About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: British Rail Class 86, British Rail Class 37, British Rail Class 73, British Rail Class 50, British Rail Class 55, British Rail Class 40, British Rail Class 20, LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0, Victorian Railways J class, LMS Stanier Class 8F, LNER Thompson Class B1, GCR Class 11B, British Rail Class 23, NZR E class, LMS Fowler Class 3F, British Rail Class 83, South African Class 5E, Series 1, South African Class 9 4-6-2, South African Class 5E, Series 3, British Rail Class 04, Moel Tryfan, NZR RM class, South African Class 5E, Series 2, NZR J class, WD Austerity 2-8-0, Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0, WAGR E class, Queensland BB181/4 class locomotive, New South Wales Z18 class locomotive, NZR F class, SECR D class, British Rail DP2, LB&SCR C2 class, GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives, British Rail GT3, New South Wales Z17 class locomotive, South Devon Railway Tornado class, NIR 1 Class, Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0T locomotives, LMS Compound 4-4-0, Midland Railway 2441 Class, Nigerian Railways River class, Liberation Class, Taff Vale Railway A class, British Railways D0226, Taff Vale Railway O4 class, WD Austerity 2-8-0 79257, Taff Vale Railway U1 class. Excerpt: The British Rail Class 86 was the standard electric locomotive built during the 1960s, developed as a result of testing with the earlier Classes 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85. One hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965-1966 by either English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, or British Rail (BR) at their Doncaster works. The class was built to haul trains on the then newly electrified West Coast Main Line, from London Euston, to Birmingham, Crewe, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool and later Preston and Glasgow. They helped to replace steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by BR in 1968. Under the earlier BR classification, the type was given.
