page_title: British Rail Class 86
section_title: Preservation
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 86 / Preservation
caption_attribution_description: English: 86101 Sir Wiliam A Stainer FRS in Caledonian Sleeper livery is seen paused in Crewe, having brought in empty coaching stock from a football charter.
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 Introduction of the class enabled the replacement of many steam locomotives, which were finally withdrawn by British Rail in 1968.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: Currently three locomotives have been preserved:
  The first locomotive to be preserved was no. 86 401 'Hertfordshire Rail Tours'. This locomotive was operated by EWS until 2002, when it was one of the final three EWS machines to be withdrawn from traffic. Prior to that, it was the only locomotive of its class to be painted in Network SouthEast livery and was named 'Northampton Town'. In this guise, it was used on London-Cambridge and London-Northampton passenger trains. In 2004, no. 86 401 was preserved by the AC Locomotive Group, which also owns examples of Classes 81-85 (based at Barrow Hill Engine Shed). 86 401 was initially deployed in the reserve fleet of operational shunting/depot service locomotives at Willesden TMD. In February 2015, no. 86 401 moved from Willesden TMD to Leicester Depot, where it underwent renovation work. Modifications that it had at Leicester Depot included the fitting of GSM-R and OTMR, the recommissioning of the Time-division multiplexing system and various attention to the components and bodywork. On 12 May 2015, it left Leicester Depot bound for Brush Traction where it was re-painted into "Caledonian Blue" and renamed "Mons Meg". The engine is now based at Carnforth MPD following a change of ownership in February 2020.
  86 101 was preserved by the AC Locomotive Group in August 2005. It was initially stored at MoD Ashchurch but was restored to working condition at Barrow Hill. On 15 March 2007 it undertook its first test run and made a return to the main line, when it hauled the Carlisle-Crewe and return legs of "The Ynys Mon Express" railtour to Holyhead, on 24 March 2007. In December 2014, after a few years in storage, 86 101 made its initial main-line run to and from Willesden TMD. In 2015, 86 101 was selected as one of the locomotives to help with the new Caledonian Sleeper Services. In February 2015, it was taken to Brush Traction where it was painted into Caledonian blue. From March 2015 to September 2019, it was used to convey empty coaching stock for the Caledonian sleepers between Wembley and London Euston, alongside 87 002. 86 101 was subsequently sold to Locomotive Services Ltd. in November 2019, along with 87 002.
  86 259 has been preserved, initially at Tyseley Locomotive Works and, as of late 2017, stabled at Rugby station. It is owned by Les Ross, after whom the locomotive is named. It is maintained in full operational condition, wearing its initial Electric blue scheme.
  Both cab sections from 86 247 were purchased by the South Wales Loco Cab Preservation Group in 2015, when the locomotive was scrapped. One cab has since been sold on to a private owner for restoration and display at Crewe Heritage Centre, in March 2020.
  A further locomotive, 86213, was initially preserved by the AC Locomotive Group, but has since been sold to Bulmarket and exported to Bulgaria.
caption: 86 101 Sir William A Stanier FRS at Crewe
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