Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs
Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Manufacturer description
The British Rail Class 86 is the standard electric locomotive built during the 1960s. One hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966 by either English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, or British Rail (BR) at their Doncaster works. The class was built to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line, from London Euston, to Birmingham, Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool and later Preston and Glasgow. They helped to replace steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by BR in 1968.
Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 (meaning the sixth design of AC Locomotive), and locomotives were numbered E3101-E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86, when BR introduced the TOPS classification system.
FEATURES
- Revised & Updated Model
- Authentic MW & TDM Cable Options
- LED lighting
- Finely detailed underframe
- Wire handrails
- DCC & Sound Ready
SPECIFICATIONS
- BUILT BY English Electric at Vulcan Foundry/British Rail (BR), Doncaster Works
- NUMBER BUILT 100
- NUMBER SERIES E3101–E3200 later 86001–86048, 86201–86252
- SERVICE CAREER 1965 - 1986
- REGION West coast Main Line
- STATUS IN 2018 Active/preserved (86259, 86101, 86401)
MEASUREMENTS
- LENGTH 235mm
Catalogue listing
Model details
Prototype information
* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.
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