#1523
GER Class S69
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by William Beardmore and Company· from 1911· class of 81 British 4-6-0 locomotives, later LNER class B12
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- 1. Steam over Steam (8827282840): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
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. Originally they were designed by S. D. Holden, but were much rebuilt, resulting in several subclasses. Seventy-one S69 locomotives were built between 1911 and 1921 and numbered 1500–1570.
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 115 years ago, in 1911.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 50 years (1911–1961).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1911–1928
- in service from
- 1911
- retired
- 1961
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 81
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- William Beardmore and Company, Beyer, Peacock and Company, Stratford Works
- designer
- S. D. Holden
- operators
- Great Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways, Scottish Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
- length
- 17.4 m
- weight
- 63 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5513226, Wikipedia: GER Class S69 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.