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73001 Brighton 2 May 1987
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73001 Brighton 2 May 1987

  • 73121 still has its 'Croydon' nameplates but has lost the coat of arms as it shunts some vans at Eastleigh on 12 October 1986
  • The only time I ever saw a pair of 87's on a coal train! Although not unknown in pairs on steel coil trains I was caught unawares as 87027 and 87031 ran into Warrington Bank Quay on 30 September 1985
  • 86103 pulls into Crewe on 25 November 1982 with a down passenger service
  • 87101 'Stephenson' pulls into Crewe with a down passenger service on 25 November 1982
  • 87010 is at Crewe on the evening of 25 November 1982
  • 86320 passes through Crewe with an up service that included the high speed recoding coach on 25 November 1982
  • 85028 pulls into the up platform at Stafford on 5 February 1985
  • 86224 'Caledonian' prepares to leave Euston having arrived with an up express on 15 April 1984
  • 86324 is at Euston on 15 April 1984
  • Not quite BR Blue (although the coaching stock fits the bill) but LT 12 "Sarah Siddons" passes Fratton with "The Mary Rose", a remarkable railtour that took the London Transport veteran electric loco to Portsmouth Harbour and back on 7 July 1984
  • 87001 'Royal Scot' heads a southbound express through Stafford on 5 February 1985
  • 73142 passes through Winchester with the Royal Train on 22 March 1985
  • 86235 Stratford 4 August 1986
  • 73001 Brighton 2 May 1987
  • 73001 Woking 26 January 1989
  • 81006 Crewe 29 October 1982
  • 85039 Crewe 29 October 1982
  • 86259 Crewe 29 October 1982
  • 86261 Crewe 29 October 1982
  • 87008 Crewe 29 October 1982
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