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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1602 07/07/1964  
TOPS (47/4) 47474 02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/007/07/1964
47/407/1972
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Crewe Works
To Service 07/07/1964 to Landore (87E)
Withdrawn 30/06/2005
Time in Service 40 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys
Cut Up 11/2005
Cut At T J Thomson and Son Ltd. (Stockton)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 07/07/1964
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends by 08/1968

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
87E   Landore (New) on 07/07/1964
86A   Cardiff Canton 2w/e 07/03/1965
81A   Old Oak Common 10w/e 15/01/1966
86A   Cardiff Canton m/e 30/04/1967
87E   Landore 4w/e 31/08/1967
82A   Bristol Bath Road 9w/e 13/05/1972
BS   Bescot w/e 11/05/1974
BS   Bescot w/e 05/10/1974
CD   Crewe Diesel on 04/10/1987
TI   Tinsley on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 30/06/2005

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
07/1972   Air Brakes fitted        
07/1972   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
07/1972   Steam heat boiler removed        
08/1976   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
07/07/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
07/1972 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      
08/1976 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
07/07/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1602
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Landore (87E)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
15/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
30/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
31/08/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
08/1968 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
13/05/1972 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
07/1972 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
07/1972 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
07/1972 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47474    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (BS)    
05/10/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (BS)    
08/1976 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
04/10/1987 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (TI)    
30/06/2005 Withdrawn Condemned as 47474    
11/2005 Scrapped Broken up by T J Thomson and Son Ltd.: Stockton    

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