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{{short description|Locomotive class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox Locomotive
|name = Class 1500
|powertype = [[Electric]] 1500 V DC OHL
|image = Ex NS 1501 'Diana' (Class EM2 Class 77) (28838246198).jpg
|imagesize =250px
|caption = Preserved 1501
|builder = [[Gorton Locomotive Works|BR Gorton Works]]
|serialnumber = 1065 onwards
|buildmodel =
|builddate = 1953-1954
|totalproduction = 7
|Britishclass= [[Co-Co locomotives|Co-Co]]
|uicclass = [[Co′Co′]]
|gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
|driverdiameter = {{convert|1,092|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}
|wheelbase =
|length =
|width =
|height =
|weightondrivers =
|locoweight = {{convert|102|t|abbr=on}}
|electricsystem = 1.5 [[Volt|kV]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|OHL]]
|collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (rail)|Pantograph]]
|tractiveeffort = {{convert|200|kN|abbr=on}}
|factorofadhesion =
|locobrakes = [[Railway air brake|Air]]
|trainbrakes = [[Railway air brake|Air]]
|operator = [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]]
|operatorclass = 1500
|numinclass = 6
|fleetnumbers = 1501-1506
|officialname =
|nicknames =
|locale =
|deliverydate = 1969
|firstrundate =
|lastrundate =
|retiredate =
|restoredate =
|scrapdate =
|currentowner =
|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 [[British Rail Class 77|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 They were withdrawn by BR in 1969 and acquired by NS in 1969 following a locomotive shortage.

==Description==
Seven locomotives of this type were constructed. Construction took place at [[Gorton locomotive works|Gorton Works]], [[Manchester]] with electrical equipment supplied by [[Metropolitan-Vickers]]. They had been withdrawn en masse in September 1968 by BR, and were stored at [[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]] in the hope of sale to a foreign railway. Around this time, NS had been suffering from a shortage of electric locomotives. In August 1969, Dutch officials inspected no. E27002, which then performed a test run between Sheffield and [[Reddish]]. NS were so impressed that they purchased all seven locomotives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-04 |title=Serie 1500 - martijnvanvulpen.nl |url=https://martijnvanvulpen.nl/materieel/elektrische-locomotieven/serie-1500/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |language=nl-NL}}</ref>

The class was shipped to the [[Netherlands]] in September 1969 by ferry from [[Harwich]] to [[Zeebrugge]]. They were then tripped to [[Tilburg]] workshops for assessment and repairs. One locomotive, no. E27005 ''Minerva'' was considered to be beyond economical repair and consequently broken up for spare parts. The remaining six locomotives entered the workshops for various modifications, including the fitting of Dutch headlight clusters, new [[pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]s and a new braking system. Driving controls were also relocated from the left side of the cab to the right. They were renumbered in the 1500 series (1500 representing 1,500 V DC overhead) in the order they left their workshops, starting with E27003 as 1501 in May 1970 and ending with E27002 as 1506 in June 1971.

The 1500s were primarily used on services in the southern part of the [[Netherlands]]. Typical passenger duty was [[The Hague|Den Haag]] to [[Venlo]]. Freight duties were mainly operated at night and included Rotterdam Kijfhoek (freightyard) to [[Roosendaal]].

By the early 1980s, new electric locomotives in the form of [[NS Class 1600|Class 1600]] were being introduced. The 1500s were therefore made obsolete and withdrawals started in 1985. The final locomotives were withdrawn in 1986.

==Fleet details==
{|class="wikitable"
!Key:
|style="background:#deebfc;"|Preserved
|[[Scrap]]ped
|}

{|class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2|NS number
! colspan=2|BR number
! rowspan=2|Name
! rowspan=2|Disposal
|-
!1955
!1957
|-
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|1501
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|27003
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|E27003
|style="background:#deebfc;"|''[[Diana (mythology)|Diana]]''
|style="background:#deebfc;"|Preserved in the [[Railway Museum (Netherlands)|Utrecht Railway Museum]] by Werkgroep 1501
|-
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|1502
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|27000
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|E27000
|style="background:#deebfc;"|''[[Electra]]''
|style="background:#deebfc;"|Preserved at [[Midland Railway - Butterley]]
|-
|align=center|1503
|align=center|27004
|align=center|E27004
|''[[Juno (mythology)|Juno]]''
|Scrapped (10/1986)
|-
|align=center|1504
|align=center|27006
|align=center|E27006
|''[[Pandora]]''
|Scrapped (02/1985)
|-
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|1505
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|27001
|style="background:#deebfc;" align=center|E27001
|style="background:#deebfc;"|''[[Ariadne]]''
|style="background:#deebfc;"|Preserved at [[Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester)|Museum of Science and Industry]]
|-
|align=center|1506
|align=center|27002
|align=center|E27002
|''[[Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]]''
|Scrapped (02/1985)
|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|27005
|align=center|E27005
|''[[Minerva]]''
|Used for parts by NS. Scrapped (11/1969)
|}

== Modelling the NS 1500 Class ==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2021}}
Dutch manufacturer [[Philotrain]] offered a high quality certified small series brass model in the 1980s, which sold out fairly quickly. These models rarely appear for sale and consequently fetch premium prices. The model is in [[H0 scale]].

Another Dutch manufacturer, [[KleiNSpoor]], offered a resin and plastic based model, based on [[Athearn]] parts, as kits and ready-to-run versions, starting in the late 1990s. The model has been temporarily out of production as Athearn ceased delivery of parts, but it has now re-appeared in the KleiNSpoor catalogue as partially complete kit only. The model is in [[H0 scale]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|NS Class 1500}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040910015157/http://www.thewoodheadsite.org.uk/MotivePower/Em2coco.htm Description of the class]
* [http://www.thewoodheadsite.org.uk/ Website of the EM2 Society]
* [http://www.klassieke-locs.nl/ Website of the Werkgroep Loc 1501]
{{NS locos}}

[[Category:Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotives|1500]]
[[Category:1500 V DC locomotives]]
[[Category:Co′Co′ locomotives]]
[[Category:Co-Co locomotives]]
[[Category:Metropolitan-Vickers locomotives]]
[[Category:Electric locomotives of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Preserved electric locomotives]]
[[Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1953]]
[[Category:Co′Co′ electric locomotives of Europe]]

NS Class 1500 - Revision history

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