LST11. North Eastern Railway Tyneside Electric Twin-Pantograph 0-4+4-0 Loco No. 5. In lined NER freight black livery. This is a substantial model in brass, probably scratchbuilt, and fitted with Slaters wheels and one powered bogie with a large twin-shaft motor driving both axles (both motor shafts have flywheels). The pantographs can lift to the raised position but are non-working. The model has had light to medium use. It requires wide radius curves due to limited bogie swing, and the motor is wired positive to negative (so 'forward' on the controller is 'reverse' and vice versa). The motor and gears are noisy but give an authentic sound. The prototypes were a class of 10 freight locos (numbered 3 - 12) and designated class EB1. They were designed by Vincent Raven and built by Darlington Works entering service between 1914 and 1919. They were all based at Shildon, and were capable of hauling up to 1400 ton freight loads on the 18 mile route from Shildon Yard to Newport Yard. They were absorbed by the LNER in 1923 but by the 1930's the overhead electrical equipment was life expired and it was decided not to replace it, and to revert to steam haulage. Shildon Yards closed in 1935 and all 10 locos were put into storage at Darlington. Over the years various suggestions were made as to their possible use, including converting into banking engines for the Manchester - Sheffield electrification. This plan did not materialise, and nine were withdrawn in 1950. The tenth had some use in shunting duties at the electric carriage sheds built for the Eastern Region Liverpool Street to Shenfield electrification, and this one was withdrawn in 1964. £795.
