87006 - The Test Runs Take II

6th January 2004

87006 performing test fault finding/mileage accumulation runs prior to the return of Virgin's hauled set in September 2006.
The turns were:
5Z87 09:06 Wembley - Bir Int'l (via Euston)
5Z88 11:23 Bir Int'l-Euston
5Z89 13:59 Euston-Bir Int'l
5Z90 15:54 Bir Int'l-Wembley (via Euston)
Ran most days, no fault found!

5Z87/88 continue to run intermitently further into September.

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