GER James Holden D14, D15, D16 'Claud Hamilton' Class 4-4-0 Locomotives

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I have added a very large collection of photos featuring the GER James Holden D14, D15, D16 'Claud Hamilton' Class 4-4-0 Locomotives

The GER Classes S46, D56 and H88 (classified Classes D14, D15, and D16 by the London and North Eastern Railway) were three classes of similar 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed by James Holden (S46 and D56) and A. J. Hill (H88) for the Great Eastern Railway. They were given the nickname Claud Hamilton after the first engine of the class, named after Lord Claud Hamilton (1843–1925) the chairman of the Great Eastern Railway. None of these locomotives survived to preservation.
Of all the locomotive designs that emerged from Stratford Works during the reign of James Holden, the one destined to achieve the greatest fame, beyond question, was his Claud Hamilton type 4-4-0, of which the pioneer example,
No. 1900 Claud Hamilton, took the rails in 1900
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8783 Royal Train duty location and date unknown
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8865 Royal Train duty note the policeman
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(On 1 January 1915, locomotive No. 1813 was hauling an express passenger train that overran signals and collided with a local passenger train at Ilford, Essex. Ten people were killed and more than 500 were injured)
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Full collection
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Neil

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Photo 15/26 almost certainly taken at March West Jcn.

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Photo 15/26 almost certainly taken at March West Jcn.

Thanks

Neil

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I have added a new collection featuring The S.D. Holden B12 (GER Class S69 / "1500"s) 4-6-0s later rebuilt by Gresley as B12/3
The Great Eastern Railway (GER) Class S69, also known as 1500 Class, and later classified B12 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed to haul express passenger trains from London Liverpool Street station along the Great Eastern Main Line.[1] Originally they were designed by S. D. Holden, but were much rebuilt, resulting in several subclasses.Seventy-one S69 locomotives were built by the GER between 1911 and 1921 and numbered 1500–1570. A further 10 locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co for the LNER in 1928 and numbered 8571–8580.[2] From 1948 the British Railways numbers were 61500–61580 (with gaps).

This 2nd collection features the locos in BR days and includes now preserved 61572

61572 M. & G.N. Joint Railway Society 'The Wandering 1500' 5th October 1963

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61572 after withdrawal at Stratford 1.3.1963

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Neil