l• When the first of British Rail's new-generation 'Class 89'
17th January 1987, Page 33
17th January 1987
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Page 33, 17th January 1987
— l• When the first of British Rail's new-generation 'Class 89'
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electric locomotives travelled the 27km from BR's works at Derby to the Brush Electrical plant at Loughborough for pre-commissioning tests. it went by road.
Leicester Heavy Haulage, which specialises in the road movement of rail vehicles — which have included many famous-name vintage steam engines — adapted one of its eight-ailed Cometo trailers to take the Class 89 locomotive, which weighs 105 tonnes.
The loco was winched aboard using the on-board winch on LHH's 10-year-old ERF 6x4 tractor. The Combination was hauled by a Scainmell S26 powered by a Cimimins E350 engine driving through a heavy-duty Spicer .transmission.
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