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Operators:

March 2016-Dec 2022: Freightliner
2005-Dec 2006: FM Rail
1997-2003: Virgin Trains Cross Country
1965-1997: British Rail

86251

loco log

Liveries:

2000-Dec 2022: Virgin Trains Red & Black
1994-2000: Intercity Swallow
1987-1994: Intercity Mainline
1967-1987: BR Blue
1965-1967: Rail Blue

Current Operator

N/A - Scrapped

Current Livery

Positional Purpose Only

Date

Change

Detail

December 2022

Status

Scrapped at C F Booth, Rotherham

March 2016

Operator

Transferred to Freightliner to be used as a source of spare parts

2005

Operator

Transferred to FM Rail from Virgin Trains West Coast

November 2002

Status

Placed into storage at Immingham TMD

2002

Name

Had it's "The Birmingham Post" name removed

2002

Status

Withdrawn from traffic by Virgin Trains Cross Country

2000

Livery

Repainted into Virgin Trains Red & Black livery from it's previous Intercity Swallow livery

1997

Operator

Transferred to Virgin Trains Cross Country from British Rail as railways are privatised

1994

Livery

Repainted into Intercity Swallow livery from it's previous Intercity Mainline livery

1987

Livery

Repainted into Intercity Mainline livery from it's previous BR Blue livery

1984

Name

Received the name "The Birmingham Post"

1973

Number

Number changed to 86251 from E3183

1967

Livery

Repainted into BR Blue from it's previous Rail Blue livery

1965-1966

Status

Built at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows for British Rail in Rail Blue livery