Class 91 Profile and Models

Class 91

91119 'Bounds Green' at London Kings Cross in November 2018. ©Foulger Rail Photos

The British Rail Class 91 is a class of high-speed, 4,830 kW (6,480 hp) electric locomotives 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 225 km/h (140 mph), and were also referred to as Electras by British Rail during their development, and throughout the electrification of the East Coast Main Line.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Electric

Builder

BREL Crewe Works

Build Date

1988-1991

Total Built

31

Tractive Effort

43,000lbf

Wheel Configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated By

British Railways
GNER
National Express
Virgin Trains

LNER
Europhoenix

Main Duties

Express Passenger

In Service Until

Present Day

Quantity In Service

31