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BR Class 89 Double Icon Electric
BR Class 89 Double
Statistics
Type Common Electric  (200%)
Power 20 Icon Power
Slot 1 Icon Slots
Tax 165 Resource U-235
Dispatch XP 120 Train Ride XP
Set N/A
Award Information
Award From Lucy #9 Limit 1
Offer Information
Offer Type Offer Date Cost Buy XP Level Restrictions
Icon SO Special 31 Jul 2012 260 Resource Gems 66     Limit: 2
Other Information
This item’s graphic was changed with the 12 Dec 2016 Game Update. The original is below:
Old BR Class 89 Double
Museum
The Class 89 is a prototype design for an electric locomotive. Only one unit was built, no. 89001, which was officially named Avocet by the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 16 January 1989 at the home of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (whose logo is an Avocet). It was built in 1986, by BREL at their Crewe Works, and was used on test-trains on both the West Coast Main Line and East Coast Main Line. It was fitted with advanced power control systems and developed over 6,000 bhp (4,500 kW). Over the time it was given the nickname "Aardvark" although railfans used to call it "The Badger" due to its sloping front ends.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_89
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