Class EE1 NER Profile and Models
No. 13. Unknown date & location. ©Public Domain
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In the 1910s the North Eastern Railway made plans to electrify its York-Newcastle main line and this locomotive was built for hauling passenger trains. It had an electrically heated boiler to generate steam for train heating. Each of the three driving axles was powered by a pair of traction motors. Electric locomotives of this design were common in continental Europe and the United States, but this was the only example on a British railway. After grouping in 1923 the London and North Eastern Railway dropped the electrification project so (apart from some trials on the Shildon line) the locomotive was never used. It survived into British Railways ownership but was withdrawn in August 1950, and scrapped on 15 December 1950. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Electric - 1500V DC Overhead |
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Builder |
NER Darlington Works |
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Build Dates |
1922 |
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Total Built |
1 |
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Tractive Effort |
28,000 lbf |
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Power Output |
1,800 hp |
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Wheel Configuration |
2-Co-2 |
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Operated By |
North Eastern Railway London & North Eastern Railway British Railways |
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Main Duties |
Express Passenger |
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In Service Until |
1950 |
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Surviving Examples |
0 |
