Great Eastern Railway
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| Dates of operation | 1862–1923 |
The Great Eastern Railway (GER) was a pre-grouping British railway company. The company's main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and had other lines through East Anglia. The company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
Great Eastern Railway Media
Memorial at Liverpool Street station to GER staff who died during the First World War, unveiled in 1922 by Sir Henry Wilson, who was assassinated by Irish Republican Army gunmen on his way home from the unveiling ceremony.
Map dated 1914, showing, on the right, some of the north London branches of the Great Eastern Railway
Witham Railway Station Accident September 1st 1905.*Author over 100 years old. I own postcard to which scan was taken.
GER Class D56 in original Great Eastern blue livery with decorative features as depicted in a 1910 colour plate by W.J. Stokoe.
GER Class T26 no 420 2-4-0 (later LNER Class E4)
An official GER picture from 1902 showing CME James Holden alongside the unique 0-10-0T engine Decapod
J69 0-6-0T engine in GER livery and carrying headboard
Body of GER 1380 4 Wheel Carriage, built 1892 at Stratford works for London suburban traffic (2019)
Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, EC2 - geograph.org.uk - 609014
