GER Class P43
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The GER Class P43 was a class of ten 4-2-2 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They were the last 'singles' built for the Great Eastern, and the last in service.
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History
Constructed with oil-burning apparatus to speed the elite from the City of London to Cromer, West Runton & Sheringham[1] and capable of reaching North Walsham non-stop in just over two and a half hours.[2] They had 18-by-26-inch (457 mm × 660 mm) inside cylinders and 7-foot-0-inch (2.134 m) driving wheels.[3]
Only a single batch of ten was built, all on order P43 in 1898, numbered 10 to 19. They had a short working life, as they were incapable of handling increasing heavy trains. They were withdrawn between 1907 and 1910.
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers |
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| 1907 | 10 | 2 | 14, 18 |
| 1908 | 8 | 5 | 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 |
| 1909 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 1910 | 2 | 2 | 12, 13 |
