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Operators:

Dec 2021-Present: Locomotive Services Ltd
Dec 2004-Dec 2021: AC Locomotive Group
1996-Dec 2004: Great North Eastern Railway
1992-1996: Midland Railway Centre
1986-July 1992: British Rail

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loco log

Liveries:

July 2020-Present: Intercity Swallow
2007-2020: Intercity Executive
1996-2007: GNER Blue & Orange
Jan 1989-1996: Intercity Swallow
1986-Jan 1989: Intercity Executive

Photo Credit: @Rail_Photter (Darren...JB / Twitter)

Current Operator

Locomotive Services Ltd

Intercity Swallow

Current Livery

Positional Purpose Only

Date

Change

Detail

November 2022

Depot

Transferred to Loughborough Works to continue maintenance work to bring to mainline standard

December 2021

Operator

Transferred on a 5 year lease to Locomotive Services Ltd who will support the AC Locomotive Group with maintenance work

November 2020

Status

Moved under it's own power for the first time since withdrawal from mainline use in 2000 at Soho TMD

September 2020

Name

Had it's previous "Avocet" nameplates returned

July 2020

Livery

Repainted into Intercity Swallow livery at Toton TMD

2007

Livery

Repainted into it's original Intercity Executive livery from the GNER Blue & Orange livery

December 2004

Operator

Purchased by AC Locomotive Group and moved to Barrow Hill for secure storage

October 2000

Status

Suffered another severe failure and again withdrawn from mainline use

1996

Livery

Repainted into GNER Blue & Orange from Intercity Swallow

1996

Operator

Purchased by GNER for mainline use on the East Coast Mainline due to a shortage of traction

1992

Operator

Saved for preservation at the Midland Railway Centre by a group of Brush Traction workers

July 1992

Status

Suffered a severe failure and withdrawn from service by British Rail

January 1989

Livery

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

1986

Status

Built by BREL at Crewe Works for British Railways in Intercity Executive livery