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limited clearances gave concern over use of the higher voltage. However, this approach was never used on the West Coast main line, although it was employed elsewhere such as Glasgow Central in the initial 'Blue Train' electrification there. By the time the WCML wiring was extended to Glasgow, it had been revised there to the mainstream 25 kV voltage.
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The remaining locomotives of the Class had relatively successful service lives of 25 to 30 years, although in their latter years they became unreliable, and displayed an increasing tendency to catch fire. However, a shortage of electric locomotives ruled out withdrawal of the fleet until the newer
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The locomotives always worked on power provided by overhead catenary, energised at 25,000 V AC. However, the main transformer, normally operated with the four windings in series, could be operated at 6250V AC with the transformer windings in parallel. This voltage was initially to be used where
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The AL1 were numbered E3001 - E3023 and E3096 / E3097; the first twenty-three being Type A and the last two Type B (numbered E3301 and E3302). However, these last two were actually geared for passenger service, being delivered in February 1964 as E3096 and E3097.
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locomotives came into service in the late-1980s. The remaining examples were withdrawn from service in the late-1980s and early-1990s. The final examples were used for the transfer of empty coaches between
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brand). This model was very crude, even by the standards of the day - a lack of cab interiors; a very crude pantograph; a lack of detail in the roof pan - but was issued under
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A row of Class 81 and 85 locomotives waiting to be scrapped. The first and third locomotives from the left are Class 81s.
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system, which was implemented in 1972. E3002 and E3019 were damaged by fire and both were scrapped at British Rail
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because they were restricted to lines electrified at 25 kV AC. Cities where these engines could be seen included
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Three locomotives (E3002, E3009 and E3019) were withdrawn before they could be renumbered under the
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Two further members of the class saw relatively early withdrawal due to accident or fire damage:
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system, twenty-two examples were reclassified as Class 81 and numbered 81001 - 81022.
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Before the work was completed, BTH amalgamated with Metropolitan Vickers to form AEI (
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AEI A.C. Type 'A' Electric Locomotives for British Railways, Nos. E3001-E3023 booklet
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on 27 November 1959. The type was initially used for crew training on the
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locomotive 81016 was derailed and severely damaged in an accident at
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sidings between 1989 and 1991 following the withdrawal of the final
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AC Locomotive Group - custodians of preserved locomotive no. 81002
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The first locomotives to be delivered were type AL1, designed by
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produced a model from 1964, prior to the purchase of Hornby by
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British railway locomotives and miscellany, 1948 to present
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Bradley, Roger P (November 1980). "Pioneer AC electrics".
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Vehicle Diagram Book No. 110 for Electric Locomotives
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The first locomotive, E3001, was handed over to 2288:Publisher: Associated Electrical Industries Ltd. 2157:Electric Locomotives of the West Coast Main Line 2080: 2078: 2076: 2074: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1913: 1900: 1898: 1896: 1883: 1881: 1879: 1184: 995:One example, 81002, has been preserved by the 2337: 1877: 1875: 1873: 1871: 1869: 1867: 1865: 1863: 1861: 1859: 1842: 1836: 1833: 1830: 1827: 1824: 1821: 1818: 1813: 1807: 1804: 1801: 1798: 1795: 1792: 1789: 1784: 1778: 1775: 1772: 1769: 1766: 1763: 1760: 1755: 1749: 1746: 1743: 1740: 1737: 1734: 1731: 1726: 1720: 1717: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1705: 1702: 1697: 1691: 1688: 1685: 1682: 1679: 1676: 1673: 1668: 1660: 1657: 1654: 1651: 1648: 1645: 1642: 1637: 1629: 1626: 1623: 1620: 1617: 1614: 1611: 1606: 1600: 1597: 1594: 1591: 1588: 1585: 1582: 1577: 1571: 1568: 1565: 1562: 1559: 1556: 1553: 1548: 1542: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1527: 1524: 1519: 1513: 1510: 1507: 1504: 1501: 1498: 1495: 1490: 1484: 1481: 1478: 1475: 1472: 1469: 1466: 1461: 1455: 1452: 1449: 1446: 1443: 1440: 1437: 1432: 1426: 1423: 1420: 1417: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1403: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1388: 1385: 1382: 1379: 1374: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1357: 1354: 1351: 1348: 1343: 1337: 1334: 1331: 1328: 1325: 1322: 1319: 1314: 1308: 1305: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1290: 1285: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1256: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1241: 1238: 1235: 1232: 1227: 1221: 1218: 1215: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1190: 1187: 1181: 1178: 1175: 1172: 1167: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1147: 1144: 1141: 1136: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1108: 167:Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company 8: 694:E3001–E3023, E3096, E3097; later 81001–81022 306:42 ft 3 in (12.88 m) ​ 3631:Standard gauge locomotives of Great Britain 1038:There has, however, been a static model in 939:locomotive 81001 was damaged by fire near 2344: 2330: 2322: 2084: 1923: 1904: 1887: 672: 596: 427:20 long tons 4 cwt (20.5 t) 195: 142: 2008:. 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