British Rail Class 87

The British Rail Class 87 is a type of electric locomotive designed and built by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1973 and 1975, with thirty-six locomotives constructed to work passenger and freight services over the West Coast Main Line. It was developed when electrification was extended north from Weaver Junction to Preston, Carlisle and Glasgow Central, and its appearance and layout closely followed the Class 86, with two front cab windows instead of three and no headcode indicator box. Power output rose from 3,600 to 5,000 horsepower and the top speed from 100 to 110 mph. The class was later displaced from passenger work by the Class 390 Pendolino and from freight work by the Class 90, and a large proportion of the fleet has been exported to Bulgaria.