87031 - Hal

31st January 2004

A popular seven by view of its excellent "Hal O' The Wynd" name, Hal has put in some serious mileage over the years hammering up and down the West Coast.
After a few months inaction after the idea was first mooted in mags, she has been unfortunatly been renamed "Keith Harper" as 90007 heads East for branch line work.... Virgin just do not have a clue do they?
Loco didn't take well to the new name (no surprise) and only worked a few times before being stood down as WN/WB spares loco.

Hal at Wolves with the 1219 Euston on 110504 640x480 11060487031.jpg Buy Print	A New St viewing on 081203 with an evening Euston-Wolves. 640x480 87031_081203.jpg Buy Print	87031's Wolverhampton service is caped at New St due to yet another farce, 140803 640x480 87031_140803.jpg Buy Print	The 1430 Euston-Glasgow has proper power in Hal at Old Linslade 150704 640x471 87031_150704.jpg Buy Print
Winter viewing of Hal on the skoda-friendly 0910 Euston-Liverpool 640x480 87031_181203.jpg Buy Print	After a storm down the Trent, 31 waits time at Stafford with the 1110 Euston-Liverpool on 221203 640x480 87031_221203.jpg Buy Print	Best name on the WCML? Certainly beats "Keith Harper"! 640x480 hal_110604.jpg Buy Print	87015 heads north at old Linslade on Mid-Summers day 2003 640x422 87015_210603_S47.jpg Buy Print
87031, 180592 at Soulbury Rd bridge north of Leighton with an evening down service 667x420 87031180592.jpg Buy Print