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EM2 class electric locomotive on a passenger train near Woodhead.

Two types of electric locomotive were built for the Woodhead Route. The eight-wheeled (Bo-Bo) EM1 type and the larger twelve-wheeled (Co-Co) versions known as EM2's. The terms Bo-Bo and Co-Co relate to the number of driven axles on each power bogie. Here we see EM2 number 27001, ARIADNE, hauling a passenger train through the scenery that made the Woodhead Route so spectacular. Each locomotive in the class was named after a Greek god or goddess, and they survived until being sold to Denmark in the 1970's. See on Route Map

Digital Reference: L2536
Creator: Clarke, John - 1966-07
Contributor: Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Type: Black and White
Format: 35mm acetate negative
Copyright: Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Source: John Clarke Collection - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester (part of John Clarke Collection - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester, copy of Acetate Negative)
Identifier: 1628_35
OS Reference: 408100 399200