NS Class 1500

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Class 1500
Preserved 1501
Type and origin Power type Electric 1500 V DC OHL Builder BR Gorton Works Serial number 1065 onwards Build date 1953-1954 Total produced 7
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′  • Commonwealth Co-Co Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Driver dia. 1,092 mm (42.99 in) Loco weight 102 t (100 long tons; 112 short tons) Electric system/s 1.5 kV DC OHL Current pickup(s) Pantograph Loco brake Air Train brakes Air
Performance figures Tractive effort 200 kN (45,000 lbf)
Career Operators Nederlandse Spoorwegen Class 1500 Number in class 6 Numbers 1501-1506 Delivered 1969 Disposition See table

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Class 1500 were built by Metropolitan-Vickers in 1953–1955. They were originally built for British Railways (BR) as Class EM2 (later Class 77) for use on the Woodhead Route between Manchester and Sheffield. They were withdrawn by BR in 1969 and acquired by NS in 1969 following a locomotive shortage.