Class 86 + 87's

Anyone seen any of these in action recently?

 

The latest addition to the WCRC fleet at work on 23/10/21 - perchance ? Working the Liverpool Lime St - Carnforth leg of a Northern Belle outing

 

Sweet!

 

Seen elsewhere that all the Freightliner 86's at Crewe have been marshalled into a consist today, suggestion is export is possibly imminent?

 

Export of the Freightliner 86s would be a better fate than a trip to the man with the gas axe.

I find it hard to think of these as 'heritage' and yet :-

86101 -
13th August 2017 at Mill Meece on a rare outing away from ecs work at Euston at the time for Caledonian Sleeper. (was it that long ago !)


and much more recently at Dutton Viaduct on 23rd March this year after moving to LSL and a repaint to match the Mk3 set.
I think there were platform issues at Crewe and the steam loco (46100?) had gone ahead to Warrington for the loco change.



and last year 87002 at Greenholme on 26th February.

 

That photo of the 87 is an absolute cracker.

 

The Jubilee that followed it was better !

 

I’m not old enough to remember Jubilee’s in action! 87’s on the other hand…