An unidentified British Railways Class AL3 passes Hillmorton, near Rugby, with an up express in March 1967. Fifteen locomotives were built between 1960 and 1962 by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, as part of British Rail's policy to develop a standard electric locomotive. They were part of British Railways' assessment on their electric powered locomotive needs for both freight and passenger services. Later classified under TOPs as Class 81 to 85, five prototype classes were built and evaluated, which eventually led to the development of the Class 86 locomotive.
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