GER Class C53
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The GER Class C53 was a class of 12 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping and received the LNER classification J70.
History
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| Year | Order | Builder | Quantity | GER No. | LNER No. | LNER 1946 No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | C53 | Stratford Works | 2 | 135–136 | 7135–7136 | 8216–8217 | |
| 1908 | C64 | Stratford Works | 3 | 137–139 | 7137–7139 | 8218, —, 8219 | GER No.138 was withdrawn in 1942 |
| 1910 | I67 | Stratford Works | 1 | 130 | 7130 | 8220 | |
| 1914 | P75 | Stratford Works | 3 | 127–128, 131 | 7127–7128, 7131 | 8221–8223 | |
| 1921 | D85 | Stratford Works | 3 | 125–126, 129 | 7125–7126, 7129 | 8224–8226 |
The first withdrawal was in 1942. The remaining 11 locomotives were renumbered 8216–8226 in 1944 and passed to British Railways in 1948 on nationalisation, after which the prefix "6" was added to their numbers. Withdrawals restarted in 1949, slowly at first, then more quickly. The last went in 1955.[2]
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year |
Quantity withdrawn |
Locomotive numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 12 | 1 | 7138 |
| 1949 | 11 | 1 | 68218 |
| 1951 | 10 | 1 | 68221 |
| 1952 | 9 | 1 | 68224 |
| 1953 | 8 | 4 | 68216–7/19–20 |
| 1955 | 4 | 4 | 68222–3/25–6 |
Individual locomotives
| GER number | LNER number | 1946 number | BR number | Build date | Withdrawal date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 7135 | 8216 | 68216 | 31/10/1903 | 31/12/1953 |
| 136 | 7136 | 8217 | 68217 | 30/11/1903 | 31/03/1953 |
| 137 | 7137 | 8218 | 68218 | 30/09/1908 | 30/09/1949 |
| 138 | 7138 | N/A | N/A | 30/09/1908 | 31/01/1942 |
| 139 | 7139 | 8219 | 68219 | 31/10/1908 | 31/08/1953 |
| 130 | 7130 | 8220 | 68220 | 30/04/1910 | 31/03/1953 |
| 127 | 7127 | 8221 | 68221 | 30/06/1914 | 21/05/1951 |
| 128 | 7128 | 8222 | 68222 | 30/06/1914 | 28/02/1955 |
| 131 | 7131 | 8223 | 68223 | 30/06/1914 | 19/07/1955 |
| 125 | 7125 | 8224 | 68224 | 31/03/1921 | 30/04/1952 |
| 126 | 7126 | 8225 | 68225 | 31/03/1921 | 31/03/1955 |
| 129 | 7129 | 8226 | 68226 | 31/03/1921 | 02/08/1955 |
Note: The data above is according to the website RailUK. Another website, BRDatabase, gives some different dates:
- GER No. 135 was withdrawn on 30 November 1953
- GER No. 136 was withdrawn on 9 March 1953
- GER No. 130 was withdrawn on 23 February 1953
- GER No. 128 was withdrawn sometime in January 1955
- GER No. 125 was withdrawn on 24 March 1952
- GER No. 126 was withdrawn on 8 March 1955
In fiction
J70 68221 was the inspiration for the character Toby the Tram Engine in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry, and its television series adaptation, Thomas & Friends.[6]
See also
References
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Bibliography
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Further reading
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External links
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- [1] — Great Eastern Railway Society
- The J70 0-6-0 (GER Class C53) Tram Engines — LNER Encyclopedia
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