87015 Howard of Effingham heads for Euston on the Up Fast through Leyland in 1980. Apart from the stock used on the express trains Leyland station has changed little in the years since this picture was taken. Although many of the Class 87s are now embarking on a new lease of life in Bulgaria 87015 was withdrawn in November 2004 and cut up the following October at MoD Caerwent.
Location: Leyland
Original line: North Union Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 22/12/1980
Image number: 21841
Tags: Bo-Bo British Rail Engineering Limited Class 87 Electric