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GER Class M15 information


GER Classes M15 and M15R
LNER/BR Classes F4 and F5
No. 67200 at Ongar Station, March 1957
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerM15, Thomas William Worsdell
M15R, James Holden
BuilderStratford Works
Build dateM15 built 1884-1909
M15r rebuilt 1911-1920
Total produced160
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-2T
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 4 in (1.626 m)
Wheelbase7 ft 6 in + 8 ft 0 in + 7 ft 6 in (23 ft 0 in total)
Length34 ft 10 in (11 m)
Loco weight53 long tons 19 cwt (120,800 lb or 54.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • Grate areaM15/F4 98.4 sq. ft. M15R/F5 96.7 sq. ft.
Boiler pressureM15/F4, 160 psi (1.10 MPa)
M15R/F5, 180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • TubesM15/F4 1018.0 sq. ft. M15R/F5 1018.0 sq. ft.
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size17.5 in × 24 in (440 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearM15/F4, Joy valve gear
M15R/F5, Stephenson valve gear
Performance figures
Tractive effortM15/F4, 15,618 lbf (69.47 kN)
M15R/F5, 17,571 lbf (78.16 kN)
Career
OperatorsGER » LNER » BR
ClassGER: M15 and M15R.
LNER/BR: F4 and F5. (7789/7218 and 7790/7219 LNER: F6, BR: F5)
NumbersGER M15s 650-679, 780-800, 140-149, 91-111, 232-244, 572-591, 211-225, 170-189, 71-80. BR F4 67151-67187; F5 67188-67219
NicknamesGobblers
LocaleEast London, Hertfordshire, Essex, East Anglia
First runM15 July 1884; M15R June 1903
Last runF4 June 1956; F5 May 1958
WithdrawnM15s/F4s 1913-1937, 1943-1956; F5s 1955–1958
DispositionAll original locomotives scrapped; one new-build under construction

The GER Class M15 was a class of 160 2-4-2T steam locomotives designed by Thomas William Worsdell and built for the Great Eastern Railway between 1884 and 1909. The original (F4) class of locomotives were fitted with Joy valve gear which was notoriously difficult to 'set'. This earned them the nickname of 'Gobblers' thanks to their high coal consumption rates.[1] As a result, between 1911 and 1920, 32 of them were rebuilt by James Holden with Stephenson valve gear and higher pressure boilers. Despite this, the nickname stuck for many years after.

  1. ^ "The History of the F5s". holdenf5.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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