GER Class S44

The GER Class S44 was a class of forty 0-4-4T steam locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They all passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification G4.

GER Class S44
LNER Class G4
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Holden
BuilderStratford Works
Build date1898–1901
Total produced40
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-4T
 • UICB2′ n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 11 in (1.499 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 1 in (0.940 m)
Wheelbase22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Length32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
Adhesive weight34 long tons 2 cwt (76,400 lb or 34.6 t)
Loco weight53 long tons 7.5 cwt (119,600 lb or 54.2 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2 long tons 10 cwt (5,600 lb or 2.5 t)
Water cap1,349 imperial gallons (6,130 l; 1,620 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		15.3 sq ft (1.42 m2)
Boiler pressure160 MPa (23,206.04 psi)
Heating surface1,084 sq ft (100.7 m2)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,988 lbf (71.12 kN)
Career
OperatorsGER » LNER
ClassGER: S44
LNER: G4
Withdrawn1929–1939
DispositionAll scrapped

History

These were the last 0-4-4T locomotives built for the Great Eastern Railway,[1] a type which, as side tanks, the GER had pioneered in Britain.[2] The locomotives were all built at Stratford Works and had 17-by-24-inch (432 mm × 610 mm) inside cylinders driving 4-foot-11-inch (1.499 m) wheels.[3]

Table of orders and numbers[1]
YearOrderQuantityGER Nos.LNER Nos.Notes
1898–99S44101100–11098100–8109
1899F47101110–11198111–8119
1900R48101120–11298120–8129
1900–01L50101130–11398130–8139

All were still in service at the 1923 grouping; the LNER adding 7000 to the numbers of nearly all the ex-Great Eastern locomotives, including the Class S44 locomotives. Withdrawals started in 1929 with No. 8133 and finished in 1939 with 8139.[1]

Table of withdrawals[4]
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbersNotes
19294038103, 8120, 8133
19303768102, 8108, 8111, 8118, 8121, 8128
193131128100, 8104, 8106, 8107, 8112–8115, 8125, 8127, 8135, 8138
19321958110, 8122, 8129, 8130, 8132
19331468101, 8109, 8116, 8117, 8119, 8126
1934848124, 8131, 8136, 8137
1936418134
1938328105, 8123
1939118139

References
  1. Aldrich 1969, p. 97
  2. Aldrich 1969, p. 95
  3. Aldrich 1969, pp. 68–69
  4. Aldrich 1969, pp. 140–141
  • Aldrich, C. Langley (1969). The Locomotives of the Great Eastern Railway 1862–1962 (7th ed.). Wickford, Essex: C. Langley Aldrich. OCLC 30278831.
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