The British Railways (BR) Class 89 was a prototype design for an electric locomotive. Only one was built in 1986. It was used on test-trains on both the West Coast and East Coast Main Lines. It was fitted with advanced power control systems and developed over 6,000 bhp, the engine was also able to go 110 MPH (possibly even 125 MPH). It was given the nickname Aardvark although railfans used to call it The Badger owing to its slanted front ends. After British Railways retired it in July of 1992 after serving for BR for only seven years; the class 89 was bought by the GNER in 2001 and was withdrawn the same year after electrical malfunctions, now it is owned by the AC Locomotive Group who cosmetically restored it in 2007 and are currently trying to electronically restore the locomotive to working condition.
