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LNER dieselisation of the ECML


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Immediately post WW2 the LNER  pre-war plans for dieselisation of the ECML by  25 large express passenger diesels were not simply shelved, they were abandoned by  the newly nationalised British Railways

 

This may be gleaned from Michael Bonavia " British Rail , the first 25 years "  Bonavia was assistant to Miles Beevor Acting Chief General Manager and in a position to know about such matters

 

This may be the earliest reference to a class of locomotive to act as a  special purpose fleet such as the Deltics.

 

I need to head off to Kew National Archives and try and look up some LNER board minutes.

 

Can anyone shed such light upon the express  diesels the LNER had in mind for the ECML?

 

I envisage 1600 to 2000 bhp versions of the LMS 10000 or Southern 10203 locos,  possibly based on the body style of the Woodhead EM2 locomotives

 

 

 

 

 

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If memory serves they were ordered from GM. There was a bit in Trains magazine about it at the time.

That would explain why the idea was dropped, the nation just didn't have the $'s for American locomotives. An interesting prospect though, F7's on the ECML wearing LNER livery.

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I'm sure I've read somewhere that these were single cabbed English Electric powered loco's using the 16 CVT engine, if they were LNER styled it would be logical that the EM1/2 cabs would be used

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The LNER obtained tenders from EE, BRCW and I think Metrovick, it is in the archives. The EE were based on the Egypt locos, but no orders were ever placed.Instead an order for 27 EM2 was placed and the Proposed ECML to York (and Retford-Sheffield )Electricfication would have been awesome. A fe bridges were worked on for this, Holgate Bridge in York lowered and footbridge raised at Worksop, but no serious work. This was shelved by the LMS dominated BR Board, but was really a better idea than dieselisation

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