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EspañolBRITISH RAIL CLASS 91
''These locomotives are not to be confused with Driving Van Trailers, which look very similar.''
The British Rail 'Class 91' is a class of 140 mph, 6,300 hp electric locomotives ordered specifically for the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The ''Class 91'' locomotives were to replace the previous British Rail Class 43 (HST) in addition to other InterCity locomotives. The Class 43s were better known as InterCity 125 trains and the Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of 'InterCity 225' trains to indicate their status as a new version of the 125 and their envisaged top speed of 225km/h (140mph). The other end of the InterCity 225 is formed of a Driving Van Trailer. The fleet was built in two batches, the first 10, then the remaining 21, between 1988 and 1991 at BREL, Crewe under subcontract from GEC to work with Mark 4 coaches. At the time the Class 91s were branded by British Rail as the 'Electra'. Derived from power cars of the ill-fated Advanced Passenger Train, a power supply to allow the Mark 4 Coaches to tilt was provided but was removed during their recent rebuild.
One initial idea was to use these locomotives on fast passenger services in the day, and on inter-modal trains at night. These plans were dropped and freight workings left to the Class 90s.
In the early 1990's, after the Treasury failed to support funding for the IC250 British Rail examined the option of ordering a further set of Class 91s to operate on the West Coast Main Line. Limited funding meant that the procurement of the Class 465 EMU Networker stock was taken forward instead of these.
The asymmetric body style is streamlined at one end to allow high speed operation with the fixed sets of Mark 4 coaches in push-pull operation. An additional requirement of the design was that they could operate as normal locomotives. This led to a second cab being incorporated into the 'flat end'.[1]
The fleet is now operated under lease from HSBC Rail by GNER, owners of the ECML franchise post privatisation and underwent a refit between 2000 and 2003 to improve reliability. This has resulted in the renumbering of the fleet from 910XX to 911XX, with the exception of locomotive 91023, which had been involved in the rail crashes at Hatfield and Selby. The locomotive escaped with minor damage on both occasions, but it was renumbered to 91132 (instead of the expected 91123) to avoid suggestions that it had "bad luck".[1]
The trainsets have earned the nicknames ''Stealth Bombers'' due to the deep blue colour of the livery. They have also been described as dung beetles by some enthusiasts - an allusion to their opinion of the Mark 4 rolling stock[2].
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★ Not taking account of the period immediately after repainting into GNER colours in the late 1990s, when all locomotives were briefly nameless
★ InterCity 225
★ InterCity (British Rail)
★ Class 93
★ Testing the Intercity 225/Class 91
★ Class 91 fleet list on www.thejunction.org.uk
1. British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock 2007, , , Pritchard, Fox & Hall, Platform 5 Publishing Ltd., ,
2.
A class 91 at Peterborough in the late 1980s wearing original InterCity Swallow livery.
Class 91/1, no. 91118 "Bradford Film Festival" at Peterborough on 27 July 2003. This locomotive is painted in GNER blue livery.
The British Rail 'Class 91' is a class of 140 mph, 6,300 hp electric locomotives ordered specifically for the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The ''Class 91'' locomotives were to replace the previous British Rail Class 43 (HST) in addition to other InterCity locomotives. The Class 43s were better known as InterCity 125 trains and the Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of 'InterCity 225' trains to indicate their status as a new version of the 125 and their envisaged top speed of 225km/h (140mph). The other end of the InterCity 225 is formed of a Driving Van Trailer. The fleet was built in two batches, the first 10, then the remaining 21, between 1988 and 1991 at BREL, Crewe under subcontract from GEC to work with Mark 4 coaches. At the time the Class 91s were branded by British Rail as the 'Electra'. Derived from power cars of the ill-fated Advanced Passenger Train, a power supply to allow the Mark 4 Coaches to tilt was provided but was removed during their recent rebuild.
One initial idea was to use these locomotives on fast passenger services in the day, and on inter-modal trains at night. These plans were dropped and freight workings left to the Class 90s.
In the early 1990's, after the Treasury failed to support funding for the IC250 British Rail examined the option of ordering a further set of Class 91s to operate on the West Coast Main Line. Limited funding meant that the procurement of the Class 465 EMU Networker stock was taken forward instead of these.
The asymmetric body style is streamlined at one end to allow high speed operation with the fixed sets of Mark 4 coaches in push-pull operation. An additional requirement of the design was that they could operate as normal locomotives. This led to a second cab being incorporated into the 'flat end'.[1]
The fleet is now operated under lease from HSBC Rail by GNER, owners of the ECML franchise post privatisation and underwent a refit between 2000 and 2003 to improve reliability. This has resulted in the renumbering of the fleet from 910XX to 911XX, with the exception of locomotive 91023, which had been involved in the rail crashes at Hatfield and Selby. The locomotive escaped with minor damage on both occasions, but it was renumbered to 91132 (instead of the expected 91123) to avoid suggestions that it had "bad luck".[1]
The trainsets have earned the nicknames ''Stealth Bombers'' due to the deep blue colour of the livery. They have also been described as dung beetles by some enthusiasts - an allusion to their opinion of the Mark 4 rolling stock[2].
| Contents |
| Fleet Details |
| See also |
| Gallery |
| External links |
| References |
Fleet Details
| Current Number | Old Number | Name(s) Most recent first ★ ★ | Dates | Livery | Operator | Status | Safety Test/ Lifted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 91/1 | Class 91/0 | |||||||
| 91101 | 91001 | City of London Swallow | 2002-present 1991-1994 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | May 2006 | |
| 91102 | 91002 | Durham Cathedral | 2002-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | Jan 2006 | |
| 91103 | 91003 | County of Lincolnshire The Scotsman | 2001-present 1994-2000 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91104 | 91004 | Grantham The Red Arrows | 1999-present 1996-1999 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91105 | 91005 | County Durham | 2001-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | June 2006 | |
| 91106 | 91006 | East Lothian | 2001-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | December 2005 | |
| 91107 | 91007 | Newark on Trent Ian Allan | 2001-present 1992-1994 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91108 | 91008 | City of Leeds Thomas Cook | 2001-present 1997-2000 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91109 | 91009 | Samaritans The Samaritans Saint Nicholas | 2001-present 1998-2001 1993-1998 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91110 | 91010 | David Livingstone Northern Rock | 2001-present 1994-1998 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91111 | 91011 | Terence Cuneo | 2000-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91112 | 91012 | County of Cambridgeshire | 2002-present 2000-2001 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | August 2006 | |
| 91113 | 91013 | County of North Yorkshire Sir Michael Faraday | 2002-present 2000-2002 1993-1998 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91114 | 91014 | St Mungo Cathedral | 2000-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91115 | 91015 | Holyrood | 1999-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91116 | 91016 | Strathclyde | 2001-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91117 | 91017 | Cancer Research UK Commonwealth Institute | 2002-present 1990-1997 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | April 2006 | |
| 91118 | 91018 | Bradford Film Festival Robert Louis Stevenson | 2000-present 1993-1996 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91119 | 91019 | County of Tyne and Wear Scottish Enterprise | 2002-present 1992-1998 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91120 | 91020 | Royal Armouries | 2001-present (Vinyl) 1990-1996 (Cast) | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | August 2006 | |
| 91121 | 91021 | Archbishop Thomas Cranmer | 2000-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | August 2006 | |
| 91122 | 91022 | Tam the Gun Double Trigger Robert Adley | 2005-present 2002-2005 1993-1996 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91124 | 91024 | Reverend W Awdry | 2000-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91125 | 91025 | Berwick upon Tweed BBC Radio 1 FM | 2000-present 1990-1994 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91126 | 91026 | York Minster | 1999-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91127 | 91027 | Edinburgh Castle Great North Run | 2001-present 1990-1998 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91128 | 91028 | Peterborough Cathedral Guide Dog | 1999-present 1990-1993 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91129 | 91029 | Queen Elizabeth II | 1999-present (vinyl) 1990-1995 (Cast) | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | December 2006 | Recently underwent a safety inspection (December 2006) |
| 91130 | 91030 | City of Newcastle Palace of Holyroodhouse | 2001-present 1994-1999 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | May 2006 | |
| 91131 | 91031 | County of Northumberland Sir Henry Royce | 2000-present 1990-1994 | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | ||
| 91132 | 91023 | City of Durham | 2002-present | GNER Blue | GNER | Operational | Feb 2006 | Involved in both Hatfield and Selby Rail Accidents. Renumbered 91132 (rather than 91123) after 2001 refurbishment. |
★
★ Not taking account of the period immediately after repainting into GNER colours in the late 1990s, when all locomotives were briefly nameless
See also
★ InterCity 225
★ InterCity (British Rail)
★ Class 93
Gallery
External links
★ Testing the Intercity 225/Class 91
★ Class 91 fleet list on www.thejunction.org.uk
References
1. British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock 2007, , , Pritchard, Fox & Hall, Platform 5 Publishing Ltd., ,
2.
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