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The Bachmann Collectors Club and Locomotion Models have joined forces to release a striking model of Class 90 electric locomotive No. 90028 ‘Sir William McAlpine’ in DB Cargo livery. The model was officially launched at the opening of Model Rail Scotland today (25th February 2022) and is available for immediate release with examples being available for purchase from the Bachmann and Locomotion stands at the Glasgow exhibition.
Two hundred 00 scale models will be released with DCC SOUND to members of the Bachmann Collectors Club and Three hundred 00 models will be available in DCC READY format from Locomotion Models.
Fifty Class 90 locomotives were ordered by British Rail in 1986 to replace the ageing Class 85 fleet on West Coast Main Line duties. Construction of the 110mph rated locomotives was completed by British Rail Engineering Limited, Crewe, in 1990. They subsequently saw service with several operators and have carried numerous different liveries since 1994.
DB Cargo named Class 90 locomotive No. 90028 ‘Sir William McAlpine’ on 11th January 2019 at the National Railway Museum in York. A special train conveying guests was hauled non-stop from Kings Cross by ‘Flying Scotsman’ and returned to London behind the newly named electric locomotive. Both locomotives posed for photographs outside the museum as a tribute to a remarkable man. Sir William McAlpine, a lifelong railway enthusiast, who passed away on 4th March 2018. He had joined the family construction company straight from school eventually becoming the Director responsible for its operations in Scotland. He bought, for himself, their last steam locomotive in 1961 for £100 and built a railway for it to run on at his Buckinghamshire home. Then in 1973, he rescued ‘Flying Scotsman’ from the USA purchasing it from the receivers after a failed tour, retaining ownership until 1996. Sir William became involved in railway preservation and was the first Chairman of the Railway Heritage Trust.
Following the death of his father, Sir Andrew McAlpine became the 7th Baronet McAlpine, of Knott Park, Surrey in 2018.
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