The GER Class P43 was a class of ten

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s designed by James Holden for the

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. They were the last 'singles' built for the Great Eastern, and the last in service.

History

Constructed with oil-burning apparatus to speed the elite from the

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, West Runton &

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and capable of reaching

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non-stop in just over two and a half hours. They had inside cylinders and driving wheels. quoting S. D. Holden's personal locomotive register Only a single batch of ten was built, all on order P43 in 1898, numbered 10 to 19. They had a short working life, as they were incapable of handling increasing heavy trains. They were withdrawn between 1907 and 1910.

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– Great Eastern Railway Society {{Great Eastern Railway locomotives Great Eastern Railway locomotives, P43 4-2-2 locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1898 Scrapped locomotives Standard-gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain Passenger locomotives