British Rail Class EF1
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The Class EF1 (Electric Freight 1) was a class of electric locomotives used by the North Eastern Railway. They were also classified as EB1 for a short period, although only a single locomotive was modified to EB1 condition.
History
[change | change source]In 1913, the NER decided to electrify the line from Shildon to Newport near Middlesbrough. That railway was used to transport coal from the mines near Shildon to the port of Newport.[2][3] Wires were brought up in stages in 1915 and 1916.[4]
As part of the plan, ten locomotives were built at Darlington Works. Siemens provided the electrical equipment. The first of these engines were delivered in 1914. They were numbered 3 to 12, following the two ES1 locomotives.[1]
At their best, the electrics were only a slight improvement over steam locomotives. On empty trains, they could haul 800 tons, 100 more than the steam engines.[5]
The need to renew the electrical infrastructure and declining coal traffic were becoming a problem. These were the reasons the London and North Eastern Railway decided to pull down the wires in 1935.[6][7]
The electric engines, now useless but still had potential, were put into store at Darlington.[7] In 1945, all ten engines were classified as EB1. Only one, number 11, was actually modified for banking duties. The other nine were reclassified as EF1 in 1949.[8]
The EF1s were all discarded in 1950.[7] Meanwhile, the sole EB1 was used as a shunter at Ilford depot in 1949. By then it was renumbered 26510.[8] It was then transferred to departmental stock (as No. 100) in 1959. It was eventually thrown away in 1964.[9]
Related pages
[change | change source]Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glover 2003, p. 27.
- ↑ Glover 2003, p. 25.
- ↑ Nock 1954, p. 11.
- ↑ Glover 2003, p. 26.
- ↑ Nock 1954, p. 176.
- ↑ Glover 2003, p. 28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hoole 1986, p. 132.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 RCTS 1990, p. 93.
- ↑ RCTS 1990, p. 95, 97.
Sources
[change | change source]- Glover, John (2003). Eastern Electric. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711029342.
- Hoole, Ken (1986). The North East. David and Charles. ISBN 9780946537310.
- RCTS (1990). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 10B: Railcars and Electric Stock. ISBN 0-901115-66-5.
- Nock, O.S. (1954). Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. Ian Allan. ISBN 0711004935.
Other websites
[change | change source]- The NER Electric Bo-Bo Class EF1 & EB1 Locomotives - LNER Encyclopedia