#3537· Class 82

British Rail Class 82

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1960· class of 10 AC electric locomotives

⚡ electric locomotive electric preserved

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. E3054 at Euston(8193049445): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. 82008 - Barrow Hill (9334115622): Jim· CC BY 2.0
3. 82008 at Barrow Hill: TheJRB· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. 82008 at Crewe Works: No machine-readable author provided. Our Phellap~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. 82008 inter city seen at Barrow Hill - May 2016: D.J.H Photography· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. 8hugh llewelyn 2 008 (5588625571): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Barrow Hill Southern Saturday Event 13: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. 25.01.85 Euston 82005 (5988831474): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. Class 82 at South Hampstead: Martin Addison· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. E3049 at Euston(8193045517): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 82 (AL2 under the pre-TOPS classification scheme) electric locomotives were designed by the British manufacturing interest Metropolitan-Vickers and produced by Beyer, Peacock and Company on behalf of British Rail (BR). The locomotive was developed as a part of the programme of works to electrify the West Coast Main Line during the late 1950s and early 1960s. BR deliberately opted to procure multiple small batches of locomotives from a range of manufacturers.

who runs it

British Rail London Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 161 km/htop speed
power 2.5 MWpower output
built 10made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 66 years ago, in 1960.
Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
2.5 MW is about 29 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 27 years (1960–1987).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1960–1962
in service from: 1960
retired: 1987
status: preserved
number built: 10
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Beyer, Peacock and Company, Metropolitan-Vickers
designer: Metropolitan-Vickers
operators: British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
top speed: 161 km/h
power: 2.5 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 6.25 kV AC / 25 kV AC (as built), 25 kV AC Overhead line, Catenary (modified)
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 17.1 m
Dutch name: Class 82

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4970853, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 82 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.