Class 92's

The class 92′s are a 46 strong fleet of Dual Voltage Electric locomotives, they are able to work on the 740 volt DC 3rd rail system in the South of England or the more common 25000 volt AC overhead electric system.   The 46 Class 92′s were built between 1993 and 1996 specifically for use on services between Britain and France via the Channel Tunnel.

Although 46 of this class were built, there isn't enough work for them all, with a number stored having not moved in years, whilst others are cycled in and out of service on a regular basis.   Today, DBS own a large number of class 92′s with many in store whilst GB Railfreight own some as well.   The majority of the fleet are still in their original fleet livery of Railfreight 2 tone Grey, although the new DB Schenker red livery is starting to be applied, whilst 1 locomotive is in EWS livery and the other is in Stobart Livery.DB Schenker 92031 passing Holytown with 6S51 Carlisle Yard - Mossend Departmental92031 at Holytown

 

Class 92′s in Scotland

The Class 92 is usually seen on a number of freight workings to / from Mossend via the West Coast Mainline and are rarely seen on the East Coast Mainline.   Most common workings are

Dollands Moor – Irvine (as far as Mossend) and return China Clay working

Mossend – Eastleigh and return Car Transporters

Carlisle Yard – Mossend and return Departmental (6M49 and 6S51)

Class 92′s can occasionally be seen on 6S36 Dalston – Grangemouth Oil Tankers (between Carlisle and Mossend)

They can also be seen very occasionally hauling the sleeper service from Polmodie to Glasgow Central or from Edinburgh – Carstairs

 

Fleet List

Number     Livery                             Status                   Name                Company

92001        EWS Red and Gold      Withdrawn         Victor Hugo                   DBS

92002        2 Tone Grey                  In service         H.G. Wells                   DBS

92003       2 Tone Grey                   In Service         Beethoven                   DBS

92004       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Jane Austen                  DBS

92005       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Mozart                          DBS

92006       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Louis Armand               GBRF

92007      2 Tone Grey                   Withdrawn         Schubert                       DBS

92008      2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn        Jules Verne                   GBRF

92009      DB Schenker Red         In Service        Marco Polo                        DBS

92010      2 Tone Grey                   In Service         Moliere                           GBRF

92011       2 Tone Grey                  In Service       Handel                             DBS

92012       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Thomas Hardy                DBS

92013       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Puccini                           DBS

92014       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Emile Zola                      GBRF

92015       DB Schenker Red         In Service                                                 DBS

92016       DB Schenker Red         In Service                                                 DBS

92017       Stobart Livery             Withdrawn        Bart the Engine                  DBS

92018       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn      Stendhal                          GBRF

92019       2 Tone Grey                   In Service       Wagner                           DBS

92020       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn      Milton                               GBRF

92021        2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn      Purcell                             GBRF

92022       2 Tone Grey                   In Service        Charles Dickens               DBS

92023       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn        Ravel                               GBRF

92024       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn        J.S. Bach                          DBS

92025       2 Tone Grey                  In Service       Oscar Wilde                      DBS      (exported to Bulgaria)

92026       2 Tone Grey                   In Service        Britten                              DBS

92027       2 Tone Grey                  In Service       George Eliot                      DBS    (exported to Bulgaria)

92028       2 Tone Grey                   In Service        Saint Saens                      GBRF

92029       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn        Dante                               DBS

92030      2 Tone Grey                  In Service         Ashford                             DBS

92031       DB Schenker Red         In Service                                                 DBS

92032       Europorte Livery          In Service                                                GBRF

92033       2 Tone Grey                   In Service        Berlioz                            GBRF

92034       2 Tone Grey                   Withdrawn        Kipling                             DBS   (exported to Bulgaria)

92035       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Mendelssohn                   DBS

92036       2 Tone Grey                   In Service       Bertolt Brecht                   DBS

92037       2 Tone Grey                   In Service       Sullivan                             DBS

92038       2 Tone Grey                   In Service       Voltaire                             GBRF

92039       2 Tone Grey                  In Service        Johann Strauss                DBS

92040       2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn      Goethe                              GBRF

92041       2 Tone Grey                   In Service       Vaughan Williams               DBS

92042      DB Schenker Red         In Service                                                     DBS

92043      2 Tone Grey                   In Service        Debussy                            GBRF

92044      2 Tone Grey                   In Service        Couperin                            GBRF

92045      2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Chaucer                              GBRF

92046      2 Tone Grey                  Withdrawn       Sweelinck                            GBRF