B12 (Steam locomotives)
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- Work cat: Hardy, R.H.N. B12s remembered, 2011.
- RailUK website, 20 Feb. 2012:steam loco class information (Class B12)
- http://www.wandering 1500.co.uk, website, 20 Feb. 2012(B12 Class)
- Wikipedia, 20 Feb. 2012:under GER Class S69 (Great Eastern Railway Class S69, also known as 1500 Class, and later classified B12 by the LNER is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive)
- lner.info Website, The London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Encyclopedia, website, 20 Feb. 2012:under The S.D. Holden B12, GER Class S69/"1500"s, 4-6-0s (Officially designated Class S69 by the GER, they quickly became known as the "1500" Class after the first locomotive built; the LNER would give them the classification of B12)
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The Great Eastern Railway (GER) 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. Originally they were designed by S. D. Holden, but were much rebuilt, resulting in several subclasses. Seventy-one S69 locomotives were built between 1911 and 1921 and numbered 1500–1570. Fifty-one of these were built at the GER's Stratford Works and the remaining 20 by William Beardmore and Company. A further 10 locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company for the LNER in 1928 and numbered 8571–8580. From 1948 the British Railways numbers were 61500–61580 (with gaps).
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