British Rail Class EE1
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British Rail Class EE1 was an electric locomotive
commissioned by the North Eastern Railway
in 1922. Ownership passed to the London and North Eastern Railway
in 1923 and to British Railways in 1948.
It was an electrically powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS
period.
-Newcastle
main line and this locomotive was built for hauling passenger trains. It had an electrically-heated boiler to generate steam for train heating.
The wheels were arranged as in a 4-6-4 steam locomotive and the driving wheels were 6 in 8 in (2.03 m) diameter. 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 It survived into British Railways ownership but was withdrawn in August 1950, and scrapped on 15 December 1950.
In common with other LNER electric locomotives, no classification was given to this locomotive until 4 October 1945, when no. 13 was classified EE1 (Electric Express 1). In May 1946, no. 13 was renumbered to 6999; and under British Railways, it became no. 26600 in 1948.
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
commissioned by the North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
in 1922. Ownership passed to the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
in 1923 and to British Railways in 1948.
It was an electrically powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS
TOPS
Total Operations Processing System, or TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock owned by a rail system...
period.
Overview
In the 1910s the North Eastern Railway made plans to electrify its YorkYork
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-Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
main line and this locomotive was built for hauling passenger trains. It had an electrically-heated boiler to generate steam for train heating.
The wheels were arranged as in a 4-6-4 steam locomotive and the driving wheels were 6 in 8 in (2.03 m) diameter. 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
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
in 1923 the London and North Eastern Railway dropped the electrification project so (apart from some trials on the Shildon
Shildon
Shildon is a town in County Durham, in England. It is situated 2 miles to the south east of Bishop Auckland and 11 miles north of Darlington. It is 13 miles away from Durham, 23 miles from Sunderland and 23 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
line) the locomotive was never used. It survived into British Railways ownership but was withdrawn in August 1950, and scrapped on 15 December 1950.
In common with other LNER electric locomotives, no classification was given to this locomotive until 4 October 1945, when no. 13 was classified EE1 (Electric Express 1). In May 1946, no. 13 was renumbered to 6999; and under British Railways, it became no. 26600 in 1948.
Specification
- Numbers: (NER) 13; (LNER) 6999; (BR) 26600
- Wheel arrangement: 2-Co-2
- Introduced: 1922
- Builder: North Eastern Railway
- Motors: 6x300hp, Metropolitan-VickersMetropolitan-VickersMetropolitan-Vickers, Metrovick, or Metrovicks, was a British heavy electrical engineering company of the early-to-mid 20th century formerly known as British Westinghouse. Highly diversified, they were particularly well known for their industrial electrical equipment such as generators, steam...
- Total power: 1,800 hp (1,343 KW)
- Supply: 1,500V DC overhead