- GER Class T26
Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = GER Class T26
LNER Class E4
caption =
designer = James Holden
builder = GER
builddate = 1891
totalproduction = 100
whytetype = 2-4-0
gauge =standard gauge
leadingsize =
driversize = 5ft 8ins
length =
weight = 40 tons 6 cwt
tender, 30 tons 13 cwt
fueltype = coal
fuelc
waterc
cylindercount = 2
cylindersize = 17½" x 24"
firearea =
boilerpressure = 140 - 160 psi
tractiveeffort = 14,700 lbf
railroadclass=|The GER Class T26 (LNER Class E4) was a class of
2-4-0 steamtender locomotive s designed by James Holden for theGreat Eastern Railway . They passed to theLondon and North Eastern Railway at the grouping in 1923 and 18 survived intoBritish Railways ownership in 1948. Their BR numbers were 62780-62797.Overview
Derived from the
GER Class T19 but with much smaller 5ft 8indriving wheels and intended formixed traffic work, ninety T26s were built between1891 and1896 with 17inch cylinders (later 17½ inch) and 140lb boiler pressure, numbered 417-506. From1898 some locos were rebuilt with 160lb pressure boilers thus when an additional 10 T26s (numbers 1250-1259) were built in1902 these were fitted with the new boilers as standardcite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = T26 Class 2-4-0 1891-1902 | work =
publisher = Great Eastern Raiway Society | date = | url = http://www.gersociety.org.uk/loco/jholden.htm#t26 | format = | doi = | accessdate= 2008-04-15.Operation
The GER used air brakes but, when introduced, more than half the T26 locomotives were fitted with
vacuum brake ejector s for operating over the lines of other railway companies. T26s were particularly associated with the movement ofhorse s by rail to and fromNewmarket Racecourse , and thus travelled widely.T26s were often used on passenger trains to the
Norfolk Coast, particularly Wells andCromer . After the grouping of1923 Claud Hamilton4-4-0 s took over most passenger traffic to Wellscite book | last = Hawkins | first = Chris | coauthors = Reeve, George | title = Great Eastern Railway Engine Sheds Part 1: Stratford, Peterborough and Norwich Districts | publisher = Wild Swan Publications Ltd | date = 1986 | location = | pages = | isbn = 0 906867 401.Livery
On introduction the T26 locomotives were painted in the standard GER livery of Ultramarine Blue over an undercoat of French Grey, with black smokebox and vermillion buffer beams. From
1915 locos were not given a top coat and ran in French Grey undercoat but with the boiler bands picked out in black.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Locomotive liveries | work = | publisher = Great Eastern Raiway Society | date = | url = http://www.gersociety.org.uk/loco/intro.htm#liv | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-04-28.Preservation
One (GER No. 490, BR No. 62785) has survived to form a part of the National Collection and is currently located at
Bressingham Steam Museum . There areTransacord recordings of their gentle chuffing through the byways ofEast Anglia .References
ources
* Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 23
External links
* [http://www.lner.info/locos/E/e4.shtml LNER Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.scalefour.org.uk/ag/ag6det/22page.htm Line drawing of a T26]
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