British Rail Class EE1

British Rail Class EE1

Infobox Locomotive
name = British Rail Class EE1
powertype = Electric


caption =
roadnumber = NER: 13
LNER: 13; later 6999;
BR: 26600
builder = North Eastern Railway Darlington Works
builddate = 1922
totalproduction = 1
gauge = RailGauge|ussg|lk=on|al=on
tractionmotors = convert|300|hp|0|abbr=on Metropolitan Vickers, 6 off
poweroutput = convert|1800|hp|abbr=on|lk=on
electricsystem = 1500 V DC
collectionmethod = Pantograph, 2 off
driversize = convert|6|ft|8|in|abbr=on
tractiveeffort = convert|28000|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on
whytetype = 2-Co-2
uicclass = 2'Co2'
minimumcurve =
trainbrakes = Vacuum
locobrakeforce =
wheelbase =
length =
width =
height =
weight = convert|110.05|LT
maximum_speed =
trainheating = Steam generator
multipleworking =
axleloadclass = Route availability 7
railroad = North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
disposition = Stored 1923–1950; scrapped 1950

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.

Overview

In the 1920s 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.

The wheels were arranged as in a 4-6-4 steam locomotive and the driving wheels were 6ft 8in 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, sadly, it was scrapped in 1950.

pecification

* Numbers: (NER) 13; (LNER) 6999; (BR) 26600
* Wheel arrangement: 2-Co-2
* Introduced: 1922
* Builder: North Eastern Railway
* Motors: 6x300hp, Metropolitan-Vickers
* Total power: 1,800hp (1,343 KW)
* Supply: 1,500V DC overhead

References

* The Electric Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway by K. Hoole, published by the Oakwood Press in 1988, ISBN 0 85361 367 2
* [http://www.lner.info/locos/Electric/ee1.shtml The NER Electric 2-Co-2 Class EE1 Locomotive No. 13]


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