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Class 87

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Built from 1973–75 by BREL Crewe, the Class 87 was an electric mixed-traffic class introduced in 1973 and built for up to 110 mph operation.

Summary

  • Fleet entries 36
  • Video appearances 928
  • Most featured unit 87002 (241 appearances)
  • Builder BREL Crewe
  • Built 1973–1975
  • Introduced 1973
  • Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo
  • Top speed 110 mph

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Top featured locomotives

The most frequently featured locomotives in Class 87, ranked by linked video appearances.

#1
87002
241
video appearances
#2
87021
48
video appearances
#3
87024
47
video appearances
#4
87023
42
video appearances
#5
87007
31
video appearances