Railways On Line - Class 87/0 Profile

Class 87/0 Profile

British Rail Engineering Ltd

BUILT: 1973-74 by British Rail Engineering, Crewe Works.

ENGINE: 25kv AC Overhead Electric.

NUMBER SERIES: 87001 to 87035.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: None.

TRANSMISSION: Four GEC Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 110mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 58,000lb.

WEIGHT: 83 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: Bo-Bo - 3'9" Diameter.

FLEET STRENGTH: 35 (30 Septembar 1998)

PC TOPS Current Locomotive Motive Power Details - Class 87

Loco Name Details - Class 87/0

Data taken from the PC TOPS Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates 



  NUMBER   NAME                              DATE NAMED 

  87001    Royal Scot                        11/07/1977
  87002    Royal Sovereign                   01/07/1978
  87003    Patriot                           01/06/1978
  87004    Britannia                         03/04/1978
  87005    City of London                    01/11/1977
  87006    George Reynolds                   21/11/1997
  87007    City of Manchester                10/10/1977
  87008    City of Liverpool                 01/11/1977
  87009    City of Birmingham                01/11/1977
  87010    King Arthur                       01/06/1978
  87011    The Black Prince                  01/05/1978
  87012    The Royal Bank of Scotland          /  /    
  87013    John O'Gaunt                      14/03/1978
  87014    Knight of the Thistle             01/05/1978
  87015    Howard of Effingham               01/05/1978
  87016    Willesden Intercity Depot         01/08/1992
  87017    Iron Duke                         01/05/1978
  87018    Lord Nelson                       09/03/1978
  87019    Sir Winston Churchill             01/05/1978
  87020    North Briton                      01/05/1978
  87021    Robert the Bruce                  01/06/1978
  87022    Cock O'the North                  01/06/1978
  87023    Highland Chieftain                01/06/1978
  87023    Velocity                          31/10/1985
  87024    Lord of the Isles                 01/05/1978
  87025    County of Cheshire                24/04/1998
  87026    Sir Richard Arkwright             02/10/1982
  87027    Wolf of Badenoch                  01/05/1978
  87028    Lord President                    01/05/1978
  87029    Earl Marischal                    01/06/1978
  87030    Black Douglas                     01/07/1978
  87031    Hal O'the Wynd                    01/06/1978
  87032    Kenilworth                        01/05/1978
  87033    Thane of Fife                     01/05/1978
  87034    William Shakespeare               16/05/1978
  87035    Robert Burns                      13/04/1978

Unless stated otherwise Photographs in this section are © copyright of Milburn Associates. Permission to use these images in railway society newsletters, etc., can be obtained by e-mailing the Thin Controller.

[87033 at Carlisle] [JPEG Image of 87033 size 32K]

Class 87/0 87033 Thane of Fife in Mainline Livery at Carlisle Station

[87012 at Carlisle] [JPEG Image of 87012 size 28K]

Class 87/0 87012 in Virgin RedLivery at Carlisle Station

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Last revised: 30 September 1998