Class 84 Profile and Models

Class 84

84001 at Crewe Works Open Day in September 2005. ©Phil Scott

The British Rail Class 84 was a 25 kV AC electric locomotive that operated on the West Coast Main Line of the London Midland Region. As part of the modernisation of the West Coast Main Line, which included electrification, 100 locomotives of five types were acquired from different manufacturers. Locomotive E3040 worked the inaugural AC electric-hauled train from Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe on 12 September 1960. Problems with the mercury-arc rectifiers plagued this class and in 1962 E3036 was returned to GEC, the builder of the electrical equipment, in an attempt to find a solution. Within a year, all ten were out of service for repair. The persistent problems could have been the end of the ten locomotives of Class 84, but the extension of the West Coast Main Line electrification to Glasgow meant that more electric locomotives would be needed. The second rebuild failed to overcome some of the more persistent problems and British Rail decided in 1976 to withdraw them from service.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Electric

Builder

North British Locomotive Co

Build Dates

1960 to 1961

Total Built

10

Tractive Effort

50,000 lbf

Power Output

3,560 hp

Top Speed

100 mph

Wheel Configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated By

British Rail

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1980

Surviving Examples

1

 

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Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) L and J Models No image available Requires assembly Not set LJ84
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