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Locomotive elettriche - British Rail Classe 70-91: libri illustrati di storia e guide

Scoprite i migliori libri illustrati sulla storia, i modelli e l'evoluzione delle locomotive elettriche British Rail Classe 86, 87, 90 e 91.

Class 87 Locomotives

When British Rail decided to electrify the West Coast Main Line north of Crewe towards Scotland, a new class of electric locomotive was needed to work these services. Thirty-six members of Class 87 were built at Crewe Works from 1973 onwards and were an instant success.
The first 35 members were standard locomotives; however, the final member was fitted with an experimental thyristor control system and was reclassified as Class 87/1.

All 36 members of the class received names and were a regular sight on the West Coast for decades. All were initially used on passenger work, but they could also be found on freight workings, being fitted with multiple working equipment from new.
The whole class stayed on West Coast workings throughout the BR era and into privatisation, with all members, except for No. 87101, passing to Virgin Trains.

The sole Class 87/1 passed to the Railfreight sector of BR and would eventually find its way into EWS ownership; it was scrapped in 2002. When their work on the West Coast was at an end, 21 members of the class found further use in Bulgaria and three would be preserved, with the remainder being scrapped.
In this book Andrew Cole documents the Class 87 locomotives.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Andrew Cole
Formato:	96 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1.4 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781445666921

Class 87 Locomotives

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Class 90 Locomotives

In 1987 British Rail decided it needed a new class of AC electric locomotive for use on the West Coast Main Line. The idea was that this class would help eliminate the Class 85 locomotives and would be used on both freight and passenger workings.
Fifty members of the class were built at Crewe Works, alongside the Class 91 locomotives that were built for the East Coast Main Line.

The Class 90s were designed to be able to work with a Mk 3 DVT, which also eliminated the need to run round at terminal stations. The first twenty-five members were delivered in InterCity Swallow livery, the following eleven in InterCity Mainline livery, allowing them to be used on passenger and freight workings, with the final fourteen members delivered in Railfreight Speedlink livery being predominantly freight locomotives.

Most of the class are still in use today, with fifteen still used on passenger workings out of Norwich and the remainder in use with DB Cargo or Freightliner. This book tells the story of the Class 90s.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Andrew Cole
Formato:	96 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1.2 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781445666969

Class 90 Locomotives

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Class 91 Locomotives

British Rail introduced thirty-one Class 91 locomotives from 1989 onwards. They were built at Crewe Works for use on passenger services on the East Coast Main Line out of London King's Cross. They were designed with a sleek cab at one end, while the other was fitted with a blunt cab, as it was envisaged that they would work parcels and freight traffic overnight, thus not requiring the high-speed running.

With their maximum speed of 140 mph/225 km/h, they became known as the InterCity 225s and No. 91110 currently holds the speed record for a British locomotive. The end is now in sight for this class of locomotive on the East Coast, with the introduction of the Virgin Trains Class 800 Azuma units, but hopefully a use can be found for these distinctive looking and sounding electric locomotives.

The Class 91s have served the East Coast for nearly thirty years, and this book looks at their careers from the start. There have been a couple of high-profile accidents and incidents involving the class, but all are still in use today. They have had many different operators, and this book sets out to chart the different liveries, and also one-off special liveries carried by the class.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Andrew Cole
Formato:	96 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 0.7 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781445681375

Class 91 Locomotives

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Class 86 Locomotives

The Class 86 of AC electric loco comprised a hundred members, built from 1965 onwards. The first forty locos were built by British Rail at their Doncaster Works, and the other sixty were built by English Electric at their Vulcan Works.

They were built for West Coast services, which had been electrified from London, and would eventually run all the way to Glasgow. They were delivered in Electric Blue livery, complete with cast lion and wheel.
They were originally known as the AL6 class, but under TOPS became the Class 86s. They were originally numbered in the Class 86/0 series and the Class 86/2 number series, with the 86/2s used on passenger workings due to them being fitted with improved suspension, allowing them to run at 100 mph.

Three of the Class 86/2s were used as test beds for the Class 87 development, being fitted with different bogies, becoming the Class 86/1 series. The class has also found passenger workings on the Great Eastern route from London to Norwich, finally being replaced by Class 90s.
They have also been very useful engines on freight workings, with quite a few still in use with Freightliner.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Andrew Cole
Formato:	96 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2016)
ISBN:	9781445662084

Class 86 Locomotives

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InterCity 225 - Class 91 Locomotives and Mark 4 Coaches

Ordered in 1985, the Class 91 was a joint venture between GEC, Brush and ASEA to deliver a fleet of 140 mph tilting electric locomotives for the East Coast Main Line.
Delivered between 1988 and 1991, the thirty-one locomotives ply their trade daily from London to the North East and Scotland. Accompanied by Metro-Cammell's Mark 4 coaches, they formed British Rail's flagship 'Intercity 225' programme.

While the 225s never tilted nor reached their full speed, for nearly thirty years they have conveyed thousands of passengers each day along the ECML. Today, the Class 91s and Mark 4s are approaching the end of their working lives.
Once Hitachi's Class 800 Intercity Express trains are delivered, a small handful of Class 91s will work with shortened Mark 4 sets on non-stop services.
The majority of the fleet faces an uncertain future, with no clear plans for redeployment elsewhere.

This book looks at these East Coast workhorses, which have followed in the footsteps of Gresley's famous Pacific locomotives, the Deltics and HSTs.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Rich Mackin
Formato:	96 pagine, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1.8 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	180 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2018)
ISBN:	9781445676388

InterCity 225 - Class 91 Locomotives and Mark 4 Coaches

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