[bangerblueed]

received an email and special e newsletter today from the AC loco group after long and complex negotiations they have managed to agree the purchase of 87002 fro preservation

The loco has already been fitted with OTMR originally destined for the second 86 and may well appear on the main line this year subject to an exam electrical testing and a repaint

Well done to the committee of the AC loco group for not giving up and putting the missing loco from the fleet in place

 

[7113]

The first 87 I ever saw was 002. It was also the first one I travelled behind in the summer of 1974 travelling to Birmingham (I think)

Nice to see one will be with us for years to come.

regards