British Rail Class 85
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{{Infobox Locomotive
|name = British Railways AL5<br>British Rail Class 85
|powertype = Electric
|image = 85024 Bescot 14.02.1988.jpg
|caption = 85024 at Bescot on [[14 February]] [[1988]].
|builder = [[British Railways]]’ [[Doncaster Works]]
|builddate = 1961–1964
|totalproduction = 40
|gauge = {{RailGauge|ussg|lk=on|al=on}}
|wheeldiameter = {{convert|4|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
|tractionmotors = {{convert|847|hp|abbr=on}} [[BTH]] 189, 4 off
| transmission =
|electricsystem = [[25 kV AC]]
|whytetype = [[Bo-Bo]]
|uicclass = Bo'Bo'
|trainbrakes = Vacuum, Dual from 1968–1971
|locobrakeforce = {{convert|69|LTf|kN|sigfig=3|abbr=on|lk=in}}
|locobrakes = Air
|length = {{convert|56|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
|width =
|height =
|weight = {{convert|79.5|LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}}
|topspeed = {{convert|100|mph|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|poweroutput = {{convert|3200|hp|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|tractiveeffort = {{convert|50000|lbf|sigfig=3|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|trainheating = [[Electric Train Heating]]
|railroad = [[British Rail]]
|roadnumber = E3056–E3095; later 85001–84040
|axleloadclass = [[Route availability]] 6
|retiredate = 1981–1992
|disposition = One preserved, remainder scrapped
}}
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 (81-85) were built and evaluated, which eventually led to the development of the [[British Rail Class 86|Class 86]] locomotive. Forty of these locomotives were built from 1961-64 by BR at [[Doncaster railway works|Doncaster]] Works. The class were used to haul trains on the then newly electrified [[West Coast Main Line]], from [[Birmingham]], to [[Crewe]], [[Manchester Piccadilly]], [[Liverpool]] and later [[Preston]]. By 1965, electrification had spread south to [[London Euston]].
Under the earlier BR classification, the type was given the designation '''AL5''' (meaning the 5th design of 25 kV AC Locomotive), and locomotives were numbered E3056-E3095. In 1968, this was changed to Class 85, when BR introduced a new computer numbering system. From 1971 onwards, locomotives were progressively renumbered into the 85001-040 series.
==Preservation==
One locomotive has been preserved, 85101 (having previously numbered E3061 & 85 006) This locomotive is preserved by the [[AC Locomotive Group]], who also own examples of Classes 81-86. at [[Barrow Hill Engine Shed]]. It was named to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Doncaster Works, and is painted in ''[[Railfreight Distribution]]'' livery, a livery it never carried in service. Their intention is to eventually restore this locomotive to operational condition.
==Fleet Details==
[[Image:85101 'Doncaster Plant 150 1853-2003' at Doncaster Works.JPG|thumb|right|Class 85, no. 85101 'Doncaster Plant 150 1853-2003', on display at [[Doncaster railway works|Doncaster]] Works open day on 27th July 2003]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Class
!No. Built
<small>(* Converted)
!Loco Nos.
!Withdrawn
|-
|'''Class 85/0'''
|align=center|40
|85001-85040
|align=center|1991
|-
|'''Class 85/1'''
|align=center|14*
|85101-85114
|align=center|1991
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Key:
|bgcolor=#87cefa|Preserved
|bgcolor=#cecece|Scrapped
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3|Numbers
!rowspan=2|Withdrawn
!align=left rowspan=2|Disposal
|-
!Class AL5
!Class 85/0
!Class 85/1
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3056
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85001
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1985
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3057
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85002
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1989
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3058
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85003
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85113
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3059
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85004
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85111
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3060
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85005
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=87cefa|E3061
|align=center bgcolor=87cefa|85006
|align=center bgcolor=87cefa|85101
|align=center bgcolor=87cefa|1992
|bgcolor=87cefa|Preserved at [[Barrow Hill Engine Shed]]
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3062
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85007
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85112
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3063
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85008
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3064
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85009
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85102
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3065
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85010
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85103
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3066
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85011
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85114
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3067
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85012
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85104
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3068
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85013
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3069
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85014
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1989
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3070
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85015
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3071
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85016
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85105
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3072
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85017
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1987
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3073
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85018
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3074
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85019
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1989
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at Vic Berry's, Leicester
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3075
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85020
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Accident damaged<br>Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3076
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85021
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85106
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3077
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85022
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1989
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3078
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85023
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3079
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85024
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85107
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3080
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85025
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at Vic Berry's, Leicester
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3081
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85026
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3082
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85027
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1983
|bgcolor=cecece|Fire damaged<br>Scrapped at Crewe Works
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3083
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85028
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3084
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85029
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1988
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3085
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85030
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3086
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85031
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3087
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85032
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85108
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3088
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85033
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1984
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at Crewe Works
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3089
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85034
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3090
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85035
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85109
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3091
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85036
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85110
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3092
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85037
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3093
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85038
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1990
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3094
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85039
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1987
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|E3095
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|85040
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|-
|align=center bgcolor=cecece|1991
|bgcolor=cecece|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|}
==External links==
*[http://www.aclocogroup.co.uk/ AC Locomotive Group - Owners of preserved locomotive no. 85101 / E3061]
{{British Rail Locomotives}}
[[Category:British Rail electric locomotives|85]]
[[Category:Bo-Bo locomotives]]
[[Category:25 kV AC locomotives]]