The British Rail Class 85 (also known by the designation AL5) is an electric locomotive that was designed and produced at British Rail’s (BR) Doncaster Works during the early 1960s. While largely developed by BR, much of its systems can be attributed to the British manufacturing interest Associated Electrical Industries (AEI). A standardised Stone-Faiveley AMBR pantograph was adopted for the type, which was raised using pressurised air, the power for which was provided via the battery-powered auxiliary air compressor.
- On 13 October 1985, 85001 caught fire while hauling the 16:15 Euston to Manchester service.
- On 27 April 1989, a passenger train hauled by 85012 was derailed near .
Preservation
One locomotive has been preserved, 85006, which was previously numbered E3061 and 85101. It is owned by the AC Locomotive Group, which also has examples of Classes 81, 82 and 83 at Barrow Hill Roundhouse. It is painted in BR Blue livery; previously, it had been named to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Doncaster Works and was painted in Railfreight Distribution livery, which was never carried in service. Their long-term intention is to restore this locomotive to working order.
Fleet details
thumb|right|Class 85, no. 85101 Doncaster Plant 150 1853-2003, on display at [[Doncaster railway works|Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Class
!Qty.
!Numbers
!Withdrawn
|-
!85/0
|align=center|26
|85001–85002, 85005, 85008, 85013–85015, 85017–85020, 85022–85023, 85025–85031, 85033–85034, 85037–85040
|align=center|1985–1991
|-
!85/1
|align=center|14
|85101–85114
|align=center|1990–1992
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Key:
|bgcolor=#C5F1FF|Preserved
|bgcolor=#DCDCDC|Scrapped
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3|Numbers
!rowspan=2|Withdrawn
!align=left rowspan=2|Disposal
|-
!AL5
!85/0
!85/1
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3056
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85001
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1985
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3057
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85002
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1989
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3058
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85003
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85113
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3059
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85004
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85111
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3060
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85005
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=C5F1FF|E3061
|align=center bgcolor=C5F1FF|85006
|align=center bgcolor=C5F1FF|85101
|align=center bgcolor=C5F1FF|1992
|bgcolor=C5F1FF|Preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3062
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85007
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85112
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3063
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85008
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3064
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85009
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85102
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3065
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85010
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85103
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3066
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85011
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85114
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3067
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85012
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85104
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3068
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85013
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3069
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85014
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1989
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3070
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85015
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3071
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85016
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85105
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3072
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85017
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1987
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3073
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85018
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1991
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3074
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85019
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1989
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3075
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85020
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Withdrawn following accident,<br />scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3076
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85021
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85106
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3077
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85022
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1989
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3078
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85023
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3079
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85024
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85107
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3080
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85025
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3081
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85026
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1990
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Scrapped at MC Metals, Glasgow
|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|E3082
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|85027
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|-
|align=center bgcolor=DCDCDC|1983
|bgcolor=DCDCDC|Withdrawn following fire damage,