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20/07/09 at 08:57 GNER Arriving At Wakefield

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Exposure: 1/200 Sec
Aperture: f/3.6
Focal Length: 13.3mm
ISO Speed: 100
Original Size: 1750px x 1750px
Date Taken: March 12, 2009 at 3.12pm GMT

Class 91 no. 91116 arrives with the 13.10 Kings Cross – Leeds NXEC express. An awesome closeup shot.

Source: BarkingBill

Train Information

The British Rail Class 91 are a class of 140 mph (225 km/h), 4.54MW/6,300 hp electric locomotives ordered as a component of the East Coast Main Line modernisation and electrification programme of the late 1980s. Built to replace the previous Class 43 (better known as the InterCity 125), the Class 91s were given the auxiliary name of InterCity 225 to indicate their envisaged top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph). The other end of the InterCity 225 train set is formed of a Driving Van Trailer, built with a similar body shell to the Class 91 locomotives. The locomotives body shells are of all-steel construction. Unusually, the motors are body mounted and drive bogie mounted gearboxes via cardan shafts. This reduces the unsprung mass and hence track wear at high speeds. The locomotive also features an under-slung transformer so that the body is relatively empty compared to contemporary electric locomotives. Much of the engineering was derived from the research and operational experience of the APT-E