The LNER Encyclopedia

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.[1] As a result, between 1911 and 1920, 30 of them were rebuilt by James Holden with Stephenson valve gear and higher pressure boilers. Despite this, the nickname stuck for many years after.


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LNER Days


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7187 Thetford 26th August 1934 


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7322 with cowcatcher


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7580 Stratford

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7584 Stratford

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7590 Liverpool St


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67192+67209 Stratford  C1955-1958



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Neil

If you like these GE tanks, you can't beat Yeadons register for excellent pictures of this locomotive