Metrovick EM1

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==Prototype information==
 
==Prototype information==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_76 BR class 76].
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[[Image:em1.jpg|left|240px]]These locomotives, later known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_76 BR class 76], were ordered by H.N.Gresley for work on the Woodhead 1500v DC line.  Only one prototype was completed before the Second World War saw such experiments put on hold.  Full-scale production of EM1, and later [[EM2]], locomotives did not begin until the 1950s.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:18, 14 March 2012

The EM1 is an electric locomotive in the UK Railway Set Add-on Set.

[edit] Statistics and information

Three livery variations, based on year built and last service
Type: General Purpose Electric
Introduction: 1941
Withdrawal: 1990
Speed: 65mph
Power: 1300hp
Weight: 87t
Tractive Effort: 200kN
Drawn by: lawton27

[edit] Prototype information

Em1.jpg
These locomotives, later known as BR class 76, were ordered by H.N.Gresley for work on the Woodhead 1500v DC line. Only one prototype was completed before the Second World War saw such experiments put on hold. Full-scale production of EM1, and later EM2, locomotives did not begin until the 1950s.