The Great Eastern Railway was formed on 1 August 1862, when the Eastern Counties Railway changed its name. The ECR had originally been built to gauge, was converted to in September and October 1844.

Robert Sinclair (1856–1866) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes 2-2-2 6 1856–59 Z 2-4-0 6 Rothwell & Co. 1858 Y 2-4-0 110 Neilson & Co. (20)R. Stephenson & Co. (15)R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. (15)Kitson & Co. (25)Vulcan Foundry (25)Schneider & Cie. (10) 1859–66 20 later rebuilt as 4-4-0 between 1876–78; 10 rebuilt as class U13 in 1882 (see below) X 2-4-0T 5 Stratford Works 1862 W 2-2-2 31 Wm. Fairbairn & Sons (5)Slaughter, Grüning & Co. (10)Kitson & Co. (10)Schneider & Cie. (6) 1862–67 Two rebuilt as 4-2-2 in 1873 V 2-4-2T 20 Neilson & Co. 1864–65

Samuel Waite Johnson (1866–1873) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes 125 2-4-0 5 Neilson & Co. 1867 201 0-6-0ST 1 Hudswell, Clarke & Co. 1867 202 0-6-0ST 1 Hudswell, Clarke & Co. 1867 1 2-4-0 40 Sharp, Stewart & Co. (30)Stratford Works (10) 1867–72 "Little Sharpies" 417 0-6-0 60 Neilson & Co. (20)Worcester Engine Co. (40) 1867–69 204 0-6-0T 5 Ruston, Proctor & Co. 1868 Three converted to crane-tanks "B", "C" and "D"; LNER Class Z4, later class J92 116 2-4-0 3 Stratford Works 1868–69 73 2-2-2 2 Stratford Works 1870 477 0-6-0 50 Beyer, Peacock & Co. (20)R. Stephenson & Co. (5)Dübs & Co. (5)Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. (5)Yorkshire Engine Co. (15) 1871–73 T7 0-4-2T 15 Stratford Works 1871–75 200 0-4-0ST 1 Manning, Wardle & Co. 1872 renumbered as "A" 134 0-4-4T 30 Neilson & Co. (15)Avonside Engine Co. (15) 1872–73

William Adams (1873–1878) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes C8 4-4-0 2 Stratford Works 1874 209 0-4-0ST 4 Neilson & Co. 1874–76 LNER Class Y5; two more built in 1897; another two in 1903 (see below) 61 0-4-4T 50 Neilson & Co. (25)R. Stephenson & Co (10)Kitson & Co. (10) 1875–78 265 4-4-0 20 Dübs & Co. (10)R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. (10) 1876–77 "Ironclads" K9 0-4-2T 10 Stratford Works 1877–78 230 0-4-0Tram 1 Kitson & Co. 1878 527 2-6-0 15 Neilson & Co. 1878–79

Massey Bromley (1878–1881) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes E10 0-4-4T 60 Stratford Works 1878–83 245 4-2-2 20 Dübs & Co. (10)Kitson & Co. (10) 1879–82 140 0-4-4T 10 R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. 1880 Converted to 0-4-2T 1891–97 M12 0-6-0T 10 Stratford Works 1881 552 0-6-0 10 Kitson & Co. 1882 U13 2-4-0 10 Stratford Works 1882 Rebuilds of Class Y (above)

Thomas William Worsdell (1882–1885) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes G14 2-4-0 20 Stratford Works 1882–83 Y14 0-6-0 69 Stratford Works (50)Sharp, Stewart & Co. (19) 1883–86 J15 Another 200 built 1886–1906; another 20 built 1912–13 G15 0-4-0Tram 10 Stratford Works 1883–97 Y6 M15 2-4-2T 30 Stratford Works 1884–86 F4 Another 130 built 1886–1909 G16 4-4-0 11 Stratford Works 1884–85 Compound

James Holden (1885–1907) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes T18 0-6-0T 50 Stratford Works 1886–88 J66 T19 2-4-0 110 Stratford Works 1886–97 D13 60 rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1905–08 Y14 0-6-0 200 Stratford Works 1886–1906 J15 Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; another 20 built 1912–13 M15 2-4-2T 130 Stratford Works 1886–1909 F4 Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design; 32 rebuilt as class M15R (LNER F5) 127 0-6-0 1 Stratford Works 1887 — Compound, later rebuilt as N31 E22 0-6-0T 20 Stratford Works 1888–93 J65 D27 2-2-2 21 Stratford Works 1888–93 — R24 0-6-0T 140 Stratford Works 1890–1901 J67 89 Rebuilt as S56 T26 2-4-0 100 Stratford Works 1891–1902 E4 "Intermediate" C32 2-4-2T 50 Stratford Works 1893–1902 F3 N31 0-6-0 81 Stratford Works 1893–97 J14 209 0-4-0ST 4 Stratford Works 1897, 1903 Y5 P43 4-2-2 10 Stratford Works 1898 — S44 0-4-4T 40 Stratford Works 1898–1901 G4 S46 4-4-0 41 Stratford Works 1900–02 D14 "Claud Hamilton" (round-top firebox) F48 0-6-0 59 Stratford Works 1900–03 J16 all eventually rebuilt as J17 G58 0-6-0 31 Stratford Works 1900–11 J17 A55 0-10-0T 1 Stratford Works 1902 — "Decapod" - Rebuilt as 0-8-0 tender engine in 1906 D56 4-4-0 70 Stratford Works 1903–11 D15 "Claud Hamilton" (Belpaire firebox) C53 0-6-0Tram 12 Stratford Works 1903–21 J70 S56 0-6-0T 20 Stratford Works 1904 J69 Another 89 rebuilt from R24 A55R 0-8-0 1 Stratford Works 1906 – Rebuilt from the "Decapod" above

Stephen Dewar Holden (1908–1912) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes Y65 2-4-2T 12 Stratford Works 1909–10 F7 G69 2-4-2T 20 Stratford Works 1911–12 F6 S69 4-6-0 71 Stratford Works (51)W. Beardmore & Co. (20) 1911–20 B12 Another 10 built in 1928 E72 0-6-0 10 Stratford Works 1912 J18 Three rebuilt as T77 by GER, remainder rebuilt as J19 by LNER Y14 0-6-0 20 Stratford Works 1912–13 J15 Continuation of T. W. Worsdell design

Alfred John Hill (1912–1922) Image Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date LNER Class Notes C72 20 Stratford Works 1912–14 J68 Another 10 built by the LNER in 1923 B74 0-4-0T 5 Stratford Works 1913–20 Y4 L77 0-6-2T 12 Stratford Works 1915–21 N7 Another 122 built by the LNER, 1923–28 T77 0-6-0 25 Stratford Works 1916–20 J19 D81 0-6-0 25 Stratford Works 1920–22 J20

Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922 Image GER Class LNER Class Type Quantity Manufacturer Date Notes H88 D16 4-4-0 10 Stratford Works 1923 "Super Claud"; delivered after grouping C72 J68 0-6-0T 10 Stratford Works 1923 Delivered after grouping L77 N7 0-6-2T 122 Stratford Works (10)Gorton Works (40)R. Stephenson & Co. (20)Wm. Beardmore & Co. (20)Doncaster Works (32) 1923–28 S69 B12 4-6-0 10 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1928

Preserved locomotives Image GER No. GER Class Type Manufacturer Serial No. Date Notes 229 209 0-4-0ST Neilson and Company 2119 April1876 Sold 1918; returned to steam in 2025 after overhaul. Because it was withdrawn prior to grouping, it was never assigned an LNER number. 490 T26 2-4-0 Stratford Works 836 January1895 BR 62785. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens. 87 S56 0-6-0T Stratford Works 1249 September1904 BR 68633. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Bressingham Steam and Gardens. 1217 G58 0-6-0 Stratford Works 1270 May1905 BR 65567. Static exhibit, National Collection; on loan to Barrow Hill Engine Shed 564 Y14 0-6-0 Stratford Works 1506 March1912 BR 65462. Owned by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society on the North Norfolk Railway. Locomotives built to GER designs after 1922 LNER7999 N7(GER L77) Stratford Works 1702 March1924 BR 69621. Owned by the East Anglian Railway Museum. Under overhaul to working order, as of March 2024. LNER8572 B12(GER S69) 4-6-0 Beyer, Peacock and Company 6488 August1928 BR 61572. Owned by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society and in service on the North Norfolk Railway.

In addition to these, there is another locomotive under construction as of 2024:

A replica of GER Class M15 2-4-2T No. 789 (LNER 7789, 7218/BR 67218). It is being built at Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham.

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