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.
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