British Rail Class 91

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The British Rail Class 91 is a high-speed electric locomotive built in the late 1980s for InterCity 225 services on the East Coast Main Line, known for its streamlined design and 140 mph capability.

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Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Rail locomotive class ⓘ
electric locomotive ⓘ
high-speed locomotive ⓘ
brakeType air ⓘ
buildEnd 1991 ⓘ
builder BREL Crewe Works ⓘ
linked to: Crewe Works
buildStart 1988 ⓘ
collectionMethod pantograph ⓘ
configuration push–pull ⓘ
controlType electric multiple-unit style cab controls ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy BREL ⓘ
linked to: BREL York
designedForSpeed 140 mph ⓘ
designFeature aerodynamic cab ends ⓘ
streamlined body ⓘ
electricSystem 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ
enteredService 1989 ⓘ
family InterCity 225 ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
introduced 1989 ⓘ
livery GNER blue ⓘ
LNER red and white ⓘ
National Express white ⓘ
Virgin Trains East Coast red ⓘ
original InterCity swallow livery ⓘ
manufacturer British Rail Engineering Limited ⓘ
nickName InterCity 225 locomotive ⓘ
Streak ⓘ
numberBuilt 31 ⓘ
operator British Rail ⓘ
East Coast ⓘ
GNER ⓘ
InterCity ⓘ
London North Eastern Railway ⓘ
National Express East Coast ⓘ
Virgin Trains East Coast ⓘ
powerOutput around 6400 kW ⓘ
powerType electric ⓘ
primaryCorridor East Coast Main Line ⓘ
primaryUse passenger services ⓘ
route London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ
London King’s Cross to Leeds ⓘ
serviceName InterCity 225 ⓘ
successor British Rail Class 800 ⓘ
British Rail Class 801 ⓘ
topSpeed 140 mph ⓘ
225 km/h ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
trainHeating Electric Train Heating ⓘ
trainSetBranding InterCity 225 ⓘ
trainSetMaximumSpeed 225 km/h ⓘ
typicalFormation Class 91 + Mark 4 coaches + Driving Van Trailer ⓘ
UICClassification Bo′Bo′ ⓘ
usedOnLine East Coast Main Line ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Advanced Passenger Train → influenced → British Rail Class 91 ⓘ
InterCity East Coast → locomotiveClassUsed → British Rail Class 91 ⓘ
Hatfield rail crash → involvedLocomotiveClass → British Rail Class 91 ⓘ
British Rail Class 800 → successorTo → British Rail Class 91 + Mark 4 sets ⓘ
subject linked to: Class 800 trains
linked to: British Rail Class 91
InterCity 225 → locomotiveClass → British Rail Class 91 ⓘ
InterCity 225 → manufacturer → BREL Crewe (Class 91 locomotives) ⓘ
linked to: British Rail Class 91
InterCity 225 → UICClassification → Bo-Bo (Class 91 locomotive) ⓘ
linked to: British Rail Class 91
British Rail Class 90 → successor → British Rail Class 91 ⓘ