ...

2020年12月3日 · Concept study of a GER J69 steam locomotive on 5" gauge. Scale 1 : 11.3 live steam model; but only partly drawn. Great Eastern Railway J69 (s56) 0-6-0 Steam locomotive | 3D CAD Model Library | GrabCAD

GER S56 / J69 Class No.87 In 1904, a new class of 0-6-0T steam locomotive – the S56 Class, designed by engineer James Holden entered service for the Great Eastern Railway. During the 1923 Grouping, these, along with other rebuilt examples of the GER Class R24, were passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and received their new ...