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 …

61572 is the only British inside cylinder 4-6-0 to be preserved. 61572 was built by Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd and entered service in August 1928 as GER number 8572. It was built as a one of the last ten of the B12 class and was classified as B12/3 with the running plate raised over…

The B12 arrived back at the North Norfolk Railway in December 1994, resplendent in LNER apple green as 8572. There was still a little work to be done before the loco could enter traffic. But there was much relief and excitement, that after a long and difficult restoration, the loco was almost ready to run for the first time in 30 years.

No. 8572 is a preserved 4-6-0 tender steam locomotive. No. 8572 was built in 1928 by Beyer, Peacock and company as builder's number 61572 for the London North Eastern Railway to the Great Eastern Railway's S69 class design known as the B12 class to the LNER. During it's later British Rail life...

The LNER would give them the classification of B12, and would find the combination of low axle loading and short wheelbase very useful attributes. As an evolution of the Claud Hamilton design, the driving wheels were reduced from 7ft to 6ft 6in diameter, and the boiler was increased to the limits of the locomotive's dimensions.

The LNER’s elegant ‘B12’ 4-6-0 At the turn of the 20 th century, many British railways developed more powerful passenger locomotives, and amongst the most elegant were the Great Eastern Railway’s long-lived ‘B12’ 4-6-0s, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes.

LNER B12. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) Class S69, also known as 1500 Class, 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.

Under the LNER the S69 4-6-0s became class B-12. This is No. 8565 (ex-1565) c.1930 in the 1928 style of green livery. Note the standard snifting valves to the rear of the chimney, and the coal guards fitted to the tender.

2018年3月2日 · The ‘B12’ is the glamour machine of the North Norfolk Railway. As the only LNER engine in preservati­on currently running in pre1948 Apple green, it is an ideal match for the varnished teak Gresley ‘Quad-Arts’ on the Sheringham-Holt line.

Originally produced for the Great Eastern Railway as the Class S69, the B12s were a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive built to haul express passenger services along the Great Eastern Main Line. They were originally designed by S.D Holden but many were rebuilt over the course of their lives, resulting in several subclasses.