British Rail Class 91

The British Rail Class 91 is a class of 140 mph, 6,300 hp electric locomotives ordered specifically for the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. Built to replace the previous British Rail Class 43 (also called the InterCity 125) and British Rail Class 55, the Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their status as a new version of the 125 and their envisaged top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph). The other end of the InterCity 225 train set is formed of a Driving Van Trailer, built with a similar bodyshell to the Class 91 locomotives.

British Rail Class 91
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91130 at York railway station
Power type	Electric
Builder	BREL
Build date	1988–1991
Total production	31
Configuration	Bo-Bo
UIC classification	Bo'Bo'
Gauge
Length	63 ft 8 in (19.41 m)
Locomotive weight	84 tonnes (83 long tons; 93 short tons)
Electric system(s)	25 kV AC
Current collection method	Pantograph
Locomotive brakes	Air
Locomotive brakeforce	45 long tons-force (450 kN)
Train brakes	Air
Disposition	In service: 12 Stored: 6 Scrapped: 12 Preserved: 1

British Rail Class 91 Media

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  A Class 90

  (90050) and a Class 91 (91020) under construction at Crewe Works in 1990
  

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  91115 running with the 'blunt' Number 2 end leading at London King's Cross

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  The No. 2 end driver's cab in a Class 91

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  The main (Number 1 end) cab of a Class 91

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  91021 at Peterborough in 1992.

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  91101 "City of London" at King's Cross in July 2007.

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  91111 at Kings Cross in March 2009.

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  91111 at Kings Cross in March 2009.

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  91106 at King's Cross in August 2012.