Manufactured in 1903 by British Thomson-Houston and Brush Engineering, based on a US design by General Electric, a pair of these magnificent engines were in use for more than half a century.
My reason for posting this image, of Electric Number 1 shining in the light at the Locomotion museum in Shildon? My discovery of this pair of delightful images from the days when these locomotives were earning their keep:
Sporting the British Railways symbol and TOPS numbers in Gill sans, this ES1 looks rather fine.
Shortly after these photos were taken, they were replaced with diesel-electric engines and the lines were de-electrified.
2 comments:
Yes. Green (British Racing?) with black trim and red highlights is the only suitable livery for respectable, manly locomotives. There is no need for the contemporary corporate colour coimbination crap.
What a superb machine: so desperately ugly it's beautiful.
Its current livery is the Saxony Green of the NER. And very chic it is too.
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