Classes 81 - 87

Locomotive Numbering History.

Before the introduction by British Rail of the Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) diesel and electric locomotives were numbered in line with a scheme adopted in 1957. For diesels a 'D' prefix was carried and electrics an 'E' prefix. The latter applied to Classes 81 - 86 when they were built. With the introduction of TOPS they were given five digit numbers. This usually followed a sequence apart from Class 86!

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Class 81 & 82 | Class 83 & 84 | Class 85 | Class 86 | Class 87

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Class 81.(AL1).

Original number series - E3001 - E3023 and E3096, E3097.

E3002, E3009 and E3019 were withdrawn before the class was renumbered. The remainder became 81001 - 81022 in order.

Class 82 (AL2).

Original number series : E3046 - E3055

E3046 and E3055 were withdrawn before the class was renumbered. The remainder became 82001 - 82008 in order.

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Class 83 (AL3).

Original number series : E3024 - E3035, E3098 - E3100

E3024 - E3035 became 83001 - 83012, E3098 (which was initially E3303) became 83013, E3099 (which was initially E3304) became 83014 and E3100 became 83015.

Class 84(AL4).

Original number series : E3036 - E3045

Renumbered in order to 84001 - 84010. 84009 was further renumbered to ADB968021.

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Class 85 (AL5).

Original number series : E3056 - E3095.

Renumbered in order to 85001 - 85040.

Class 85/1 was created by isolating the train heating the series being 85101 - 85114. former number in brackets :

85101 (85006) , 85102 (85009) , 85103 (85010) , 85104 (85012) , 85105 (85016)

85106 (85021) , 85107 (85024) , 85108 (85032) , 85109 (85035) , 85110 (85036)

85111 (85004) , 85112 (85007) , 85113 (85003) , 85114 (85011).

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Class 86 (AL6).

Original number series : E3101 - E3200

The following rather long list gives every number so far carried by each locomotive, the current number is shown in bold type.

E3101 - 86252 | E3102 - 86009, 86409, 86609 | E3103 - 86004, 86404, 86604.

E3104 - 86010, 86410, 86610 | E3105 - 86030, 86430 | E3106 - 86214 | E3107 - 86248.

E3108 - 86038, 86438, 86638 | E3109 - 86016, 86316, 86416, 86616, 86416.

E3110 - 86027, 86327, 86427, 86627 | E3111 - 86024, 86324, 86424.

E3112 - 86006, 86406, 86606 | E3113 - 86232 | E3114 - 86020, 86320, 86420, 86620.

E3115 - 86003, 86403, 86603 | E3116 - 86238 | E3117 - 86227 | E3118 - 86041, 86261.

E3119 - 86229 | E3120 - 86019, 86319, 86419 | E3121 - 86241, 86508, 86241.

E3122 - 86012, 86312, 86412, 86612 | E3123 - 86015, 86315, 86415, 86615.

E3124 - 86035, 86435, 86635 | E3125 - 86209 | E3126 - 86231 | E3127 - 86240.

E3128 - 86013, 86313, 86413, 86613 | E3129 - 86205, 86503, 86205.

E3130 - 86037, 86437, 86637 | E3131 - 86222, 86502, 86222 | E3132 - 86221.

E3133 - 86236 | E3134 - 86224 | E3135 - 86040, 86256 | E3136 - 86044, 86253.

E3137 - 86045, 86259 | E3138 - 86242 | E3139 - 86043, 86257.

E3140 - 86046, 86258, 86501, 86258 | E3141 - 86208 | E3142 - 86047, 86254.

E3143 - 86203, 86103 | E3144 - 86048, 86260 | E3145 - 86014, 86314, 86414, 86614.

E3146 - 86017, 86317, 86417 | E3147 - 86211 | E3148 - 86032, 86432, 86632.

E3149 - 86246, 86505, 86246 | E3150 - 86202, 86102 | E3151 - 86212.

E3152 - 86023, 86323, 86423, 86623 | E3153 - 86039, 86439, 86639.

E3154 - 86042, 86255 | E3155 - 86234 | E3156 - 86220.

E3157 - 86021, 86321, 86421, 86621 | E3158 - 86223 | E3159 - 86028, 86328, 86428, 86628

E3160 - 86036, 86436, 86636 | E3161 - 86249 | E3162 - 86226.

E3163 - 86018, 86318, 86418, 86618 | E3164 - 86225 | E3165 - 86215 | E3166 - 86216.

E3167 - 86228 | E3168 - 86230 | E3169 - 86239, 86507, 86239.

E3170 - 86002, 86402, 86602 | E3171 - 86011, 86311, 86411, 86611.

E3172 - 86233, 86506, 86233 | E3173 - 86204 | E3174 - 86022, 86322, 86422, 86622.

E3175 - 86218 | E3176 - 86007, 86407, 86607 | E3177 - 86217, 86504, 86217.

E3178 - 86244 | E3179 - 86207 | E3180 - 86008, 86408, 86608 | E3181 - 86243.

E3182 - 86245 | E3183 - 86251 | E3184 - 86206 | E3185 - 86005, 86405, 86605.

E3186 - 86025, 86325, 86425 | E3187 - 86034, 86434, 86634 | E3188 - 86031, 86431, 86631

E3189 - 86250 | E3190 - 86210 | E3191 - 86201, 86101 | E3192 - 86247 | E3193 - 86213.

E3194 - 86235 | E3195 - 86026, 86326, 86426 | E3196 - 86219 | E3197 - 86237.

E3198 - 86033, 86433, 86633 | E3199 - 86001, 86401 | E3200 - 86029, 86329, 86429.

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Class 87.

Original number series : 87001 - 87035 and 87101

No renumbering has taken place