London Underground sleet locomotives
- London Underground sleet locomotives
Sleet locomotives were redundant London Underground cars converted to help with the removal of ice that built up on the conductor rails.
ESL100 - ESL117
In 1939 and 1940, 36 former 1903 Stock cars were converted. For the conversion, the passenger saloon was removed and the two cabs were joined together. The first locomotive, ESL100, only had three bogies but later locomotives were built with four bogies, the centre bogie being used to carry the de-icing equipment.Locomotive ESL103 was withdrawn in 1953 as the result of an accident. ESL107 was the last to be withdrawn, the latter being preserved by the London Transport Museum.
"Cars marked * were built by Metropolitan Amalgamated, all other built by Birmingham Carriage & Wagon"
ESL118A / ESL118B
For the surface lines, two T Stock cars were converted into sleet locomotives in 1961.The cars were renumbered ESL118A and ESL118B, previously being 2758 and 2749 respectively. After being withdrawn, both cars were preserved and are currently located at the Spa Valley Railway.
leet tender ST1 / ST2
In 1957, two experimental sleet tenders were built. One tender was attached to the front of a regular tube train while the other was attached to the rear. The tenders were low so as not to hinder the driver's view.
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