NS Class 1500

Class 1500
Preserved locomotive no. 1501
Type and origin Power type Electric 1500 V DC OHL Builder Gorton Locomotive Works, Manchester, England Serial number 1065-71 Build date 1953-1954 Total produced 7
Specifications Configuration: ​  • 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 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 3 preserved, 4 scrapped

The NS Class 1500 electric locomotives were acquired by Nederlandse Spoorwegen in 1969, following a locomotive shortage, and operated until 1986. They were built by Gorton Works in Manchester, England, between 1953 and 1955. The locomotives were first operated by British Railways (BR) as Class EM2 (later Class 77), hauling passenger services on the Woodhead line between Manchester London Road and Sheffield Victoria until 1968.