#3538· Class 83
British Rail Class 83
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by English Electric· from 1960· class of 15 electric locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Hugh llewelyn E3035 (5588088497): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 83014 at Wolverhampton on 27th May 1978: Steve Jones https://www.flickr.com/photos/tutenkhamunsleeping/· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 83012 Exeter Railfair May 1994: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
- 4. AEI Class 85 Bo-Bo E3035 OOC 050800: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
- 5. BarrowHill, 21 May 2022 (52090924055): Peter Appleby· Public domain
- 6. E3035 (5588088497): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. E3035 (7080298601): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
- 8. E3035 (83012) at Barrow Hill: TheJRB· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. 16.05.82 Crewe Works 83011 (6110205242): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. 303078 and 83012 at Longsight DTMD: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 83 electric locomotives were built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, to haul services on the West Coast Main Line following its electrification.
who runs it
base stats
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.
- 15.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 29 years (1960–1989).
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
- 1989
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- English Electric, Vulcan Foundry
- operators
- London Midland Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.9 m
- Dutch name
- Class 83
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970855, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 83 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.