what is it?
The Midland Railway experimented with electrification on its Heysham–Morecambe–Lancaster line in Lancashire, England. Electric trains started to run over this route in 1908, using the overhead 6.6 kV, 25 Hz AC electric supply installed and generated at the MR's own power station in Heysham. The electric multiple units consisted of three driving motor coaches and six driving trailer coaches.
base stats
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 118 years ago, in 1908.
- Served for 45 years (1908–1953).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1908
- in service from
- 1908
- retired
- 1953
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- builders
- Unknown builder
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- formation
- 4 cars
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6717651, Wikipedia: MR electric units (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.