LNER Electric Bo-Bo Class EM1 (Pre TOPS) Locomotives

[neildimmer]

Morning All

i have now started to update all my Electric loco collections

Next collection features LNER Electric Bo-Bo Class EM1 (Pre TOPS) Locomotives

Starting off with the Prototype loco built by the LNER as 6701 in the 1940’s and shipped to Holland
here seen as

26000 Tommy
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-RR3LdK7

Production locos started with 26002 seen here at Penistone (I have permission to use Bill Wrights Photos)
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-QwRvmjh

majority of the un-named EM1’s were used on freight
but here are 26012 on a passenger turn
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-zj3xcNQ
26042
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-tk6RNxg

Named locos
26048 Hector
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-CkFKfHx
26051 Mentor
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-J2gDmnc
26054 Pluto
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-Zp82Lp7
26055 Prometheus
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-sLtpgF2
26056 Triton
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-F6kSPNz

including preserved 26020
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-XZzV5Np

Neil

 

[ac6000cw]

The EM1's were Bo+Bo (the two bogies were articulated together).

(I guess you could have a debate about whether they should be classified as BR locos, since the LNER never really used them in revenue service and all the production batch were built in BR days )

Interesting historical photos though - brings back memories of seeing them on parcel trains at Guide Bridge in the late 1970s (in BR blue by then of course)

 

[neildimmer]

Morning All

I have now added the photos of the EM1’s now renumbered as class 76 in BR TOPS days

there are a lot of photos of stored & withdrawn locos

including these from Guide Bridge, lines of withdrawn 76’s
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-7Gqndv4
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-DKfg9Nm

photos from Reddish mpd of class 76’s minus bogies
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-zFX9FsF
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-h3tqTwJ

on a happier note plenty of photos of class 76’ working freights
Wath
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-k89bhgn
Penistone
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-78pZqF9

Neil

 

[Ash Bridge]

Some very evocative shots there Neil, heartbreaking to see those grounded bodies at Reddish ETD towards the end though. As the crow flies Iam typing this just 1mile from that very spot.

 

[neildimmer]

Morning All

I have added some more photos of the EM1’s

pre TOPS

26027+26008 Dinting 11-4-70
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-cWs3Rj2
26044 Dinting 11-4-70
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1/i-KSSPQbv

Post Tops class 76

76001 Godley & Penistone Main Line Steam Trust Great Central Wanderer 8-4-78
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-X9Hmr99
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-KdwSgDC
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-H5fJjj3
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-qWzDxfw

76022+76029 Penistone The Pennine Rose 5-5-79
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-vNFsNqP
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-4NMHvKm

76037 4027+43107+E76037+673 Tinsley open day 15-6-80
http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/E2/EM1-electrics/EM1-TOPS-Class-76/i-XP5FK7h

Neil