Class 89

The Class 89 was a prototype design for an electric locomotive. Only one was built in 1986, by British Rail Engineering Limited's Crewe Works. It was used on test-trains on both the West Coast and East Coast Main Lines. It was fitted with advanced power control systems and developed over 6,000 bhp (4,500 kW). It was given the nickname Aardvark although railfans used to call it The Badger owing to its slanted front ends.

Other uses of Class 89
Since 1989, the Class 89 series has also been used for preserved diesel and electric locomotives (excluding shunters) registered to run on the mainline.undefined This is simlar to the Class 01/5. The numbers are allocated in the following way:


 * Third digit: 1-5 representing Types 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Electric locomotives have also been allocated numbers in the 89xxx series, in the appropriate series for their power rating.
 * Fourth and fifth digits: The last two digits of the locomotive's original number. If this results in a duplication of an existing number, then the number was increased by 1.

So, as an example, the Type 4 locomotive number D1062 was allocated 89462.

Current List as of June 6, 2006