87011 Kingsbury EMR 02 01 2011

Bleak weather at the scrapyard suits 87011 awaiting its fate at the hands of the scrappers (which happened later the same month).

 

This was the only Class 87 that I ever footplated. A friend and I were very lucky to get a cab ride (down the WCML back in the late 1970s).

 

87011 was built at BREL Crewe Works and delivered to BR on 25 October 1974.

 

Under privatisation, it was sold to leasing firm Porterbrook and stayed with Virgin West Coast (VWC).

 

After going off lease with VWC in December 2003, it was withdrawn and stored at Willesden.

 

On 4 April 2004, it was moved to MOD Bicester for further safe storage.

 

In 2006, the stored locos at Bicester were all cleared, so on 10 April 2006, 87011 was taken by rail to Long Marston.

 

Noted on 21 December 2008 a being prepared for Buldaria by by Europhoenix, this never happened. Instead 87011 became a parts donor for the 21 Class 87s that did get sent to Bulmarket, Bulgaria.

 

Deregistered on 2 October 2010 from the SBXL storage pool, it's fate was nearing and it was prepared for scrapping.

 

Transported on 4 October to EMR, Kinsgbury by road it lasted until around 25 January 2011, by when it had been reduced to 2 cabs and a frame.

 

 

Done