English Electric Type 1

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The '''EE Type 1''' is a diesel [[:Category:Locomotives|locomotive]] in [[Project 1000]].
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The '''EE Type 1''' is a diesel [[:Category:Locomotives|locomotive]] in the [[UK Railway Set]].
 
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==Statistics and information==
 
==Statistics and information==
 
[[Image:20.png|right|Four livery variations, based on year built, last service, and cargo type]]
 
[[Image:20.png|right|Four livery variations, based on year built, last service, and cargo type]]
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|[[Pannier]], [[Austerity]]
 
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|[[EE Type 3]], [[EMD Class 66]], [[Costar Junker]]
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|[[Bidwell Tripworker]]
 
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==Special GRF features==
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*Locomotive flips direction when train reverses (if single locomotive or before 1965).
  
 
==Prototype information==
 
==Prototype information==
[[Image:20.jpg|right|240px]]The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_20 British Rail Class 20] was the only truly successful Class 1 diesel locomotive.  They widely replaced steam engines in branchline and light freight service, and were later often found working in pairs on coal trains.  More recently, they found work hauling nuclear flask trains.
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[[Image:20.jpg|left|240px]]The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_20 British Rail Class 20] was the only truly successful Class 1 diesel locomotive.  They widely replaced steam engines in branchline and light freight service, and were later often found working in pairs on coal trains.  More recently, they found work hauling nuclear flask trains.
  
 
==Similar locomotives==
 
==Similar locomotives==
The EE Type 1 represents all Type 1 diesels.
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There were a number of less-successful Type 1 diesels, Classes 15, 16 and 17, many of which were withdrawn within a decade of introduction.
  
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[[Category:Locomotives]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 30 May 2018

The EE Type 1 is a diesel locomotive in the UK Railway Set.

[edit] Statistics and information

Four livery variations, based on year built, last service, and cargo type
Type: Light Duty Diesel
Introduction: 1957
Withdrawal: 2030
Speed: 75mph
Power: 1000hp
Weight: 73t
Tractive Effort: 187kN
Replaces: Pannier, Austerity
Replaced By: Bidwell Tripworker

[edit] Special GRF features

  • Locomotive flips direction when train reverses (if single locomotive or before 1965).

[edit] Prototype information

20.jpg
The British Rail Class 20 was the only truly successful Class 1 diesel locomotive. They widely replaced steam engines in branchline and light freight service, and were later often found working in pairs on coal trains. More recently, they found work hauling nuclear flask trains.

[edit] Similar locomotives

There were a number of less-successful Type 1 diesels, Classes 15, 16 and 17, many of which were withdrawn within a decade of introduction.