View allAll Photos Tagged 91108
London Northeastern Railways (LNER) 91108 is seen at London Kings Cross after arriving in with the 1E14 1200 Edinburgh to Kings Cross service. 91108 is earmarked to be removed from traffic next week and cannibalised for spares for the rest of the class 91 fleet still in service.
- Tallest building in Alabama from 1909-1912; surpassed by the John Hand Building.
- Combined with the Brown Marx Building, Woodward Building, and John Hand Building, the Empire Building was a part of what was billed as being "heaviest corner on earth" in the early 1900s.
- The cornice features multiple white capital "E"s to signify the original developer, the Empire Improvement Company.
- Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
3 Virgin Train East Coast trains are seen at Kings Cross in London having arrived at their destination - from left to right, 43300, 91121, 91108.
'Shadowplay' Joy Division
'I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you'
91108 prepares to get underway from York with 1E24 the 17:00 Edinburgh to London King's Cross on the evening on Sunday 06.11.2016
I always have very happy associations with railway stations but they can be scenes of sadness; saying good bye to a loved one, waiting for someone who doesn't show, making a journey alone.
This is a shot I've had in mind for sometime but normally with the Mk4 sets the loco ends up under the bridge. This evening I was lucky and the set was short formed by one coach.
91108 at the rear of a London King's Cross bound Virgin Trains East Coast service at Doncaster on 6/2/2017.
it is 9/11
it is 7 years later
it is 9:03
7 years ago i heard the planes hit
the magnitude of everything that was lost on that day
is still overwhelming
at the time i dealt with the shock and the grief by creating theARTproject
a site where people could express their reactions
and communicate with others
using images instead of words
The Artists Registry at the National September 11 Memorial Museum is an ongoing database that collects images in response to the events of 9/11.
Virgin Trains East Coast 91108 works 1D23 17:03 Kings Cross-Leeds past Claypole on 25/07/17. After several years as a spares donor, 91108 was sent for scrap in March 2022.
Having just left the confines of Stoke Tunnel, 91108 is seen continuing north at the head of 1S23 1530 Kings X to Edinrbugh and is captured passing the site of the former High Dyke Jn.
Photo taken using Manfrotto pole, CamRanger and wired release.
11.2.2016.
Taken six years ago, Class 91 Electrics No's 91108 and 91104 stand at London King's Cross waiting their next turn.
Both these locos have been scrapped - 91108 in May 2022 and 91104 in March 2022 at C F Booths in Rotherham.
91108 heading the 11.30 Kings Cross - Edinburgh near Burnmouth on 28 June 2018. The lineside has not surprisingly got very overgrown since I was last there for the Deltics in the late 1970s.
Taken from a track from Setonhill Farm to Redhouse, we see the rear of the 1000 Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross, 1E10, with 91108 pass Redhouse. In the background is the Firth of Forth with a Tanker sitting, and behind is the County of Fife.
11/11/16 at 1014
In the full Virgin Trains East Coast livery, 91108 is seen on the rear of 1Y27 Newcastle to London Kings Cross. As time progresses, more of these sets are being vinyled as well as one HST (see previous photo)
I Think We’re Alone Now
‘And so we're running just as fast as we can’
‘I think we're alone now
There doesn't seem to be anyone around’
Only, they weren’t quite! And the Class 91s don’t run quite as fast as they can (service speed 125mph, design speed 140mph)!
So why the song? Well, it was number one in the charts 30 years ago today, and that was the date GEC Transportation Limited unveiled 91001 to the press at Crewe Works.
There’s a Channel 4 TV documentary about the design and building of the locomotives here:
The locomotive incorporated many innovative features, including being one of the first in the UK to make extensive use of microprocessor control. The mechanical design was highly ingenious, with the GEC G426AZ traction motors suspended from the body in order to reduce the un-sprung mass.
The locomotives have certainly put in sterling service on some of the most demanding trains in the country, with most daily diagrams seeing the locos cover over 1000 miles at average speeds of over 100 mph.
I was hoping to see 91101 at the station this morning but ‘I Should be so Lucky’, that track was the number one record the following week, so maybe I’ll have better luck then!
91108 prepares to leave York with the 06:30 Newcastle to London King’s Cross service of 12th February 2018.
Reported as stored at Doncaster and being stripped of parts is 91108. This UID seems to be a class 91 due to it being fitted with sand boxes - why would a DVT have them, so presumed to be 91108.
East Coast class 91 no. 91108 leans into the curve as it crosses the viaduct at Durham on 17 March 2012, heading the 07.00 Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley service.
Not sure where to end this. At the start of the month 3 91s had been withdrawn from service, 2 and Leicester for export and 91108 for stripping for spares at Doncaster. In the month two more locos have run their last service 91132 and 91104. I believe they are due to head to Leicester from Bounds Green tomorrow.
The news this week is that LNER are retaining the 91s until December 2021 and passengers can enjoy their use.
91108s final run North. Its due to be removed from traffic tonight. All usable components will be stripped at Doncaster, then whats left will be scrapped.
Soon to be withdrawn from service with LNER 91108 heads past Broad Fen Lane Claypole working 1S28 18:00 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh on the 21/7/19
Apparently according to the list 91108 is the first of three 91's to be withdrawn at the end of next month. So with time ticking for this loco, it is seen at Welwyn North with the 1S07 0800 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh 15/6/19.
91108 'City of Leeds' working 1N11 1630 LONDON KING'S CROSS - NEWCASTLE passes Broad Fen Lane, Claypole on the 29th August 2006.
91108's final passenger working was 1D28 1833 King's Cross to Bradford Forster Square on the 30th July 2019. It then worked the ecs 5D28 2150 Bradford to Neville Hill. The next day, 31st July, 91108 worked 0Z12 Neville Hill to Doncaster for component recovery and eventual scrapping.