🚄 The Unique Class 89 – The One and Only “Badger” 🦡 In the mid-1980s, British Rail unveiled something truly special — the Class 89 electric locomotive, a one-off prototype built by Brush Traction in 1986. Designed to be the future of British high-speed electric traction, this single locomotive, numbered 89001, was a masterpiece of engineering. Nicknamed “The Badger” because of its distinctive black and white front end, the Class 89 was built to test advanced traction technology for the next ge

🚄 The Unique Class 89 – The One and Only “Badger” 🦡 In the mid-1980s, British Rail unveiled something truly special — the Class 89 electric locomotive, a one-off prototype built by Brush Traction in 1986. Designed to be the future of British high-speed electric traction, this single locomotive, numbered 89001, was a masterpiece of engineering. Nicknamed “The Badger” because of its distinctive black and white front end, the Class 89 was built to test advanced traction technology for the next ge

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🚂 TWO HYMEKS ARRIVE AT WATCHET 🚂 Two Hymek locomotives arrive at Watchet Station on the West Somerset Railway. D7017 and D7018 were headlining a two-day event to mark the 50th anniversary of the locos' preservation. The diesel-hydraulic engines operated individually and also double-headed lunchtime services, as shown here with D7018 at the front and D7017 behind. They are two of the 101 British Rail Class 35 locos built by Beyer Peacock in Manchester between 1961 and 1964. With their Mekydro-d