GER Class C53 - Wikipedia
The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0 T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.
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The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0 T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.
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Mar 6, 2024 · The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.
0-6-0T Class J70 Steam Tram Loco GER/LNER Profile and Models
They were used on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway and the ports of Great Yarmouth and Ipswich from the 1930s to the 1950s. They replaced earlier GER Class G15 0-4-0T of similar appearance. J70 68221 was the inspiration for the character Toby the Tram Engine in The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry. (Information provided via Wikipedia)
GER Class C53 | Locomotive Wiki | Fandom
The LNER J70 formally the GER Class C53 is a type of 0-6-0T steam tram, designed by James Holden and introduced in 1903 and all of them got scrapped by 1955. These replaced the older Y6 GER Class G15, they ended up looking extremely similar. The tram engines were built for the Wisbech and Upwell...
Rail-Online | J70 0-6-0T Tram | 68222 1955-03-20 Stratford
May 11, 2013 · James Holden design Class C53 for the GER, became Class J70 with the LNER. Notable for accessible Walschaert's Valve Gear on the outside, usual Tram Engines had internal gearing or guarded outside gears.
Toby the Tram Engine - Wikipedia
In 1952, the steam tram engines were replaced by diesel Drewry Shunters (the British Rail Class 04). [6] Inspiration for Toby came from the Awdrys watching a J70 – most likely 68221.
Toby | WildNorWester Wiki | Fandom
Toby's old British Railways number is 68221, which a tram engine of his class used that number in real life. Toby received a new model based off of his RWS form like most of the main cast. It was also the first model to receive a 3D face, as seen in Plans and Police .
The J70 0-6-0 (GER Class C53) Tram Engines - London and North …
The J70 0-6-0 (GER Class C53) Tram Engines T.W. Worsdell designed the four-wheeled Y6 steam trams for for running on or alongside public roads on the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway . The bulk of this line's traffic was agricultural in nature and hence very seasonal.
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The GER Class C53 was a class of twelve 0-6-0T steam tram locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the grouping, and received the LNER classification J70.