First of the Class 90 electrics scrapped with more to follow

Some 37 years after the first Class 90 25kV AC electric locomotive was accepted into traffic by British Rail, a start is being made on scrapping withdrawn examples of the class.

90022 now holds the dubious distinction of being the first of the 50-strong fleet to be broken up, when it was dismantled on July 9/10. Next in line for scrapping was 90038.

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