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GER Classes S46, D56 and H88
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Stratford Works· from 1900· three related classes of 121 British 4-4-0 locomotives, later LNER classes D14, D15, and D16
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. GER Class D56 No. 1831 built 1908: Unknown photographer· Public domain
what is it?
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 pioneer engine of the class, named after Lord Claud Hamilton (1843–1925) the chairman of the Great Eastern Railway. The D56 class of 1903-4 evolved the design to include a square-topped Belpaire firebox.
who runs it
base stats
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 126 years ago, in 1900.
- 16.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 60 years (1900–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900–1923
- in service from
- 1900
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 121
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Stratford Works
- designer
- James Holden and 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
- 4-4-0
- length
- 16.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5513232, Wikipedia: GER Classes S46, D56 and H88 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.