List of British Rail Class 91 locomotives

The British Rail Class 91 are a 31-strong fleet of 140 mph (225 km/h), 6,300 hp (4,700 kW) electric locomotives which are the main express-hauling locomotive used on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) from London to Edinburgh and beyond. They have carried various nameplates throughout their operating career.

Main article: British Rail Class 91

Class 91 91018 "Robert Louis Stevenson" at Doncaster railway station in original InterCity livery, April 1994.

During British Rail InterCity 225 ownership in the early 1990s the whole fleet was named. Themes included cathedrals, counties and places along the ECML, people (often with a railway connection), enterprises, charities and RAF-associated names. In the period immediately after repainting into Great North Eastern Railway colours in the late 1990s, all locomotives were briefly nameless before they were re-applied with vinyl lettering.[1] GNER retained a number of the InterCity names, but also renamed several locomotives, and some were renamed multiple times during GNER's tenure.

When the franchise was taken over by National Express East Coast in 2008, some names were re-applied on white vinyl (albeit in much smaller size) others were not. Their successor East Coast removed all names from locomotives, but in 2011, in response to customer requests, they resumed the practice. It began by naming No. 91109 as Sir Bobby Robson with cast-iron plates, unveiled in a ceremony at Newcastle station on 29 March 2011 by his widow Elsie and Alan Shearer.[2] [3] The following is a list of all Class 91 locomotives, including their current liveries, present names (if applicable) and former names.[1]

List of Class 91 locomotives

Key:	In service	Stored	Scrapped	Preserved	Exported

Current Number	Previous Number	Current name	Previous name(s)	Current livery	Built	Operator	Status	Notes
Class 91/1	Class 91/0
91101	91001	Flying Scotsman[4][5]	City of London Swallow	LNER Red & White with Flying Scotsman artwork	April 1988	LNER	Operational
91102	91002	City of York[6]	Durham Cathedral[7][8]	LNER Red & White	April 1988	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91103	91003		County of Lincolnshire[1] The Scotsman	LNER Red & White	April 1988	LNER	Stored	Went off lease in August 2019.[9] Stored at Bounds Green. Being stripped for parts.
91104	91004		Grantham The Red Arrows	LNER Red & White	June 1988	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91105	91005		County Durham[1] Royal Air Force Regiment	LNER Red & White	May 1988	LNER	Operational
91106	91006		East Lothian	LNER Red & White	June 1988	LNER	Operational
91107	91007	Skyfall[10]	Newark on Trent[1] Ian Allan	LNER Red & White	July 1988	LNER	Operational	Was temporarily renumbered back to 91007[11] as part of the Skyfall advertising applied to this locomotive. Upon removal of Skyfall vinyls, the locomotive was renumbered back to 91107.
91108	91008		City of Leeds[1] Thomas Cook	LNER Red & White	July 1988	LNER	Stored	Went off lease in July 2019.[12][13] Stored at Doncaster. Being stripped for parts.
91109	91009	Sir Bobby Robson[14]	The Samaritans[1] Saint Nicholas[15]	LNER Red & White	August 1988	LNER	Operational
91110	91010	Battle of Britain Memorial Flight[16]	David Livingstone[1] Northern Rock[1]	Battle of Britain Memorial Flight artwork	April 1989	LNER	Operational	The locomotive holds the national speed record for electric locomotives of 162 mph attained at Stoke Bank near Peterborough on 17 September 1989. To be preserved as part of the National Collection.
91111	91011	For the Fallen[17]	Terence Cuneo[1]	World War I For the Fallen artwork	February 1990	LNER	Operational
91112	91012		County of Cambridgeshire	LNER Red & White	April 1990	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91113	91013		County of North Yorkshire Sir Michael Faraday	LNER Red & White	April 1990	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91114	91014	Durham Cathedral[18]	St Mungo Cathedral[19] Northern Electric	LNER Red & White with Durham Cathedral artwork	May 1990	LNER	Operational	Previously fitted with experimental Duplex Pantograph
91115	91015	Blaydon Races[20]	Holyrood	LNER Red & White	May 1990	LNER	Stored	Currently stored in Belmont Yard at Doncaster.
91116	91016		Strathclyde[1]	LNER Red & White	June 1990	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal
91117	91017		Cancer Research UK City of Leeds Commonwealth Institute West Riding Limited[21]	Europhoenix	July 1990	Europhoenix	Awaiting export	Went off lease on 25 September 2019.[22] Due to be exported to Bulgaria.
91118	91018	The Fusiliers[23]	Bradford Film Festival[1] Robert Louis Stevenson	LNER Red & White	August 1990	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91119	91019	Bounds Green Intercity Depot[24]	County of Tyne & Wear[1] Scottish Enterprise	BR InterCity Swallow livery	August 1990	LNER	Operational
91120	91020		Royal Armouries[25]	Europhoenix	October 1990	Europhoenix	Awaiting export.	Due to be exported to Bulgaria.
91121	91021		Archbishop Thomas Cranmer Royal Armouries[1]	LNER Red & White	October 1990	LNER	Stored	This locomotive formerly carried pride branding and was known as the ‘Trainbow’. Currently stored in Belmont Yard at Doncaster.
91122	91022		Tam the Gun Double Trigger Robert Adley	LNER Red & White	October 1990	LNER	Stored	Following withdrawal from LNER this locomotive is being used as part of a test train for overhead wires on the Midland Mainline.
91124	91024		Reverend W Awdry[1]	LNER Red & White	September 1990	LNER	Operational
91125	91025		Berwick upon Tweed[1] BBC Radio 1 FM[26]	LNER Red & White	October 1990	LNER	Stored	Previously carried Sky 1 HD livery with DVT 82216. Currently stored in Belmont Yard at Doncaster.
91126	91026	Darlington Hippodrome[27]	York Minster[1] Voice of the North	LNER Red & White	March 1991	LNER	Stored	Currently stored in Belmont Yard at Doncaster.
91127	91027		Edinburgh Castle[1] Great North Run	LNER Red & White	December 1990	LNER	Operational
91128	91028	InterCity 50[28]	Peterborough Cathedral[1] Guide Dog[1]	LNER Red & White	January 1991	LNER	Stored	Was the 2015 Virgin Trains East Coast Christmas locomotive with DVT 82209. Following withdrawal from LNER this locomotive is being used as part of a test train for overhead wires on the Midland Mainline.
91129	91029		Queen Elizabeth II[1]	LNER Red & White	January 1991	LNER	Stored	Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91130	91030	Lord Mayor of Newcastle[29]	City of Newcastle[1] Palace of Holyroodhouse	LNER Red & White	March 1991	LNER	Operational
91131	91031		County of Northumberland Sir Henry Royce	LNER Red & White	March 1991	LNER	Stored	Last locomotive built at Crewe Works. Currently in warm storage at Doncaster Royal Mail Terminal.
91132	91023		City of Durham[1]	LNER Red & White with Employer Pledge artwork	September 1990	LNER	Stored	Involved in both Hatfield and Great Heck Rail Accidents. Renumbered 91132 (rather than 91123) after 2001 refurbishment. Currently stored in Belmont Yard at Doncaster.

References

1. Class 91 fleet nameplates Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, uktrainpics.co.uk, accessed 24 March 2012
2. "Sir Bobby Robson name given to train". BBC News. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
3. "East Coast Names Train Sir Bobby Robson" (Press release). East Coast Main Line Company. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
4. "FIRST MINISTER LAUNCHES NEW VIRGIN FLYING SCOTSMAN TRAIN". Virgin Trains East Coast. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
5. Class 91: 91101 'Flying Scotsman' Virgin Trains East Coast Newcastle Upon Tyne
6. "Reg's return heralds unveiling of iconic train name". East Coast. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
7. Class 91, www.railalbum.co.uk, accessed 3 April 2012
8. Image of 91102, railwayscene.co.uk, accessed 3 April 2012
9. "Having previously carried the names of "County of Lincolnshire", "The Scotsman" and most recently our "Celebrating Pride - Trainbow", 91103 is due to enter retirement this evening at Bounds Green depot". LNER Twitter. 28 August 2019.
10. Page about the locomotive, East Coast, accessed 31 May 2013
11. http://www.the-siding.co.uk/class91/pages/91007.htm
12. ""On Monday 22nd July after thirty years of service, we bid a final farewell to locomotive 91108."". LNER official Twitter account. 21 July 2019.
13. Newton, Grace (22 July 2019). "Watch: Train driver's poignant horn blast as retiring LNER locomotive leaves York for the final time". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
14. "East Coast names train "Sir Bobby Robson"". East Coast. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
15. Auction lot Archived 30 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 3 April 2012
16. "East Coast unveils Battle of Britain 91". Railway Herald. 2 June 2012.
17. Press Release Archived 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, East Coast Press Office ,14 October 2014
18. Press Release Archived 14 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, East Coast press office, 3 July 2013
19. 91114 image, www.railwayscene.co.uk, accessed 3 April 2012
20. "Famous North East anthem 'Blaydon Races' takes to the tracks". East Coast. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
21. "West Riding region honoured at train naming ceremony". East Coast. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
22. "Today, we say goodbye to 91117 (West Riding Limited)". LNER Twitter. 25 September 2019.
23. "Virgin Trains reveal 'The Fusiliers' train". RailAdvent. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
24. "Bounds Green depot celebrates 40 years of HST maintenance by naming a Class 91!". Steven Knight Media. 14 October 2017.
25. Image, Flickr
26. Radio Rewind, accessed 30 March 2012
27. "Virgin Loco 91 126 Named Darlington Hippodrome". Railway Adventures. 21 November 2017.
28. Intercity 50
29. All aboard the Lord Mayor of Newcastle as train celebrates city anniversary, Northern Echo, 7 December 2016

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