GER Class D27
The GER Class D27 was a class of 2-2-2 steam tender locomotives designed by James Holden for the Great Eastern Railway.
History
In 1888 Holden experimented by removing the side rods of T19 No. 721 to form a 2-2-2. In 1889 the first of a new class appeared: initially No. 740 which had been built on a 'Locomotive and Machinery' account. This was followed by two batches of ten on the more normal 'Letter' account. in 1893. They were built with inside cylinders powered by a boiler. They were later rebuilt with and boilers.| Year | Order no. | Manufacturer | Quantity | GER Nos. | Notes |
| 1889 | LM68 | Stratford Works | 1 | 740 | Renumbered 789, then 780 |
| 1891 | D27 | Stratford Works | 10 | 770–779 | |
| 1893 | F32 | Stratford Works | 10 | 1000–1009 |
One of their main spheres was on the Joint Line working expresses to York. In 1896 the class inaugurated the epic making non-stop run to North Walsham using oil-firing. Rous-Martin found that the singles climbed Brentwood Bank more rapidly than the 2-4-0s. See also Ahrons.
Nine locomotives were withdrawn between 1901 and 1903. The surviving eight locomotives in the 770-series were transferred to the duplicate list in July 1904, and had their number prefixed with a "0". The remaining fourteen were withdrawn between 1904 and 1907.
| Year | Quantity in service at start of year | Quantity withdrawn | Locomotive numbers |
| 1901 | 21 | 4 | 1000, 1002, 1005, 1007 |
| 1902 | 17 | 3 | 773, 1001, 1003 |
| 1903 | 14 | 2 | 1008, 1009 |
| 1904 | 12 | 4 | 775, 0771, 1004, 1006 |
| 1905 | 8 | 4 | 0772, 0774, 0777, 0780 |
| 1906 | 4 | 1 | 0770 |
| 1907 | 3 | 3 | 0776, 0778, 0779 |