| | The British Railways Modernisation Plan of 1955 called for the introduction of 25kv AC (alternating current) services over the West Coast main line. The first section of this was energised in 1959. Over the next four decades, the 25kv network expanded, culminating in the electrification of the East Coast main line from Kings Cross to Edinburgh shortly before the privatisation of BR. With the ongoing programme of upgrading the West Coast main line allied to the recent introduction of Virgin's Pendolino stock, the 25kv network has had almost 50 years of development and success. A considerable variety of AC stock, both locomotives and EMUs, have seen service over the years. With the final survivors of the first generation of AC electrics locomotives, the Classes 86 and 87, now coming to the end of their operational career and with most early EMU designs also now consigned to history, this is a good time to produce a pictorial historical retrospective of the AC electric stock employed over this period. Compiled by Colin Marsden, one of Britain's foremost experts on the subject of modern traction and one of the best-known railway photographers and authors in the country, AC Electrics includes many illustrations recording the evolution of the AC locomotive and EMU fleet from the earliest days. Contents
- Introduction
- The Early AC Years
- Class 80
- Class 81
- Class 82
- Class 83
- Class 84
- Class 85
- Class 86
- Class 87
- Class 89
- Class 90
- Class 91
- Class 92
- Electric Multiple Units
- Eurostar – Class 373
- EuroTunnel ‘Shuttle’
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