British Rail Class ES1 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids North Eastern Railways Class ES1
NER No.1, Locomotion museum, Shildon
Power type	Electric
Builder	British Thomson-Houston, with mechanical parts sub-contracted to Brush, for North Eastern Railway
Build date	1903-1904 (contract signed with builders on 15 December 1902)
Total production	2
Configuration	Bo+Bo
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Wheel diameter	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Wheelbase	27 ft 0 in (8.230 m)
Length	37 ft 11 in (11.557 m)
Height	with pantograph lowered 12 ft 11 in (3.937 m); raised 15 ft 9 in (4.801 m)
Locomotive weight	56 tons (51 tonnes)
Electric system(s)	600–630 V DC
Current collection method	Third rail or pantograph
Traction motors	British Thomson-Houston, 4 off
Top speed	27 mph (43 km/h)
Power output	640 hp (477 kW)
Tractive effort	25,000 lbf (111.2 kN)
Train heating	None
Career	North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Number	NER: 1–2 LNER 1–2, later 6480–6481 BR: 26500–26501
Axle load class	Route availability 2
First run	1905
Retired	1964
Disposition	No.1 preserved, No.2 scrapped in 1966

British Rail Class ES1 was a class of two electric locomotives commissioned by the North Eastern Railway in 1902. They were of steeplecab design.

Images for kids

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  As built, with the original bow collector

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  No. 26500 at Heaton Locomotive Depot 13 June 1954