InterCity 'SWALLOW' livery class 87. 87002 Royal Sovereign, Crewe, 28th February 2020

[@justinobrien3593]

Nice train triple headed on a railtour i would have loved to have seen this 🥰 nice video 😎

[@philclarke3203]

Thank you very much!

[@ianjones4116]

Great vid Phil,, liked it as the two 47s were side by side during the Run Round,,, proper old skool. Hope your keeping ok mate. 👍😎🐢

[@stestepney]

Excellent vid Phil lovely loco's and stock cheers Steve ..

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Steve, yes all immaculate.

[@chrisandjaneonnarrowboatpo3917]

A great great video. Really enjoyed watching your video. Hope you have a great Tuesday. Many thanks from chris 👍

[@julianmoody9768]

The van looks awesome 😎

[@kennethhume8628]

What’s not to like , 47’s in original livery , 87 in InterCity and an immaculate set of coaches , fantastic just fantastic .

[@philclarke3203]

Agreed Kenneth !! All looked superb?

[@2010ditta]

Two of my favourite liveries in one train. Great stuff.. thank you.

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Tim, my pleasure

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

you certainly got your moneisworth there Phil.. excellent captures. I knew about it but with the crap weather and how i felt i just could not find the strength / enthusiasm to go out. thanks a lot for capturing and sharing.

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Keith. Don't blame you with the weather! I was the opposite! No fun working as a gardener in that weather, so a couple of hours under a station roof, far better?

[@antman09ful1]

Great footage Phil, thanks for being there to capture this working.

[@philclarke3203]

Many thanks,my pleasure

[@dave1001]

Apart from the class 87 those class 47s used to be the mainstay of BR's fleet now theyre a dying breed too but look good in the 2 tine green as does the 87 in Intercity livery. Thanks Phil

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Dave, yes both great liveries

[@richardswiderski4985]

Very nice Phil nice to see an inter city livery loco again.

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Rick. Yes, back through Hartford where she belongs, soon???

[@fatwalletboy2]

Brucie bonus peek of 87035 at heritage centre thinking eh up whats 002 up to these days the jammy sod......who knows where we will see Royal Sovereign now hopefully on some crack express charters. Love the 47s in two tone green too.....

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Oh wow the 87 is back to the intercity livery for the first time since 1994

[@Phil6219]

Great catch, now that is a thing of beauty :D Hopefully we'll see quite a bit of "002" :D

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Phil. Yes, I hope so !

[@tattoo1084]

Nice one Phil, not seen a class 87 b4 and nice livery aswell. 👍👍

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks David. If you notice at 2:51, you see another 87, 87035, which is preserved at Crewe Heritage Centre. So that's 2 out of the 3 left in the UK.

[@tattoo1084]

@@philclarke3203 nice to hear they are being preserved for the future.

[@Pirate-Scorcher-1998]

Amazing footage :)

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Connor

[@SimonTog]

Good video Phil :)

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Simon

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

Looking good...as are the Statesman coaches.

[@philclarke3203]

All looked immaculate.!

[@jollyjosh95]

Class 87 Intercity Swallow is the best

[@heyrodders]

Great vid, thanks :)

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Alan

[@class8866]

Shunting with a class 47 Diesel with hydraulic buffers and the class 87 could be the next HORNBY model.

[@stretchedits]

Nice video, it's a very long while since I saw a loco hauled train in our neck of the woods, Midland Main line Market Harborough! I wanted to ask about the Class 47's, as I noticed they had radiator vents like a Class 57, not the moving ones I remember as a young spotter many years ago. I'm guessing Class 47 engine but maybe modified cooling group? Just curious, regards Dave.

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Dave, but sorry I don't know the answer to that

[@AndreiTupolev]

Yes, I think they were modified while they were in the ownership of DRS

[@jamesrobinson9194]

I have 87002 from Lima in Swallow livery!

[@danspotter8618]

@Phil Clarke Is this going to be on WCML Duties AGAIN and If so what date are we looking at to make it's return since 94

[@philclarke3203]

No, not for public services. It will be used for special charter trains, but no doubt will be be up and down the WCML at times. Don't know any dates though.

[@nickedwards2904]

it has been used since then, i had it from waverley to liverpool a few years ago

[@philclarke3203]

Yes, many a time.! I think the above reference to 1994, was the last time it was in this livery?

[@danspotter8618]

@@philclarke3203 when you fine the dates please let me know OK

[@lfewell2161]

The 47s are now nearly 60years old, if only there was a ready supply of relatively modern engines, say around 2250hp, these locos could go on for another 30years or so.

[@philipholt9112]

Hi,Phil great video I will at some point have driven all of them Regard Phil.My meet you at some time.

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Phil. Yes it would be good. Might have done already, but not realized, that's happened a few times.

[@OlanKenny]

Bet that had some weight to it. 87 and a rake of Pullmans. Was the second 47 working? Cracking video

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Olan, not sure how hard ,but it was certainly switched on?

[@AndreiTupolev]

It's like an old school electric drag due to engineering works but they skipped a generation in liveries.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

We don’t normally see a triple header working with two 47s helping the 87 electric

[@philclarke3203]

A great sight Scott! should have been even better though, 86401 should have been in the convoy too, but had a brake problem.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Phil Clarke yeah phil

[@PhilPage227]

Fantastic to watch that 87 with the 47s. Where will it be used with the Pullmans?

[@philclarke3203]

Thanks Philip.A great sight all round!! Not sure yet, what the plans are, but no doubt through Wigan before too long!

[@PhilPage227]

@@philclarke3203 If you get any info please let me know.

[@philclarke3203]

@@PhilPage227 will do.

[@stephenollerhead5325]

Storming stuff

[@AndreiTupolev]

Only one criticism; there should be orange patches on the front end by the TDM cables. If they could just paint those on please, it'd look just right. Thank you.

[@philclarke3203]

As we did, when we re-painted our 87, 87035,( also seen in this video ) at Crewe Heritage Centre a couple or years ago?

[@EM-yk1dw]

Shame about the disgusting state of the infrastructure, Crewe looks like an overgrown garden. The 87s had years left in them, swopped for those nasty stinking tilting sewage pipes