#1096· Class ES1

LNER Class ES1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Thomson-Houston· from 1902· class of 2 British Bo-Bo electric shunting locomotives

⚡ electric locomotive electric preserved

4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. NorthEasternRailwayNo1-Locomotion-Shildon-April2008: No machine-readable author provided. Dogboy~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).· Public domain
2. ES1 Shildon: TwinBoo· CC BY 4.0
3. NER Class Es1 Bo-Bo 1 (1905), LSWR 563, APTE, Sentinel, Locomotion Shildon 29.06.2009 P6290021 (9989535396): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
4. North Eastern Railway Class ES1 Bo-Bo No. 1 (built 1903): KingsIndian228· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The NER Class ES1 (Electric Shunting 1) was a class of two steeplecab electric locomotives commissioned by the North Eastern Railway in 1902. Both locomotives passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and then to British Railways in 1948, but both were withdrawn before TOPS numbers could be applied.

who runs it

North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Rail North Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 43 km/htop speed
power 477 kWpower output
built 2made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 124 years ago, in 1902.
477 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 61 years (1903–1964).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1902–1904
in service from: 1903
retired: 1964
status: preserved
number built: 2
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: British Thomson-Houston, Brush Traction, North Eastern Railway
operators: North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: 43 km/h
power: 477 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 600–630 V DC, Third rail or catenary
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 11.3 m
Dutch name: Class ES1

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4970913, Wikipedia: LNER Class ES1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.