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.
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