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Railroad(s) | British Rail |
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Number | E1000; E2001 from 1959 |
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Axle load class | Route availability |
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Retired | April 1968 |
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Disposition | Sold for scrap to J. Cashmore, Great Bridge, 1973 |
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Class 80 [1] was the TOPS classification allocated by British Rail to the prototype 25 kV AC electric locomotive. This locomotive was built by Metropolitan-Vickers, initially as a prototype Gas turbine-electric locomotive, numbered 18100. British Rail allocated the number E1000 (and later E2001) to the locomotive following its conversion from gas turbine propulsion.
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