British Rail Service
The great majority of the Class 87s' workload came on express passenger services from London Euston to the North West and Glasgow.They did, however, see some use on freight, especially on heavy services that required two locomotives. In the late 1970s, British Rail named its entire Class 87 fleet, many receiving names previously carried by the "Britannia" steam locomotives. The rest were named after towns, cities or counties along the WCML. In the 1980s, British Rail locomotives were allocated to separate sectors and the 87/0s were transferred to InterCity (which meant their freight work largely came to an end), whilst 87101 went to work for Railfreight Distribution.
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