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NER electric units
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by British Thomson-Houston· from 1904· absorbed from the North Eastern Railway in 1923
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 3267 in the Stephenson Railway Museum (1): Robby George· CC0
- 2. North Eastern Railway Parcels Van: Stevie742· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The NER electric units were electric multiple units that ran on the Tyneside Electrics, a suburban system based on the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1904 the North Eastern Railway electrified suburban services on Tyneside with a third rail at 600 V DC and built saloon cars that ran in 3-car to 8-car formations. More cars were built between 1908 and 1915 to cope with increased traffic.
who runs it
fun facts
- First built 122 years ago, in 1904.
- Served for 58 years (1904–1962).
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1904
- in service from
- 1904
- retired
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- British Thomson-Houston
- operators
- North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC third rail
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16998632, Wikipedia: NER electric units (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.