Freelance NER Electric Loco Profile and Models

Freelance NER Electric Loco

NER ES-1 26500 at Heaton Locomotive Depot in June 1954. ©Ben Brooksbank

Whilst not representing a specific prototype. These locomotives have been designed to represent the small 4-wheel electric shunting locomotives that could have been seen in use in Japan. This model has now been repurposed for the UK to represent the small electric locomotives once used in the North East of England, such as the NER ES-1 and other similar vehicles built for the Harton Electric Railway and other industrial purposes.

Type of Locomotive

Electric Loco

Wheel Configuration

4-Wheel

Main Duties

Shunting
Short Trip Workings