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GER Class L77

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1915· class of 134 British 0-6-2T locomotives, later LNER class N7

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. LNER Class N7: DiverScout ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Suburban train for Brentwood, GER section of the LNER (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
  3. 3. 69621 at Barrow Hill - 5624613630: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. 69621 Sole surviving N7: Michael Timothy Brooks at English Wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
  5. 5. 69621plusQuad: Egghead06 ( talk )· Public domain
  6. 6. A steamy affair (2914966144): Ben Salter from Wales· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. A.J. Hill Class N7 0-6-2T 69631 runs light on to Hedingham Loco: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. A.J.Hill Class N7 0-6-2T 69631 departs from Castle Hedingham: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
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GER Class L77, photo 1 of 8
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what is it?

The GER Class L77, LNER Class N7, is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives. They were designed by Alfred John Hill of the Great Eastern Railway and introduced in 1915. The design was perpetuated by Nigel Gresley of the LNER after the 1923 grouping.

who runs it

Great Eastern RailwayLondon and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailEastern Region of British Railways

base stats

  • built 134made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 111 years ago, in 1915.
  • 10.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 47 years (1915–1962).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1915–1928
in service from
1915
retired
1962
status
preserved
number built
134
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Robert Stephenson and Company, William Beardmore and Company, Doncaster Works, Gorton Works, Stratford Works
designer
A. J. Hill
operators
Great Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-2T
length
10.4 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5513219, Wikipedia: GER Class L77 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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