GER Class G69
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GER Class G69 LNER Class F6 | |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Driver dia. | 5 ft 4 in (1.626 m) |
Loco weight | 56 long tons 9 cwt (126,400 lb or 57.4 t) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1.24 MPa) |
Cylinders | Two, inside |
Cylinder size | 17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (440 mm × 610 mm) |
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 17,571 lbf (78.16 kN) |
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Withdrawn | 1955–1958 |
Disposition | All scrapped |
The GER Class G69 was a class of twenty
History
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
Year | Order | Manufacturer | Quantity | GER Nos. | LNER Nos. | 1946 Nos. | Notes |
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1904 | (D58) | Stratford Works | 2 | 789–790 | 7789–7790 | 7218–7219 | Rebuilt from class M15 in 1912 |
1911 | G69 | Stratford Works | 10 | 61–70 | 7061–7070 | 7220–7229 | |
1911–12 | A71 | Stratford Works | 10 | 1–10 | 7001–7010 | 7230–7239 |
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.[3]
789 and 790
Two of the GER M15 rebuilds, numbers 789 and 790, were given Class G69 cabs. This resulted in them being incorrectly classified, which affected their route availability. When the GER was amalgamated into the LNER in 1923 they were classified F6 (instead of F5). It wasn't until 22 December 1948 that the "twins", now numbered 67218 and 7219 respectively, were correctly reclassified into the F5 category. 7219 received her British Railways number in November 1949 after a general repair at Stratford.
British Railways
At Nationalisation in 1948,
New-build Project
As none of the F4s, F5s or F6s were preserved, The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust is recreating GER number 789 from the beginning. As of November 2019, the frame plates, buffer beams, machined cylinder block, motion bracket, star stay, tank supports and buffer beams are awaiting assembly at Tyseley Locomotive Works. All wheels castings have been financed with delivery anticipated before the end of January 2020.
When completed, 789 is set to appear as the original locomotive did when rebuilt in 1912. Features include the high-arched G69-style cab, Ramsbottom safety valves, condensing gear, and the smaller (6/6.5 inch) Westinghouse air brake pump.
Year | Quantity in service at start of year |
Quantity withdrawn |
Locomotive numbers | Notes |
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1955 | 20 | 10 | 67220, 67222–67223, 67226, 67232–67233, 67236–67239 | |
1956 | 10 | 4 | 67224–67225, 67234–67235 | |
1957 | 7 | 1 | 67221 | |
1958 | 5 | 5 | 67227–67231 |
References
- ^ a b Baxter 2012, p. 97.
- ^ a b Baxter 2012, pp. 78–79, 97.
- ISBN 1 899624 19 8.)
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- Baxter, Bertram (2012). Baxter, David; Mitchell, Peter (eds.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 6: Great Eastern Railway, North British Railway, Great North of Scotland Railway, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, remaining companies in the LNER group. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-905505-26-5.
External links
- "The S.D. Holden F6 (GER Class G69) 2-4-2T Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- "The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust". holdenf5.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2018.