#1672· Class EF1

British Rail Class EF1

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Darlington Works· from 1914· class of 10 British Bo-Bo electric locomotives

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what is it?

The Class EF1 (Electric Freight 1) was a class of electrically powered locomotives built by the North Eastern Railway from 1914. They were built to haul coal trains from the mines at Shildon to the docks at Middlesbrough. In common with other LNER electric locomotives, no classification was given to these locomotives until 4 October 1945, when nos.

who runs it

North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Rail

base stats

power 937 kWpower output
built 10made 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 112 years ago, in 1914.
937 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

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

spec sheet

built: 1914–1919
retired: 1964
status: retired
number built: 10
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Darlington Works
operators: North Eastern Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail
top speed: —
power: 937 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 1,500 V DC Catenary
wheel arrangement: B-B
Dutch name: Class EF1

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4970911, Wikipedia: British Rail Class EF1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.