This is a project I've been following for the best part of two decades, as the Class 89 is a locomotive that has always held a place in my heart as a favourite. Exceptional work restoring this machine to operational service, and I look forward to the day when it starts running out on the mainline once again! Congrats! 😁

@AberdonaiBrum101

24 күн бұрын

I know your feeling :)

@KrisDouglas

23 күн бұрын

Looking forward to seeing a video on your channel about it's return to service 😉

@20PhantoM07

22 күн бұрын

Are you the chap whose videos I watch?

I want to thank everyone... and I mean EVERYONE... for all the hard work they put in in returning this unique Class 89 locomotive to operational condition. I hope that 'Avocet' (I think that's her name) returns successfully to the mainline.

I wasn’t aware that 89001 was being restored to working order, it’s nice to see her back!

Imagine if there'd been a small fleet of these beasts built by Brush Traction!

Great to see the badger moving with all 6 motors working - let's hope they stay that way for a good long time to come.

Incredible work from everyone involved - many congratulations! Very fond memories of seeing her run up the ECML in GNER guise when I was a youngster, can't wait to see her up and running again. One of the greatest modern preservation feats ever getting it back in running order.

The Badger is back!

Superb! Well done to all involved who is making this happen!!!

Great job AC for bringing the class 89 back to life! The work must've been hard, but it will pay off to the trainspotters/train enthusiasts like me to finally see it back on the mainline in service! 😄 Great job once again! 😊❤

Fabulous to see...we might yet get to see what this loco is capable of.

@andrewbrown6786

24 күн бұрын

They already know what this loco is capable of - if they’d made a fleet of these instead of Class 90’s & 91’s - the freight and passenger services would’ve been much more reliable 👍

Can’t wait to see her back on the mainline Brings back happy memories working on it

@BegudMaximan-zp2tc

23 күн бұрын

Quite right!

This is Great News, I remember the Class 89 when it was being built in Crewe Works in 1986 & saw it in GNER Livery in Leeds during the late 90's when it looked in Superb Condition in the Dark Blue GNER Livery, this was the last time I saw it, so nice to have another rare Loco put back onto the Main Line & I will look forward to seeing it again at Crewe LS depot in the near future.

@BegudMaximan-zp2tc

23 күн бұрын

Exactly!

Merely one hour ago I was told by Joe Lycett (Radio 4) that the 89 is nicknamed "Badger" (which I didn't know) and lo and behold, an 89 in my video feed. Synchronicity. BTW 👍👍👍 as to this very good news.

@chrissutton4256

24 күн бұрын

She was also known as 'The Slug' during my time at GNER BN!

That’s a beautiful looking locomotive.

Wow that's amazing. I never thought I'd see the day, well done to all. The noise is incredible.

My favourite - not an engineer, but happy days!!!

Well done to everyone involved. I have good memories of being hauled from Wakefield to Leeds by it.

A far better looking loco than the class 91. Shame it did not make it into full production on ECML.

She's looking good. Can't wait to see her out on the mainline again...

So amazing to see a loco running again after hours on end of work, great job to the teams who worked on it, hope to see the 89 on the mainline at some point

Excited to see it on fully up and running!!

Fantastic stuff - congratulations to everyone involved! This brought a big smile to my face. :)

Beautiful loco can't wait to see her again. At the time i was always hoping foranother 31 of these but i do also like the 91s. You have worked hard through many issues and it is very apreciated. Well done!

great to see her for a long time

Excellent! Now it's time to give your other locos the same level of attention.

That's amazing! It's strange to think that it's spent more than half of its life out of service. Hope to see it soon!

Looking forward to seeing the 'Badger' in action. Glad NRM didn't get their grubby little mits on this one.

@Johnny16781

24 күн бұрын

They got 87 001 instead

Glad to see the $5 I donated about 20 years ago has went to good use!

Awesome to see the Badger come back to life. Is the ability to join the ACLG going to come back to the website, as the page appears to have vanished in the update a year ago.

Good to see something coming of the work!

Excellent subbed 👍 love the 89 👍

When she comes back into service, I will try to see it every time it goes to London

I remember seeing this parked up outside the sheds near Derby station back in the late 80,s. I'm so chuffed she's up and running again.

Far superior to the Class 91. Well done everyone 👏

@BegudMaximan-zp2tc

23 күн бұрын

Agreed!

Absolutely fascinating....well done all !!

This is brilliant to see .. keep up the good work

Great Job ,Well done to all 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Amazing work! Well done!

Brilliant; great to see Avocet up and running again - well done to everyone involved in the restoration! I look forward to seeing her run on the mainline soon :D

Absolutely fantastic work!!!

Amazing! Keep it up!

Wow, what an achievement. I was involved with the initial testing and commissioning of the Class 89 and it was so sad that the BRB didn’t order any, just class 90s and 91s but I think it was political (?). On one light engine test run from Crewe to Stafford, the Brush engineers temporarily raised the settings for the motor current limits and I was sat in the drivers seat in the back cab, the traction inspector asked the driver to accelerate to line speed using the speed set (cruise control) but he didn’t specify how much traction effort. The acceleration dropped me of the seat and left me in a heap on the floor. Very impressive. From memory, the final figures for the ride index were close to that of a mk 3 coach, not bad for a loco!

The badger is back !

Incredible work and effort by all concerned! Well done! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Awesome congrats it looks amazing!

Still remember it from back then even when it was in GNER's colours looked pretty decent still does!

Recently, I put down a £25 deposit for the Accurascale 00 scale Class 89 in GNER Blue with white lettering. Delivery expected anytime between now and September.

YESSS, the badger is alive!! 🤩 I only ever saw her moving once under her own power, around 2000-ish in service with GNER. Had only ever seen her in a few books/magazines prior to that point and its been the same since - Definitely one of the UKs most unique and mysterious locos. Here's hoping she gets to VISIT the ECML again. Would be a wonderful sight to see, especially next to LNER's retro liveried Mk4 sets which also look amazing. Good work guys for getting this beast running again! 👌

I was once hauled by Avocet from Leeds to Kings Cross. Alas the only thing i can remember about the journey is the football hooligans on the train. At least they were all arrested by the BTP on arrival.

Fabulous loco this. I have always had a soft spot for it. Well done to the people that have dedicated time and money to bring it back to life A complicated project this

Lovely to see what is probably the best AC loco ever built in the UK. I was very much involved in the design of the brake control and WSP system for her. On test runs with the International Demonstrator coaches her performance was stunning. Well done to the team who have done the restoration job. Pity that politics got involved regarding a fleet build. Did you ever find the spares which I had concealed behind the brake frame ?😊

Fabulous news.

A pity that I missed it when I popped in to 25 shop a few months ago. But at least I know there are some very dedicated people working on this.

Like many other railway relics, this locomotive should be maintained with pride in full working preservation. A one off, and unique item.

It's a shame only one Class 89 was built. #89001 is a lonely survivor. #89001 is returning to the mainline :]

sexy ! used to see her with the 91's and buffer 43 's at bounds green , sounds awsome inside .

the badger is up and running again 2 decades to late but hopefully it will join the rest of the preserved electric sparkie locomotives at crewe hopefully 🙏 nice video 😍🥰🤩

love the class 89, what an amazing job you guys are doing to restore this beast and bring her back to life! I noticed that the AWS sounds like one of the new LED types, is this staying or are you going to put one of the older mechanical ones in?

@paulsteane4168

24 күн бұрын

The loco was withdrawn by GNER before TPWS became mandatory, so it was never installed (actually it was, after withdrawal, but never approved for use). Nowadays TPWS Mk.4 is mandatory for anything that doesn't already have TPWS, so that's what we have installed - so you have the LED sunflower and electronic bell/horn tones and "speaking announcements".

Good to see the project starting to see daylight. A lot of questions about its overall reliability back in the day left us wondering if the TM's were actually up to the job they were being asked to do and it would be a sad tale if a solution was not implemented during this refit.

What are those 60s doing outside the sheds. Are they going for overhaul? Great work on the 89, well done to all involved.

Let's stay out of puddles from now on, eh?

Armstrong Powerhouse must be preparing to work a 89 EP at some point now…

I’m sure it will look great going over its old routes. However,how about getting it route cleared for Cardiff-Paddington-Newbury for a tour on the old Western region. Or even lending it to GWR as a shore supply for when the Night Riviera goes into Euston!!!

MEINE LORDZ 🔥

hi great video, very interesting, as with all electric locos pure Dr Frankenstein insides which are great.pity there are no circular amps meters. the swiss crocodile was also a FAB loco with creepy noises and flashes,

Do the fans rev down when stopped like on the 91s?

UKRL in Loughborough? local to Loughborough and never heard of it - only heard of UKRL Leicester, looks like this being done near the Brush. i know the GCR run testing but they dont have overhead lines.

@paulsteane4168

24 күн бұрын

Brush/Wabtec closed their Loughborough workshops a few years ago and UKRL have taken it over. They do heavy overhaul work on 66s, GBRF 92s etc.

BREL would be stunned if they still existed.

Can't wait to hear her hauling carriages! Reminds me somewhat of Skoda locomotives of the same era. Is she chopper-controlled like them?

@1258-Eckhart

24 күн бұрын

Yes 😊

@paulsteane4168

24 күн бұрын

She has thyristor rectifier power control (not chopper) with dc traction motors, as on 87101 and the 90s and 91s.

Never seen or heard of one of these before…

@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial

10 күн бұрын

You have now...

I always wondered why the Class 89 bogie design couldn't have been used on the 67s.

@vernongoodey5096

24 күн бұрын

Didn’t Brush quote GM a million pound a pair. So GM went off and tried to design their own!

89 and posswibly mk4 coaches like when it ran on east coast from kx

Looking good, what was the original purpose of the class 89, as only one was built?.

Are you looking to get ERTMS fitted for the East Coast Route now roll out has started?

Will this be for Passenger or Freight? I know it has the Inter City swallow livery but that's obviously from twenty-five years ago.

@lancashire-john

24 күн бұрын

Charter trains.

Dont like look of these but good to see it back out i quess

I've never seen a Class 89. Is it a one-of-a-kind?

@davidstrains4910

24 күн бұрын

Hi James, this is a class of one locomotive, only one was built.

@Danse_Macabre_125

24 күн бұрын

Yep, one of one prototype locomotive.

are you guys going to save a few Class 91s (like you did with the Class 90s) when LNER retire them? their my favourite trains :)

@RailwayWorld_2023

24 күн бұрын

i know the 225 Group are going to hopefully be preserving a whole 225 set and the National Collection is getting some of the commemorative 91s... also 91131 is in Scotland

@terrier_productions

24 күн бұрын

@@RailwayWorld_2023there is also an ex-Europheonix 91 at the Crewe Heritage Centre that has recently been repainted to IC Swallow

@RailwayWorld_2023

24 күн бұрын

@terrier_productions from what I heard its on loan to them, not sure if this has changed to permanent since I read it though. But yeah there is the one at Crewe and the work they've done repainting it is beautiful 😍

@danielsellers8707

16 күн бұрын

@@terrier_productions Yes I saw it at Crewe Heritage Centre when I went there last year; it looks splendid!

Did she use a Tap changer when taking power like an 86 / 87 ?

@1258-Eckhart

24 күн бұрын

No, the loco has thyristor control equipment.

Is this a new train

Badger Badger Badger…

is the pantograph powered by batteries to raise it

WHY was only one built of these ???

Avocet yeah a cross with a 125 and a91

Would 6 traction motors have given her more "pulling power" than traditional Bo-Bo electric locos?🤔

@1258-Eckhart

24 күн бұрын

This query is not about pulling power (tractive effort) but adhesion. It's a mechanical truism that six axles give you more adhesion capacity than four. Comparing the 89 with the contemporary DB Class 120, the Co-Co had a starting tractive effort of 205 kN (or 205,000 apples falling on your head) whereas the Bo-Bo had a starting tractive effort of 340 kN. As always, the trick is getting all that drawbar force into the railhead, which given the load of a passenger express and normal weather conditions is never a problem. Hook up a gravel train of 2,000 t on a track filthy with quarry slime and six axles are a benefit, it is not about drawbar force. As to pure power, the 89 produces 4,300 kW, the 120 5,600 kW.

@soundseeker63

23 күн бұрын

In old footage you can see the 89 gets away from a standing start MUCH quicker than the 91s do, despite being a heavier and less powerful loco.

Pity it never made a class of locos.

That Just Looks Ugly Ngl. It Needs A Headlight Rework

Looks disgusting... 😂

Fantastic video of the Badger,under test, especially the walk through the middle,whilst under power,lovely locomotive,glad it has managed to survive and be made operational again,a truly remarkable one off loco. 🦡💯👍🏻⚡⚡

Class 89 = class 43 × class 82/90

@Danse_Macabre_125

24 күн бұрын

If you mean Class 82 as in, DVT, then no. DVTs are not 82s, and calling it an 82 is like calling an HST set's buffet car a Class 40. It's just a carriage numbered as 82xxx.