Great Eastern Railway
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 | |
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Dates of operation | 1862–1923 |
Predecessor | Eastern Counties Railway Eastern Union Railway and others |
Successor | London and North Eastern Railway |
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.
GER Class D56 in original Great Eastern blue livery with decorative features as depicted in a 1910 colour plate by W.J. Stokoe.