Great Eastern Railway Class C53
· Steam
Built 1903-1921
Incomplete
Great Eastern Railway
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Great Eastern Railway (GER) is a railway company. It was succeeded by London & North Eastern Railway. Model Rail Database catalogues 37 scale models of Great Eastern Railway stock (13 locomotives, 23 coaches and 1 wagon), covering 4 locomotive classes, 3 coach families and 1 wagon class, in 4 liveries. It is linked to 4 locomotive classes. Model Rail Database lists 7 people who held a post at Great Eastern Railway.
Timeline
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Formed by the merger of Eastern Counties Railway, Eastern Union Railway, Newmarket Railway and Norfolk Railway
- Source: Eastern Counties Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Eastern Union Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Norfolk Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Grouped into London & North Eastern Railway
- Source: Great Eastern Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
Connections
Succession
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Formed by the merger of Eastern Counties Railway, Eastern Union Railway, Newmarket Railway and Norfolk Railway, 1862
- Source: Eastern Counties Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Eastern Union Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
- Source: Norfolk Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
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Grouped into London & North Eastern Railway, 1 Jan 1923
- Source: Great Eastern Railway (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia
Livery coverage for Great Eastern Railway (4)
Counts of models in this catalogue, not of real vehicles. A livery can appear under more than one railway, as stock could keep an earlier owner’s colours until it was repainted.
Classes modelled in this livery (8)
These are the classes model makers have produced in Great Eastern Railway livery, not a list of the fleet it ran.
Locomotives (13)
Great Eastern Railway Class C53 (8)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 916004 | Rapido | 138 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | O | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 916008 | Rapido | 136 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | O | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 916504 | Rapido | 138 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | O | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 916508 | Rapido | 136 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | O | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 953001 | Rapido | 127 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 953002 | Rapido | 125 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 953501 | Rapido | 127 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 953502 | Rapido | 125 | Great Eastern Railway Class C53, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 |
Great Eastern Railway Class L77 (2)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR76N7001 | Oxford Rail | 1002 | Great Eastern Railway Class L77, Great Eastern Railway (Grey) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| OR76N7001XS | Oxford Rail | 1002 | Great Eastern Railway Class L77, Great Eastern Railway (Grey) | OO | Pristine | 2 |
London & North Eastern Railway B17 (1)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R30407 | Hornby | 2025 | 564 | London & North Eastern Railway B17, Great Eastern Railway (Ultramarine) | OO | Pristine | 11 |
London & North Eastern Railway J67 (2)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACC2426 | Accurascale | 84 | London & North Eastern Railway J67, Great Eastern Railway (Ultramarine) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| ACC2439-DCC | Accurascale | 84 | London & North Eastern Railway J67, Great Eastern Railway (Ultramarine) | OO | Pristine | 2 |
Coaches (23)
Freelance Evolution (8)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 978143 | Rapido | Freelance Evolution Non-Corridor Brake Third, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | |||
| 978144 | Rapido | 1048 | Freelance Evolution Non-Corridor Brake Third, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 978145 | Rapido | 68 | Freelance Evolution Non-Corridor Third, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 978146 | Rapido | 840 | Freelance Evolution Non-Corridor Composite, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 978147 | Rapido | 88 | Freelance Evolution Non-Corridor First, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 978148 | Rapido | 16 | Freelance Evolution Non-Corridor Full Brake, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 |
Freelance Genesis (6)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
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| ACC3211 | Accurascale | Freelance Genesis 4 Wheel First, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | |||
| ACC3212 | Accurascale | Freelance Genesis 4 Wheel First, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | |||
| ACC3213 | Accurascale | Freelance Genesis 4 Wheel Second, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 |
Great Eastern Railway Wisbech & Upwell Tramcar (9)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
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| 919005 | Rapido | 7 | Great Eastern Railway Wisbech & Upwell Tramcar Composite, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | ||
| 953001 | Rapido | Great Eastern Railway Wisbech & Upwell Tramcar Third, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | OO | Pristine | 2 | |||
| 953002 | Rapido | Great Eastern Railway Wisbech & Upwell Tramcar Third, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 | |||
| 953501 | Rapido | Great Eastern Railway Wisbech & Upwell Tramcar Third, Great Eastern Railway (Brown) | OO | Pristine | 2 | |||
| 953502 | Rapido | Great Eastern Railway Wisbech & Upwell Tramcar Third, Great Eastern Railway (Crimson) | OO | Pristine | 2 |
Wagons (1)
Southern Railway 12-ton Goods Van (1)
| Photo | Catalogue # | Maker | Year | Running # | Model | Scale | Finish | Era |
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| 32379 | Dapol | 32379 | Southern Railway 12-ton Goods Van Great Eastern Railway (Grey) | OO | Pristine |
Locomotive classes classified by Great Eastern Railway (4)
Great Eastern Railway Class L77
· Steam
Built 1915-1928
Incomplete
Great Eastern Railway Class S69
· Steam
Built 1911-1928
Incomplete
Great Eastern Railway Class Y14
· Steam
Built 1883-1913
Incomplete
People who held a post at Great Eastern Railway (7)
Samuel Waite Johnson
· Locomotive Superintendent
1866–1873
William Adams
· Locomotive Superintendent
1873–1878
Massey Bromley
· Locomotive Superintendent
1878–1881
Thomas William Worsdell
· Locomotive Superintendent
1881–1885
James Holden
· Locomotive Superintendent
1885–1907
Stephen Dewar Holden
· Locomotive Superintendent
1908–1912
Alfred John Hill
· Locomotive Superintendent
1912–1922