early-to-mid-2000s, after a career of up to 40 years. Some members of the class remained in use for charter work and for freight work with Freightliner until 2021. A number of the class were exported to Bulgaria and Hungary and remain in use. as of 2022, three Class 86s remain preserved in operational condition in Great Britain; all are in private ownership.

Development and construction

The class was developed as a result

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