The British Rail Class 85 (also known by the designation AL5) is an electric locomotive that was designed and produced at British Rail ’s (BR) Doncaster Works during the early 1960s.

The British Rail Class 85 is an electric locomotive built during the early 1960s, as part of BR's policy to develop a standard electric locomotive. Five prototype classes (81, 82, 83, 84 and 85) were built and …

Following repainting into standard Rail Blue, the class operated on classic mixed-traffic turns until the late eighties and early nineties, earning itself the honour of being "Britain's most boring class" at one …

The British Rail Class 85 (also known by the designation AL5) is an electric locomotive that was designed and produced at British Rail’s (BR) Doncaster Works during the early 1960s.

The Class 85 was similar to the BRCW Class 81, having the same AEI equipment. However, the Class 85 had semiconductor based rectifiers (at first a mixture of germanium and silicon, later retrofitted to …

The Class 85 featured a sizeable power compartment, of which particular attention was paid to making it as accessible for maintenance purposes as was realistically possible.

The British Rail Class 85 (also known by the designation AL5) is an electric locomotive that was designed and produced at British Rail ’s (BR) Doncaster Works during the early 1960s.

Back to the European Railways Database Upload photo (s) Associate YouTube video (s) Source: Steve Jones - Wikimedia Commons Class 85 Also known as: AL5 Vehicle type: Electric locomotive …

They were built by British Rail at their Doncaster factory. These engines were used on the new electric West Coast Main Line. They pulled trains from Birmingham to places like Crewe, Manchester …

The British Rail Class 85 (also known by the designation AL5) is an electric locomotive that was designed and produced at British Rail ’s (BR) Doncaster Works during the early 1960s.