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LNER electric units
| LNER Tyneside electric units | |
|---|---|
 North Tyneside set at North Shields, 1967 | |
| In service | 1937–1967 |
| Manufacturer | Metro-Cammell |
| Replaced | NER electric units |
| Number built | 132 cars (64 sets) |
| Formation | 2-car sets |
| Operators | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 112 ft 7 in (34.32 m) |
| Car length | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1,090 mm) |
| Traction motors | 2x Crompton Parkinson 154 hp (115 kW) |
| Electric system(s) | 600 V DC third rail |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Notes/references | |
| [1] | |
In 1937 the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) received a fleet of articulated electric multiple units for use on the Tyneside Electric lines. These lines linked the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne with the coast at North Shields and South Shields. They were in service until electric services stopped in 1967.
- ↑ Glover 2003, p. 14.
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