Vintage Electric Locomotives

Historical black and white images of electric trains, featuring unique designs and engineering from past railway systems.

The first British-Built Gas Turbine Locomotive - this 3,000 h.p. locomotive has been manufactured by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Ltd. at Trafford Park, Manchester, and will be shortly delivered to the Western Region of British Railways. December 6, 1951. (Photo by Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company Limited).
The first British-Built Gas Turbine Locomotive - this 3,000 h.p. locomotive has been manufactured by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Ltd. at Trafford Park, Manchester, and will be shortly delivered to the Western Region of British Railways. December 6, 1951. (Photo by Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company Limited).