| Shots of the Badger in action in its original Intercity guise on its regular booked workings in 1989, with some later ones when resurrected into GNER stealth livery. The fastest loco the East Coast Main Line has ever seen. Such a shame they only made the one.
Its regular 1989 workings were; M-F: 1A32 06:40 Grantham-London Kings Cross 1P26 17:36 London Kings Cross-Peterborough Sat: 1D32 06:50 London Kings Cross-Leeds 1A12 10:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross 1D38 13:20 London Kings Cross-Leeds 1A25 17:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross Sun: 1D37 11:10 London Kings Cross-Leeds 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross This continued until Sunday 5th March 1989 which was the last regularly booked service as the Class 91s entered service on the diagrams the following weekend. 91008 making the first run to Leeds on 1D32 on 11th March 1989. |
89001 Avocet at Doncaster on 1D37 11:10 London Kings Cross-Leeds on 19th February 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet with 47569 at Leeds back onto 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989. The 47 dragged the 89 and train to Wakefield Westgate then the 89 worked forward to London Buy Print |
89001 Avocet with 47569 at Leeds on 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989. The 47 dragged the 89 and train to Wakefield Westgate then the 89 worked forward to London. Two Brush locos (and both built at Crewe) with their worksplates still in situ Buy Print |
89001 Avocet with 47569 at Leeds on 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989. The 47 dragged the 89 and train to Wakefield Westgate then the 89 worked forward to London Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds with 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet waits to leave Leeds with 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet in the company of 43053 at London Kings Cross having worked 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989. Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at London Kings Cross having worked 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 19th February 1989. Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at London Kings Cross running round between 1A12 10:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross and 1D38 13:20 London Kings Cross-Leeds on 25th February 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at London Kings Cross running round between 1A12 10:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross and 1D38 13:20 London Kings Cross-Leeds on 25th February 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet on arrival at Leeds after working 1D38 13:20 London Kings Cross-Leeds on 25th February 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds with 1A12 10:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 4th March 1989. This was the last weekend that the 89 worked this service as the 91s entered service the following weekend. Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds backs on 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 5th March 1989. This was the last regularly booked service for the 89 before its withdrawal as the 91s entered service the following weekend. It was reinstated later by GNER Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds at the head of 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 5th March 1989. This was the last booked 89 service out of Leeds before it was withdrawn Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds at the head of 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 5th March 1989. This was the last booked 89 service out of Leeds before it was withdrawn Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds at the head of 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 5th March 1989. This was the last booked 89 service out of Leeds before it was withdrawn Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds at the head of 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 5th March 1989. This was the last booked 89 service out of Leeds before it was withdrawn Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Leeds at the head of 1A23 16:00 Leeds-London Kings Cross on 5th March 1989. This was the last booked 89 service out of Leeds before it was withdrawn Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Doncaster having just come out of the works on 9th September 1989 Buy Print |
89001 Avocet at Doncaster having just come out of the works on 9th September 1989 Buy Print |
89001 arrives at Peterborough on 1D42 15:40 London Kings Cross-Bradford Forster Square on 6th August 1997 Buy Print |
89001 prepares to leave Peterborough on 1D42 15:40 London Kings Cross-Bradford Forster Square on 6th August 1997 Buy Print |
89001 at Bradford Forster Square on 1A30 19:37 Bradford Forster Square-London Kings Cross on 6th August 1997 Buy Print |
89001 at Bradford Forster Square on 1A30 19:37 Bradford Forster Square-London Kings Cross on 6th August 1997 Buy Print |
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