GER Class P43
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History
Constructed with oil-burning apparatus to speed the elite from the City of London to Cromer, West Runton & SheringhamTemplate:Sfn and capable of reaching North Walsham non-stop in just over two and a half hours.[1] They had Template:Convert inside cylinders and Template:Convert driving wheels.[2]
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 They were withdrawn between 1907 and 1910.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Quantity withdrawn |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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 10 | 2 | 14, 18 |
| 1908 | 8 | 5 | 10, 11, 15, 16, 17 |
| 1909 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 1910 | 2 | 2 | 12, 13 |
References
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External links
- [1] – Great Eastern Railway Society
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- ↑ Rous-Marten 1898b
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