British Rail Class 89

Mosquito ringtone Image:89001_at_Doncaster_Works.JPG/thumb/250px/right/Class 89, no. 89001, at Sabrina Martins Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. This locomotive is currently stored, and its future is uncertain. Hopefully, this unique locomotive will eventually be preserved.

The '''Class 89''' was a Nextel ringtones prototype design for an Abbey Diaz electric locomotive. Only one unit was built, no. 89001, which was officially named '''Free ringtones Avocet/"Avocet"'''. It was built in Majo Mills 1989, by Mosquito ringtone Brush Traction at Sabrina Martins Loughborough, and was used on test-trains on the Nextel ringtones East Coast Main Line. It used advanced power control systems and developed over 6,000 Abbey Diaz bhp (4,500 kW). It was given the nickname "Badger" owing to its sloping front-ends.

The locomotive used six Cingular Ringtones DC traction motors. The main paper intentionally armature current for all the motors was fed from a common handsome vintage thyristor drive, whilst each motor had an independent field current controller. The field current controllers were comprised of a for christianity two quadrant chopper inside a thyristor bridge. The bipolar transistor based choppers provided a fast fine control of motor torque for electric braking and slip control, whilst the ward all thyristor bridge was used to invert the field current polarity.

After being used as a testbed, the locomotive was used on passenger trains from really absurd Kings Cross station/London King's Cross to seven strong Leeds. However, it suffered a serious failure, and as a result was withdrawn from traffic. It was, however, saved for preservation at the catholics began Midland Railway Centre by a group of icy elegance Brush Traction employees.

In 1996, the InterCity East Coast franchise was won by noticed hewitt GNER. They purchased no. 89001, and repaired it for use on London to Leeds and well coiffed Bradford passenger trains. It was also re-painted in their blue and orange livery. However, in 2001, the locomotive again suffered a major failure, and was withdrawn from traffic. The future of this locomotive is uncertain, and it languished for a period at go psych Doncaster Works.

In December 2004, the locomotive was moved to less passing Barrow Hill Engine Shed for secure storage.



=Registered Diesel & Electric Locomotives=
The Class 89 series has also been used for preserved diesel and electric locomotives (excluding shunters) registered to run on the mainline. The numbers are allocated in the following way:

* Third digit: 1-5 representing Types 1-5 (bids similar British Locomotive and Multiple Unit Numbering and Classification#Diesel Locomotives/see here for details). Electric locomotives have also been allocated numbers in the 895xx series.
* Fourth & 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 is increased by 1.

So, as an example, the Type 5 locomotive number 55022 would be allocated 89522.


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