BRITISH RAIL CLASS 85

85024 at Bescot on 14 February 1988.

Class 85, no. 85101 'Doncaster Plant 150 1853-2003', on display at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. This locomotive is preserved by the AC Locomotive Group at Barrow Hill Engine Shed. It was named to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Doncaster Works, and is painted in ''Railfreight Distribution'' livery, a livery it never carried in service.

The British Rail 'Class 85' is an electric locomotive built during the early 1960s, as part of BR's policy to develop a standard electric locomotive. Five prototype classes (81-85) were built and evaluated, which eventually led to the development of the Class 86 locomotive. Forty of these locomotives were built from 1961-64 by BR at Doncaster Works. The class were used to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line, from Birmingham, to Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool and later Preston. By 1965, electrification had spread south to London Euston.
Under the earlier BR classification, the type was given the designation 'AL5' (meaning the 5th design of AC Locomotive), and locomotives were numbered E3056-E3095. In 1968, this was changed to Class 85, when BR introduced a new computer numbering system. From 1971 onwards, locomotives were progressively renumbered into the 85001-040 series.

Contents
Preservation
Fleet Details
External links

Preservation


One locomotive has been preserved.

★ 85101/ 85006 / E3061 - Barrow Hill Engine Shed
This locomotive has been preserved by the AC Locomotive Group, who own examples of Classes 81-86. This locomotive has been restored to ''Railfreight Distribution'' livery, a colour scheme it would have carried if it had survived in traffic a few more years. It is hoped to eventually restore this locomotive to operational condition.

Fleet Details


ClassNo. Built(
★ Converted)
Loco Nos.Withdrawn
'Class 85/0'4085001-850401991
'Class 85/1'14
85101-851141991

Key:PreservedScrapped

NumbersWithdrawnDisposal
Class AL5Class 85/0Class 85/1
E305685001-1985Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E305785002-1989Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E305885003851131991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E305985004851111990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306085005-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306185006851011992Preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed
E306285007851121991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306385008-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306485009851021991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306585010851031991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306685011851141991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306785012851041991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306885013-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E306985014-1989Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307085015-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307185016851051991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307285017-1987Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307385018-1991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307485019-1989Scrapped at Vic Berry's, Leicester
E307585020-1990Accident damaged
Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307685021851061990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307785022-1989Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307885023-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E307985024851071990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308085025-1990Scrapped at Vic Berry's, Leicester
E308185026-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308285027-1983Fire damaged
Scrapped at Crewe Works
E308385028-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308485029-1988Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308585030-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308685031-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308785032851081991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E308885033-1984Scrapped at Crewe Works
E308985034-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E309085035851091991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E309185036851101991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E309285037-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E309385038-1990Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E309485039-1987Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
E309585040-1991Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow

External links



AC Locomotive Group - Owners of preserved locomotive no. 85101 / E3061

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