British Rail Class 89 [TPFUK]

The model is available from 1987 in all liveries carried.

Features - All models are also available as track assets. - All models are also available unpowered, since the 89 spent some of its life being dragged. "These are in the Wagon / Passenger section of the vehicle menu.

Specifications - Max speed: 201 km/h. - Power: 4286 kW (5745 hp). - Tractive effort: 205 kN.

Credits - Coaches in the workshop image are by PlaneSimple.

About the locomotive The Class 89 is a prototype built by Brush for British Rail in response to a specification for a high-speed electric locomotive. The spec. changed while the loco was being built, as permanently-coupled rakes of coaches and locos were needed instead. However, tech from the 89 was used in the Eurotunnel locos and the Class 92. The loco was taken in and out of service a few times between 1987 and 2001, partly due to loco failures. In 2006 the loco was bought by the AC Loco Group and has been restored to running order.