Railways On Line - Class 90 Profile

Class 90 Profile

British Rail Engineering Ltd & General Electric Company.

BUILT: 1988-90 by British Rail Engineering, Crewe Works.

ENGINE: 25kv AC Overhead Electric.

NUMBER SERIES: 90/0 : Between 90001 to 90029, 90/1 : Between 90130 to 90150.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: None.

TRANSMISSION: GEC G412CY Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 110mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 43,150lb.

WEIGHT: 85 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: Bo-Bo - 3'9" Diameter.

FLEET STRENGTH: 50 (6 July 1998)

PC TOPS Current Locomotive Motive Power Details - Class 90

Unless stated otherwise Photographs in this section are © copyright of Milburn Associates. Permission to use these images in railway society newsletters, etc., can be obtained by e-mailing the Thin Controller.

[90015 at Carlisle] [JPEG Image of 90015 size 34K]

Class 90/0 90015 in InterCity Livery at Carlisle Station

[90135 at Crewe] [JPEG Image of 90135 size 31K]

Class 90/1 90135 in Railfreight Distribution Livery at Crewe Open Day 1996

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Last revised: 6 July 1998