Metropolitan-Vickers Bo-Bo Electric Profile and Models
No. 12 'Sarah Siddons' at Old Oak Common Depot in January 2011. ©Steve Knight
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In the early 1920s, the Metropolitan placed an order with Metropolitan-Vickers of Barrow-in-Furness for rebuilding their twenty electric locomotives. When work started on the first locomotive, it was found to be impractical and uneconomical and the order was changed to building completely new locomotives using some equipment recovered from the originals. The locomotives were all named, the first nameplates being fitted on 18 March 1927. Nineteen of the names chosen were of people, real or fictitious, who had a connection with the area served by the Metropolitan. After electrification to Amersham was completed in 1961, the locomotives were withdrawn from passenger service although three were kept as shunters. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Electric |
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Builder |
Metropolitan-Vickers |
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Build Dates |
1922 to 1923 |
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Total Built |
20 |
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Tractive Effort |
Unknown |
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Power Output |
1,200 hp |
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Top Speed |
65 mph |
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Wheel Configuration |
Bo-Bo |
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Operated By |
Metropolitan Railway London Underground |
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Main Duties |
Passenger Services Shunting |
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In Service Until |
1962 |
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Surviving Examples |
2 |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Metropolitan Railway
London Transport
O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | ACE Trains |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Unpowered |
E17S View |
Metropolitan Bo-Bo Electric 12 "Sarah Siddons" in Metropolitan livery | Not Applicable |
| O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | Hornby Tinplate |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Unpowered |
C2-Met View |
Clockwork Metropolitan Bo-Bo | Not Applicable |
