87101 - Beast!

6th December 2003

87101, "unique" to say the least! Originally planned to be 87036, the Thyristor control meant it was allocated a different sub-class. It entered "service" in 5/3/75 for testing purposes. In 8/76 she was taken into WN stock and put to work on the WCML. Gained 87001's "Stephenson" plates in '77. However sectorisation saw 101 become a solitary freight seven in RfD colours, and unnamed, from 92ish. With EWS taking over, the loco returned to blue colurs and was renamed at CE open day in 94. However the loco spent long periods out of service. Her last working was on 18/1/99, her last passenger working a few months earlier, and she was stored due to a serious traction motor fire. Purchased by Harry Neadle, the loco moved to Barrow Hill, where it was unfortunatly promptly cut up by 1/02. Farewell.

101 on displat at CE open day, 030597 640x412 87101_030597_CE.jpg Buy Print	87101 brings a HRT Euston-Chester "Merrymaker" into Watford. She stormed to Crewe and back 640x412 87101_030597_WFJ.jpg Buy Print	87101 in solid RfD use as a 'liner engine, 100591 at Ledburn Jn. A "Buzzard" phot 640x419 87101_100591.jpg Buy Print	A lightweight load for 101 on 150391 with an up speedlink at Old Linslade 640x412 87101_150391.jpg Buy Print
Back in blue 101 awaits a path to CE at Crewe on 150896 640x412 87101_150896_Crewe.jpg Buy Print	87101 heads a down express at Ledburn Jn 160483 714x496 87101_160483.jpg Buy Print	A workstained 101 waits at a red peg at Leighton with a Euston-Manchester, 230485 640x412 87101_230485_LB.jpg Buy Print	87101 on down BOC tanks at Ledburn on the evening of 240692 640x412 87101_240692.jpg Buy Print
87101 at a wet Carlisle with the down Clansman, 250190 842x592 87101_250190_Carlisle_Clansman.jpg Buy Print	87101 at Ledburn with an up light turn to Wembley 011197 816x542 87101_011197.jpg Buy Print