90 mile/h co-co 2490HP 1.5kV DC electric locomotive
| A total of only 7 (seven) locos were built by
Metropolitan-Vickers at Gorton Works between1953–1954 for use over the Woodhead
Line between Manchester and Sheffield.
Originally numbered 27000-27006 and later E27000-E27006 In September 1969 the entire class was sold to the Dutch Railways Nederlandse Spoorwegen, where they became NS 1500 Class
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1502 (27000 Electra) at Butterley in 1986 |
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1501 'Diana' and 27000 'Electra' at Utrecht 1989 |
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Utrecht 1989 |
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1505 'Ariadne' at Manchester Museum of Science & Industry 2009 |
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1505 at Manchester Museum of Science & Industry 2009 |
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1505 front end |