GER S69 Class

GER S69 Class aka LNER B12 Class
Overview -
Gauge:	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in
History -
Designer:	Stephen D. Holden
Livery:	LNER Apple Green LNER Wartime Black BR Black
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	Stratford Works (51) Wm. Beardmore & Co. (20) Beyer, Peacock & Co. (10)
Build Date:	1911–1921 (71), 1928 (10)
Re-Builder:	Stratford Works
Service:
Former Operators:	London North Eastern Railway British Railways Great Eastern Railway
No.	GER/LNER 1946: 1500-1570 LNER: 8500-8580 BR: 61500-61580
Years in Operation:	1911 - 1961
Total Produced:	81
Total Scrapped:	80
Total Preserved:	1
Withdrawn:	1913 (1), 1945–1961
Disposition:	One preserved, remainder scrapped
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	4-6-0
Axle No.	5
Boiler & Firebox:
Boiler Pressure:	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Grate Area:	26.5 sq. ft.
Heating Surface:	1834.2 sq. ft.
Firebox:	26.5 sq ft (2.46 m2)
Tubes:	1123 sq. ft.
Cylinders:
No. of Cylinders:	Two, inside
Cylinders (Dia. x Stroke):	20 in x 28 in
Operation:
Water Capacity:	3, 700 Imperial Gallons
Coal Capacity:	4.1 Tons
Weight of Locomotive:	63 Tons
Total Weight:	101 Tons
Weight of Tender(s):	38 Tons
Performance Statistics:
Tractive Effort:	21, 969
Dimensions:
Total Length:	57 ft 7 in (17.55 m)
Valves & Motion:
Valve Gear:	Stephenson

The Great Eastern Railway 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 station along the Great Eastern Main Line.

Preservation

No. 8572 (BR No. 61572) is the last surviving B12. No. 8572 was purchased by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society who still own and operate it. The locomotive is usually based at the North Norfolk Railway, but occasionally visits other preserved heritage railways as well. It is the only British inside cylinder 4-6-0 to be preserved.

Gallery

No. 8572, the last survivor of the class.

Preserved LNER Locomotives
A1/A10/A3 Class	No.4472 'Flying Scotsman'
A4	No.4464 'Bittern' • No.4468 'Mallard' • No.4488 'Union of South Africa' • No.4489 'Dominion of Canada (Originally 'Woodcock') • No.4496 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' (Originally 'Golden Shuttle') • No.4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Peppercorn A2 Class	No.60532 'Blue Peter'
B1 Class	No.1264 • No.61306
D49 Class	No.246 'Morayshire'
V2 Class	No.4771 'Green Arrow'
Y1 Class	No.59
J94 Class	No.8077 • No.8078
K4 Class	No.3442 'The Great Marquess' (Originally 'MacCailein Mor')
K1 Class	No.62005
V2 Class	No.4771 'Green Arrow'
Y1 Class	No.59
J52 Class	No.1247
C1/C2 Class	No.251 • No.990 'Henry Oakley'
N2 Class	No.1744
M1/Q Class	No.1621
1463 Class	No.1463
901 Class	No.910
1001 Class	No.1275
Q6 Class	No.2238
Q7 Class	No.901
J21 Class	No.876
J27 Class	No.2392
ES1 Class	No.ES1
X1 Class	No.66 'Aerolite'
H Class	No.1310 • No.985
E1 Class	No.69023
F Class	No.49 'Gordon Highlander'
Y9 Class	No.42
K Class	No.256 'Glen Douglas'
J36 Class	No.673 'Maude'
T26 Class	No.490
G58 Class	No.1217
Y14 Class	No.564
S56 Class	No.87
209 Class	No.229
L77 Class	No.999
S69 Class	No.8572
8K Class	No.102
11F Class	No.506 'Butler-Henderson'