Electrics@Mossend
85's, 86's, 87's and 90's


 
Towards the end of the working life of the class 85's, a few of the engines in better condition were re-numbered as 85/1's here is one such example,  85109
The 85's had distinctively different sides.  85008 shows the side with four windows, compare with 85109 above which shows the side with all the grilles
In the early 1990's, the sector ownership and livery didn't preclude the locomotive being used on other duties. Parcels red no. 86419 "Post Haste" is on a Speedlink service
"Talyllyn" was briefly numbered 86501 as part of a short lived sub-class 86/5, which were 86/2's regeared for use on Freightliner duties and restricted to a maximum speed of 75 mph.  It has now reverted to 86258
Very few locomotives carried the Railfreight "General" logo.  One such example was 86627 "The Industrial Society", seen here with 86634 "University of London" which is adorned with the more common distribution logo.
The unique thyristor control testbed,  87101 "Stephenson" was adopted by Railfreight Distribution and as such became the only 87 to carry Railfreight livery.
Once again a bit of "cross-sectorization, InterCity liveried  87009 "City of Birmingham" on a Freightliner.
90034 in the rather vague "Mainline" livery arrives from the south with a pair of dead class 85's 
Like the class 85's, the class 90's have two distinct sides, one with two grilles and one with four.   90037 is the leading locomotive
Der Deutchenliveried electrischlok 90129 "Frachtverbindungen" waits to invade England.
A view which shows just how common the class 90's are at Mossend, how many can you spot!
And finally! The load bank test locomotive ADB 968021, formerly Glasgow built 84009 is seen being towed through the yard by an unidentified class 47.