Hornby R30030 Class 87 BR Bo-Bo 87006'City of Glasgow' Era 8 DCC Ready 21 PIN

Hornby R30030 British Rail Class 87 Bo-Bo 87006'City Of Glasgow' Era 8 DCC Ready 21 Pin Connection. Directional lighting & Enhanced Detail. This item is Brand New and in immaculate condition throughout. 87006 entered traffic in November 1973 and was named'City of Glasgow' between December 1977 and 1987. In 1984, 87006 and 87012 were selected to trial new liveries in advance of an improved 110mph service on the WCML.

87006 received a version of the large-logo livery, but with dark grey as the base colour rather than Rail Blue, while 87012 received a version of the APT-P livery, which became known as InterCity Executive livery. In 2009 87006 was one of the class to be exported to work for the Bulgarian Railway Company.

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