A/C Prototype E2001

Hi All

Just the 1 photo in this collection, featuring the ex GWR Gas Turbine loco converted to AC traction & renumbered E2001

E2001 at Rugby 29/3/65 (Bill Wright)
http://www.electric-loco.photos.gb.net/p61308723.html

Neil

 

E2001

Thanks for sharing a colour shot of this rare bird, did this machine ever get used for revenue earning service on the WCML, I do not recall ever seeing a shot of it at work? I copped it on a shed visit to Longsight in 1961, but remeber it looked unused then. Harold.

 

There is some info on the use of loco in this site;

http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Pages Loco/Recognition loco/Illus_18100.html

and I certainly have seen published photo's in books when it was being used for testing/crew training around Manchester in the early 60's.

 

The loco was modified purely for driver training and - as far as I recall - it never worked a revenue earning service whether freight or passenger - but I am open to correction.

 

E2001 also worked in Scotland

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