BR Class 89 - 89001 - InterCity Executive

Another stunning model from Accurascale, highly detailed, beautiful runner

Very impressed with this model! Absolutely stunning detail and a very smooth runner.

I am a relatively new customer to the Accurascale brand. Like my other recent Accurascale loco purchases this loco deliveres on finish, smooth running and incredible sound! It has tremendous pulling ability on the helixes in my layout. Its my first loco with an operating pantograph. Am I happy with my BR class 89?.....extremely!
Derek D.

Probably the most beautiful Loco ever produced. Accurascale really did it justice with this Model. Absolutely stunning.

I haven't run the loco yet, but the detail is stunning and captures the look of the prototype perfectly Great model really brings back memories from seeing this at Crewe works during its build

Dear Accurascale Team,

I just wanted to take a moment to say how impressed I am with my recent purchase.

The model is absolutely fantastic — beautifully detailed, expertly finished, and runs perfectly. The level of craftsmanship really stands out and it’s clear a great deal of care has gone into the design and production.

On top of that, the service has been excellent from start to finish. Communication was clear and helpful, delivery was prompt, and the whole experience was smooth and professional.

Overall, a well-deserved 5-star experience. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you and I’m already looking forward to my next purchase.

Thank you for producing such outstanding models and providing such great service.

This model has it all. Heavy, stable, great runner out of the box, brilliant DCC sound, working pantographs and beautiful detail. Bravo!

Really pleased as usual and great to have a model of a unique loco.

The class 89 is a superb loco. Highly detailed but also a reliable performer. Worth the wait.

A great looking model and the working pentograph is a novelty for my layout and the sound is excellent

Another brilliant model from accurascale was going to give this a miss but just couldn’t help myself runs great and a decent price £££

Fantastic model, easily the best electric I own, and the packaging is very impressive. You couldn't go wrong with this!

Captures the look of the prototype perfectly with incredibly detailed yet robust bogies, a fine rendition of InterCity executive livery and pristine polished effect buffers. 89001 ran smoothly straight out of the box with the great sound and lighting package rounding off a fantastic model.

I first saw 89001 at Barrow Hill back in 2007, and who would have thought we would have so many choices of livery’s in 2025 for one electric locomotive. My favourite livery is the intercity executive livery, but the current version that 89001 is in is absolutely flawless, and detail on the bogies and builders plates etc is superb, and not forgetting the turned buffers on the executive version. On the Avocet I have fitted front end detail and men in the cabs, this is slightly fiddly when you don’t have a steady hand so be careful, also remember to gently prize out the orange jumper cables on either side when taking the body off. Fantastic model well worth buying one!

I love this model. The detail is excellent, the sound is good and it runs smoothly.
I have a number of Accurascale models and none of them have disappointed (though I wish the chains on the first Deltic had been a bit more secure).. The InterCity Executive is another example of Accurascales; attention to detail and the working pantograph is brilliant. If these are still in stock. if asked, I'd say "Don't wait get one onto your layout".

The best RTR AC electric locomotive in my collection. With it's automated pantograph, excellent sounds, perfect detail, excellent running and so many features. What more could we expect from a model?

This loco is another wonderful addition to the Accurascale fleet.
Like the real one, it has been a long time coming, but, has been worth the wait.
The attention to detail and mechanical operation has been carried out exquisitely which enhances the standards we have come to expect from one of the UKs premier model railway producers. Thanks team.

If you love the real life 89, you are most certainly going to love what Accurascale have accomplished with this model. That is all you need to know, go and purchase one if still available and try not to ruin it by drooling all over it.
What a model this is!
Go! Quick! Buy one!

I never thought I'd see an RTR model of the 89, so just had to order one - quite a wait for the actual model to arrive but well worth the wait! It is simply stunning and very much as I remember it.

Whoever thought we see days like this when manufacturers would produce one off designs like the Badger. Thanks guys and Rails too. A cracking model just right for a bit of historical
licence running on my layout.

Lovely model, even better than I expected not being an electric loco collector.

Great model with fantastic running, sound and with the digitally operated pantograph, looks fantastic on the layout

To start a review with 'I've got an Executive Badger', sounds a little incorrect, but I have.
It's a fantastic model - detailing, operation and livery application are all superb, as is the performance.
She's not a heavy model, weighing in at approximately 550g, which for this size of model, particularly from Accurascale is a little light - typically models this size would weigh in excess of 600g.
Nevertheless, the hauling ability, and general performance are more than adequate, operation being near silent - unless the sound is activated!
This model is an absolute credit to Accurascale, and if curiosity ever gets the better of you, don't hold back - get one!

Quality locomotive