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Metropolitan Railway's electric locomotive No. 1

Photographed around 1920, this is a fine view of the Metropolitan Railway's handsome 1906 electric locomotive No. 1. Weighing in at fifty tons and powered by four 200 hp motors, No. 1 was one of ten electric locos ordered from British Westinghouse in 1904. Note the illuminated roller-blind destination box, here showing Inner Circle.

Digital Reference: L2601
Creator: Unknown - circa 1920
Contributor: London's Transport Museum
Type: Scanned
Format: 102mm, 178mm, 300 dpi
Copyright: London's Transport Museum
Source: London's Transport Museum (copy of Black and white print)
Identifier: London's Transport Museum - 1998/ 62095