THE unique Class 89 electric locomotive No. 89001 has secured a main line return with Locomotive Services Ltd in Crewe. The ‘Badger’ is owned by Electric Traction Ltd, which has painstakingly returned it to working order after it was sold by previous operator GNER in October 2006.
LSL has agreed to fund the final works required to complete the rebuild, including fitting of mandatory safety systems, before taking it on a five-year loan deal for use with its matching set of InterCityliveried stock.