page_title: British Rail Class 86
section_title: West Coast
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 86 / Former operators / Virgin Trains / West Coast
caption_attribution_description: English: British Rail Class 86, no. 86229 'Lions Club International', at Birmingham New Street on 5th June 2003, on a service to London Euston. This locomotive was one of the final three Class 86 locomotives operated by Virgin Trains, and was withdrawn from service in September 2003. It has since been bought for further use by FM Rail. Deutsch: British Rail Baureihe 86, Nr. 86229 „Lions Club International“ in Birmingham New Street am 5. Juni 2003 mit einem Zug nach London Euston. Diese Lokomotive gehörte zu den letzten drei dieser Baureihe, die von Virgin Trains genutzt wurden und wurde im September 2003 aus dem Betrieb genommen. Danach wurde sie zum weiteren Gebrauch con FM Rail gekauft.
context_page_description: The British Rail Class 86 is the standard electric locomotive built during the 1960s. One hundred of these locomotives were built from 1965 to 1966, either by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows or British Rail 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, Liverpool, Manchester and later Glasgow and Preston. Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.
  Under the earlier BR classification system, the type was given the designation AL6 and locomotives were numbered E3101-E3200. In 1968, this was changed to Class 86 when British Rail introduced the TOPS classification system.
context_section_description: The InterCity West Coast franchise inherited a small fleet of thirteen locomotives (nos. 86 101/102, 86 205/209/212/213/228/229/233/245/247/259/260), which were employed on West Coast Main Line express trains from London Euston to Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Liverpool Lime Street, Carlisle and Glasgow Central. By 2001, the fleet had been cut to nine locomotives, with 86 209 being transferred to Anglia Railways and three more (nos. 86 101/102/213) withdrawn from traffic.
  In 1998, no. 86 229 became the first of the class to be repainted in Virgin's red and black livery. By 2001, all except one locomotive had been repainted in this livery.
  The West Coast fleet contained several 'celebrity' locomotives, including no. 86 245 "Caledonian", which was repainted into a variant of the Virgin livery using Caledonian Railway blue in place of the standard red, to celebrate the company's 150th Anniversary. In 2002, no. 86 233 was specially repainted into original electric blue to commemorate the last few months in traffic for the fleet. One locomotive, no. 86 228, also retained in the old InterCity livery.
  In mid-2003, the rundown of the fleet started as new Class 390 Pendolino electrical multiple units entered service. The final three locomotives (nos. 86 229/233/247) were removed from traffic in September 2003; the final service being operated by electric blue locomotive no. 86 233. Several of the fleet were later transferred to other operators, including Anglia Railways (no. 86 260) and Fragonset Railways (nos. 86 212/229/233). One former West Coast locomotive (no. 86 259) has been preserved.
caption: Class 86/2 86 229 Lions Clubs International at Birmingham New Street.
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