British Rail Class 91
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The British Rail
Class 91 is a class of 140 mph (225 km/h), 6300 HP electric locomotive
s ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line
modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225
to indicate their envisaged top speed of 140 mph (225 km/h). The other end of the InterCity 225 train set is formed of a Driving Van Trailer
, built with a similar body shell to the Class 91 locomotives. The locomotive body shells are of all-steel construction. Unusually, the motors are body mounted and drive bogie mounted gearboxes via cardan shafts. This reduces the unsprung mass and hence track wear at high speeds. The locomotive also features an under-slung transformer so that the body is relatively empty compared to contemporary electric locomotives. Much of the engineering was derived from the research and operational experience of the APT-P
.
, Brush
and GEC tendered for the design and construction of the Class 91s. GEC subsequently won the bid and the fleet was built by sub-contractors BREL
in Crewe
between 1988 and 1991. Delivery occurred in two batches, the first 10 then the remaining 21, which were subject to British Rail's acceptance of the initial batch. At the time the Class 91s were branded in British Rail and GEC publicity as the Electra. Derived from power cars of the Advanced Passenger Train
, a spare transformer winding to supply power was provided for use on the anticipated West Coast Main Line services in order that suitably equipped Mark 4 T Coaches could tilt, but this was removed during the 'Delta 91' project rebuild (2000 - 2001).
The Class 91s began passenger service on 3 March 1989 when 91001 worked 1P26 17.36 London Kings Cross to Peterborough train. This train was formed of InterCity 125 Mark 3 coaches and a Class 43
power car converted for use as a DVT as the Mark 4 coaches were not yet ready. The Class 91s then began service on King's Cross to Leeds trains on 11 March 1989 when 91008 with a rake of Intercity 125 Mark 3 coaches and power car 43068 worked the 1D32 06:50 Kings Cross to Leeds service. The set then worked 1A12, the 10:00 Leeds to London Kings Cross service. On this service the guard made an announcement whilst descending Stoke Bank that this was the location where Mallard
reached its world record speed of 126 mph going down but this morning the Intercity 225 had ascended the bank at 140 mph.
In the early 1990s, after the Treasury failed to provide funding for the InterCity 250
, British Rail examined the option of ordering a further set of ten Class 91s to operate on the West Coast Main Line
. Limited funding meant that the procurement of the Class 365
, Class 465
and Class 466
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 normal push-pull passenger 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 unstreamlined 'blunt end'; operating with the blunt end first limits the maximum speed of the locomotive to 110 mph (177 km/h) due to aerodynamic stability.
The fleet, previously operated by InterCity
and then GNER (Great North Eastern Railway), and National Express East Coast
, it is currently run by the nationalised operator East Coast
. Since privatisation
, the fleet has been owned by HSBC Rail
who lease it the operators. Between 2000 and 2003, the whole fleet underwent a refit to improve reliability. This has resulted in the renumbering of the fleet from 910xx to 911xx. During this time, GNER hired in Class 90
locomotives to provide cover.
A Class 91, 91010 (now 91110) holds the British locomotive speed record at 162 mi/h, set on September 17, 1989, just south of Little Bytham on a test run down Stoke Bank with the DVT leading. Although both Class 370s
and Class 373s
have run faster, both types are EMUs, which means that the Electra is officially the fastest locomotive in Britain. Another loco, hauling five Mk4s and a DVT on a test run, once ran between London King's Cross and in 3 hours, 29 minutes and 30 seconds, still the current record. The set covered the route in an average speed of 112.5 mi/h, and reached the full 140 mph (225 km/h) several times during the run. When introduced, they were the most powerful locomotive in Britain before the British Rail Class 92
s entered service.
When British Rail was privatised, the white Intercity livery was progressively removed. New operator GNER
applied their corporate livery of blue and red. When GNER lost their franchise in 2007, the red stripe was replaced by white masking tape containing the words National Express and East Coast. National Express East Coast originally planned to repaint all of their InterCity 225 sets in the white and silver NXEC corporate livery within two years. However, the collapse of NXEC in 2009 and its replacement with East Coast saw seen this repainting programme cancelled with only 91111 being the only unit to receive the full National Express livery.
Due to the interim nature of East Coast's franchise it was expected that the whole fleet will remain in its current two liveries (NXEC and the interim GNER livery) until a new franchisee was appointed in 2011 however in June 2010 a new livery of all silver livery with purple stripe was unveiled by East Coast. As of February 2011 units 91101, 91106, 91107 and 91109 currently have this new East Coast livery. Unit 91101 has since been repainted in East Coast Maroon, with Flying Scotsman branding. It is expected that all remaining units are gradually to be repainted in East Coast Silver, so that the next franchise can easily apply their livery to the basic silver.
Whilst in full GNER livery the trainsets had the nicknames Stealth Bombers due to the deep blue colour. They have also been described as dung beetle
s by some enthusiasts; an allusion to their opinion of the Mark 4 rolling stock.
s applied in various batches and themes. In the period immediately after repainting into GNER colours in the late 1990s, all locomotives were briefly nameless, however after public protests, names were re-instated, in vinyl. Having initially been applied to only a few locomotives in the early 1990s using cast-iron plates, eventually the whole fleet was named, many multiple times, until all were removed in 2008. In 2011, in response to customer requests, East Coast resumed the practice. It began by naming No. 91109 as Sir Bobby Robson with cast-iron plates, unveiled in a ceremony at Newcastle Central Station
on 29 March by his widow Elsie and Alan Shearer
.
Also, 91101 has been named Flying Scotsman, unusually sharing its name with the famous class A3 steam locomotive and DVT 82205, which is also in the maroon livery.
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
Class 91 is a class of 140 mph (225 km/h), 6300 HP electric locomotive
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
s ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. The Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225
InterCity 225
The InterCity 225 is a locomotive-hauled domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark 4 coaches and a Driving Van Trailer...
to indicate their envisaged top speed of 140 mph (225 km/h). The other end of the InterCity 225 train set is formed of a Driving Van Trailer
Driving Van Trailer
A Driving Van Trailer is a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train. Trains operating with a DVT therefore do not require the locomotive to be moved around to the other end of the train at terminal stations...
, built with a similar body shell to the Class 91 locomotives. The locomotive body shells are of all-steel construction. Unusually, the motors are body mounted and drive bogie mounted gearboxes via cardan shafts. This reduces the unsprung mass and hence track wear at high speeds. The locomotive also features an under-slung transformer so that the body is relatively empty compared to contemporary electric locomotives. Much of the engineering was derived from the research and operational experience of the APT-P
Advanced Passenger Train
The Advanced Passenger Train was an experimental tilting High Speed Train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s....
.
History
In 1985, ASEAASEA
Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget was a Swedish industry company. It merged with the Swiss Brown, Boveri & Cie in 1988 to form Asea Brown Boveri...
, Brush
Brush Traction
This article is about a British rail-locomotive maker. For the Detroit auto-maker, see Brush Motor Car CompanyBrush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives, part of the FKI group , based at Loughborough in Leicestershire, England situated alongside the Midland Main Line.-...
and GEC tendered for the design and construction of the Class 91s. GEC subsequently won the bid and the fleet was built by sub-contractors BREL
BREL
British Rail Engineering Limited , was the railway systems engineering division of British Rail, until the design and building of trains in the UK was privatised in 1993. On 31 October 1969, the company was incorporated as British Rail Engineering Limited.-Main products:The vast majority of BREL's...
in Crewe
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
between 1988 and 1991. Delivery occurred in two batches, the first 10 then the remaining 21, which were subject to British Rail's acceptance of the initial batch. At the time the Class 91s were branded in British Rail and GEC publicity as the Electra. Derived from power cars of the Advanced Passenger Train
Advanced Passenger Train
The Advanced Passenger Train was an experimental tilting High Speed Train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s....
, a spare transformer winding to supply power was provided for use on the anticipated West Coast Main Line services in order that suitably equipped Mark 4 T Coaches could tilt, but this was removed during the 'Delta 91' project rebuild (2000 - 2001).
The Class 91s began passenger service on 3 March 1989 when 91001 worked 1P26 17.36 London Kings Cross to Peterborough train. This train was formed of InterCity 125 Mark 3 coaches and a Class 43
British Rail Class 43 (HST)
The British Rail Class 43 is the TOPS classification used for the InterCity 125 High Speed Train power cars, built by BREL from 1975 to 1982....
power car converted for use as a DVT as the Mark 4 coaches were not yet ready. The Class 91s then began service on King's Cross to Leeds trains on 11 March 1989 when 91008 with a rake of Intercity 125 Mark 3 coaches and power car 43068 worked the 1D32 06:50 Kings Cross to Leeds service. The set then worked 1A12, the 10:00 Leeds to London Kings Cross service. On this service the guard made an announcement whilst descending Stoke Bank that this was the location where Mallard
LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard
Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster, England in 1938. While in other respects a relatively typical member of its class, it is historically significant for being the holder of the official world speed record for steam...
reached its world record speed of 126 mph going down but this morning the Intercity 225 had ascended the bank at 140 mph.
In the early 1990s, after the Treasury failed to provide funding for the InterCity 250
InterCity 250
InterCity 250 was the name of a proposed rolling stock, track and signalling upgrade project on the West Coast Main Line by British Rail in the early 1990s. The InterCity 250 train would have consisted of a Class 93 electric locomotive, nine Mark 5 coaches and a Mark 5 Driving Van Trailer...
, British Rail examined the option of ordering a further set of ten Class 91s to operate on the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
. Limited funding meant that the procurement of the Class 365
British Rail Class 365
The British Rail Class 365 "Networker Express" are dual-voltage 25 kV AC and 750 V DC) electric multiple units built by ABB at York from 1994 to 1995. These were the last units to be built at the York factory before it closed...
, Class 465
British Rail Class 465
The British Rail Class 465 Networker electric multiple units were built by GEC Alsthom and BREL between 1991 and 1993, and by ABB Rail between 1993 and 1994. They were brought into service from 1991 onwards. They are mostly used on suburban routes serving the South East of England, now operated by...
and Class 466
British Rail Class 466
The Class 466 750 V DC third rail electric multiple unit is a suburban EMU, which operates with Class 465 EMUs in southeast London and Kent on the Southeastern network...
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 normal push-pull passenger 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 unstreamlined 'blunt end'; operating with the blunt end first limits the maximum speed of the locomotive to 110 mph (177 km/h) due to aerodynamic stability.
The fleet, previously operated by InterCity
InterCity (British Rail)
InterCity was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services ....
and then GNER (Great North Eastern Railway), and National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast
National Express East Coast was a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running high speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London and Scotland, as part of the East Coast passenger franchise...
, it is currently run by the nationalised operator East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
. Since privatisation
Privatisation of British Rail
The privatisation of British Rail was set in motion when the Conservative government enacted, on 19 January 1993, the British Coal and British Rail Act 1993 . This enabled the relevant Secretary of State to issue directions to the relevant Board...
, the fleet has been owned by HSBC Rail
HSBC Rail
Eversholt Rail Group is one of the three major ROSCOs in the United Kingdom...
who lease it the operators. Between 2000 and 2003, the whole fleet underwent a refit to improve reliability. This has resulted in the renumbering of the fleet from 910xx to 911xx. During this time, GNER hired in Class 90
British Rail Class 90
The British Rail Class 90 electric locomotives were built by BREL at Crewe from 1987-1990. Each locomotive weighs 84.5 tonnes and has a top speed of . They operate from 25 kV AC overhead wires and produce...
locomotives to provide cover.
A Class 91, 91010 (now 91110) holds the British locomotive speed record at 162 mi/h, set on September 17, 1989, just south of Little Bytham on a test run down Stoke Bank with the DVT leading. Although both Class 370s
British Rail Class 370
British Rail's Class 370 tilting trains, also referred to as APT-P , were the pre-production Advanced Passenger Train units...
and Class 373s
British Rail Class 373
The British Rail Class 373 or TGV-TMST train is an electric multiple unit that operates Eurostar's high-speed rail service between Britain, France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel...
have run faster, both types are EMUs, which means that the Electra is officially the fastest locomotive in Britain. Another loco, hauling five Mk4s and a DVT on a test run, once ran between London King's Cross and in 3 hours, 29 minutes and 30 seconds, still the current record. The set covered the route in an average speed of 112.5 mi/h, and reached the full 140 mph (225 km/h) several times during the run. When introduced, they were the most powerful locomotive in Britain before the British Rail Class 92
British Rail Class 92
The British Rail Class 92 is a dual-voltage electric locomotive which can run on 25 kV AC from overhead wires or 750 V DC from a third rail. It was designed specifically to operate services through the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France...
s entered service.
Livery
Great North Eastern Railway
Great North Eastern Railway was a British train operating company, owned by Sea Containers Ltd. It operated high-speed express train services on the East Coast Main Line from 1996 until 9 December 2007 when the franchise was taken over by National Express East Coast.GNER's primary service routes...
applied their corporate livery of blue and red. When GNER lost their franchise in 2007, the red stripe was replaced by white masking tape containing the words National Express and East Coast. National Express East Coast originally planned to repaint all of their InterCity 225 sets in the white and silver NXEC corporate livery within two years. However, the collapse of NXEC in 2009 and its replacement with East Coast saw seen this repainting programme cancelled with only 91111 being the only unit to receive the full National Express livery.
Due to the interim nature of East Coast's franchise it was expected that the whole fleet will remain in its current two liveries (NXEC and the interim GNER livery) until a new franchisee was appointed in 2011 however in June 2010 a new livery of all silver livery with purple stripe was unveiled by East Coast. As of February 2011 units 91101, 91106, 91107 and 91109 currently have this new East Coast livery. Unit 91101 has since been repainted in East Coast Maroon, with Flying Scotsman branding. It is expected that all remaining units are gradually to be repainted in East Coast Silver, so that the next franchise can easily apply their livery to the basic silver.
Whilst in full GNER livery the trainsets had the nicknames Stealth Bombers due to the deep blue colour. They have also been described as dung beetle
Dung beetle
Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. All of these species belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae. This beetle can also be referred to as the scarab beetle. As most species of...
s by some enthusiasts; an allusion to their opinion of the Mark 4 rolling stock.
Fleet
| Subclass | Number built (year) | TOPS TOPS Total Operations Processing System, or TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock owned by a rail system... number range |
Operators | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91/1 | 31 (1988–1991) | 91101–91122 91124–91132 |
East Coast East Coast (train operating company) East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland... |
Originally classed as 91/0 (91001–91031) |
Fleet Names
The Class 91 fleet has carried various nameplateNameplate
A nameplate identifies and displays a person or product's name. Name plates are usually shaped as rectangles but are also seen in other shapes, sometimes taking on the shape of someone’s name...
s applied in various batches and themes. In the period immediately after repainting into GNER colours in the late 1990s, all locomotives were briefly nameless, however after public protests, names were re-instated, in vinyl. Having initially been applied to only a few locomotives in the early 1990s using cast-iron plates, eventually the whole fleet was named, many multiple times, until all were removed in 2008. In 2011, in response to customer requests, East Coast resumed the practice. It began by naming No. 91109 as Sir Bobby Robson with cast-iron plates, unveiled in a ceremony at Newcastle Central Station
Newcastle Central station
Newcastle railway station , is the mainline station of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England and is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in 1850 and is a Grade I listed building...
on 29 March by his widow Elsie and Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
.
Also, 91101 has been named Flying Scotsman, unusually sharing its name with the famous class A3 steam locomotive and DVT 82205, which is also in the maroon livery.
| GNER Number | BR Number | Current name | Previous name(s) | Current Livery | Operator | Status | Safety Test/ Lifted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 91/1 |
Class 91/0 |
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| 91101 | 91001 | Flying Scotsman Flying Scotsman (train) The Flying Scotsman is an express passenger train service that has been running between London and Edinburgh—the capitals of England and Scotland respectively—since 1862... |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... Swallow Swallow The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding... |
East Coast Maroon with Flying Scotsman Branding | East Coast | Operational | May 2006 | |
| 91102 | 91002 | City of York | Durham Cathedral Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | Jan 2006 | |
| 91103 | 91003 | County of Lincolnshire The Scotsman The Scotsman The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s.... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | May 2006 | ||
| 91104 | 91004 | Grantham Grantham Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham... The Red Arrows |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | June 2006 | ||
| 91105 | 91005 | County Durham County Durham County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington... Royal Air Force Regiment |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | June 2006 | ||
| 91106 | 91006 | East Lothian East Lothian East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh.... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | December 2005 | ||
| 91107 | 91007 | Newark on Trent Ian Allan Ian Allan Publishing Ian Allan Publishing is a UK publisher, established in 1942, which specialises in transport magazines and books.In 1942 Ian Allan, then working on enquiries on the Southern Railway, published his first book, "ABC of Southern Locomotives"... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | Feb 2006 | ||
| 91108 | 91008 | City of Leeds City of Leeds The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,... Thomas Cook Thomas Cook Thomas Cook of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England founded the travel agency that is now Thomas Cook Group.- Early days :... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | April 2007 | ||
| 91109 | 91009 | Sir Bobby Robson | The Samaritans Saint Nicholas Newcastle Cathedral St Nicholas's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | Jan 2007 | |
| 91110 | 91010 | David Livingstone David Livingstone David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr... Northern Rock Northern Rock Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | Sept 2006 | ||
| 91111 | 91011 | Terence Cuneo | NX - East Coast logo | East Coast | Operational | Nov 2006 | ||
| 91112 | 91012 | County of Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | August 2006 | ||
| 91113 | 91013 | County of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest... Sir Michael Faraday Michael Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | April 2006 | ||
| 91114 | 91014 | St Mungo Cathedral St. Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow Glasgow Cathedral, also called the High Kirk of Glasgow or St Kentigern's or St Mungo's Cathedral, is today a gathering of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow.... Northern Electric Northern Electric Northern Electric was an electricity supply and distribution company serving north east England.-History:It had its origins as the North Eastern Electricity Board, formed as part of the nationalisation of the electricity industry by the Electricity Act 1947.... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | March 2006 | ||
| 91115 | 91015 | Holyrood Holyrood, Edinburgh Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Lying east of the city centre, at the end of the Royal Mile, Holyrood was once in the separate burgh of Canongate before the expansion of Edinburgh in 1856... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | July 2006 | ||
| 91116 | 91016 | Strathclyde Strathclyde right|thumb|the former Strathclyde regionStrathclyde was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | Dec 2006 | ||
| 91117 | 91017 | West Riding Limited | Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer... Commonwealth Institute Commonwealth Institute The Commonwealth Institute was an educational charity connected with the Commonwealth of Nations, and the name of a building in West London formerly owned by the Institute... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | April 2006 | |
| 91118 | 91018 | Bradford Film Festival Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | Aug 2006 | ||
| 91119 | 91019 | County of Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972... Scottish Enterprise Scottish Enterprise Scottish Enterprise is a sponsored non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation and investment in business... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | Aug 2006 | ||
| 91120 | 91020 | Royal Armouries Royal Armouries The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom's National Museum of Arms and Armour. It is the United Kingdom's oldest museum, and one of the oldest museums in the world. It is also one of the largest collections of arms and armour in the world, comprising the UK's National Collection of Arms and... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | August 2006 | ||
| 91121 | 91021 | Archbishop Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon which resulted in the separation of the English Church from... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | August 2006 | ||
| 91122 | 91022 | Tam the Gun Tam the Gun Tam the Gun was the name applied to GNER Class 91 - 91122 in June 2006, in honour of Staff Sergeant Thomas McKay MBE, who died on Thursday November 17, 2005 at the age of 60 from cancer... Double Trigger Double Trigger Double Trigger is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He was bred in Ireland, but trained in the United Kingdom throughout his racing career, which lsted from 1993 to 1998... Robert Adley Robert Adley Robert James Adley was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and railway enthusiast.Adley was educated at Uppingham School and would become a company director. In the 1970s Adley was part-time Marketing Director for Holiday Inn... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | April 2006 | ||
| 91124 | 91024 | Reverend W Awdry W.V. Awdry Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE , was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, better known as the Reverend W. Awdry and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.-Life:Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire in 1911... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | December 2006 | ||
| 91125 | 91025 | Berwick upon Tweed BBC Radio 1 FM BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | Feb 2007 | ||
| 91126 | 91026 | York Minster York Minster York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | April 2007 | ||
| 91127 | 91027 | Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of early settlement is unclear... Great North Run Great North Run The Bupa Great North Run is the world's largest half marathon, taking place annually each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster.The first Great... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | March 2006 | ||
| 91128 | 91028 | Peterborough Cathedral Peterborough Cathedral Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the... Guide Dog Guide dog Guide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and visually impaired people around obstacles.Although the dogs can be trained to navigate various obstacles, they are partially color blind and are not capable of interpreting street signs... |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | May 2006 | ||
| 91129 | 91029 | Queen Elizabeth II | Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | December 2006 | ||
| 91130 | 91030 | City of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne... Palace of Holyroodhouse |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | May 2006 | ||
| 91131 | 91031 | County of Northumberland Sir Henry Royce |
Blue with White Stripe | East Coast | Operational | Nov 2006 | ||
| 91132 | 91023 | City of Durham City of Durham The City of Durham was, from 1974 to 2009, a non-metropolitan district of County Durham in North East England, with the status of borough and city.-Formation:... |
East Coast Silver | East Coast | Operational | Feb 2006 | Involved in both Hatfield Hatfield rail crash The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of... and Great Heck Rail Accidents. Renumbered 91132 (rather than 91123) after 2001 refurbishment. |