BREL Crewe Works

  • Unique Class 89 makes a ghostly appearance

    Unique Class 89 makes a ghostly appearance

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    THE sole Class 89 25kV AC Co-Co electric loco – No. 89001 (Avocet) – continues to receive attention from AC Locomotive Group volunteers at Barrow Hill (RM June 94). Technical work is focused on the internal restoration, but the body has received a protective coat of paint, as seen here on August 10. This loco was…

  • What’s in the Shops – Hornby’s new ‘Electric Scot’

    What’s in the Shops – Hornby’s new ‘Electric Scot’

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    Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge Class 87 model is now available in the shops, including an original BR blue version of the 1970 and early 1980s, writes Nigel Burkin.


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