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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1736 22/04/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47143 02/02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/022/04/1964
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 498
To Service 22/04/1964 to Cardiff Canton (86A)
Withdrawn 01/12/1989
Time in Service 25 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys
Cut Up 06/1994
Cut At D Higgs (at Doncaster MPD)
Information Carried worksplate '508' but on paper it was '498'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 22/04/1964
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 30/12/1970
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 03/1971

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
86A   Cardiff Canton (New) on 22/04/1964
82A   Bristol Bath Road 5w/e 16/05/1965
WL   Western Lines (LMR) w/e 14/10/1967
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
D16   Nottingham Division w/e 12/10/1968
D05   Stoke Division w/e 08/02/1969
D02   Birmingham Division w/e 06/12/1969
IM   Immingham w/e 02/06/1973
ED   Eastfield w/e 11/05/1974
BS   Bescot w/e 07/12/1974
CF   Cardiff Canton m/e 10/1976
LA   Laira m/e 01/1977
CF   Cardiff Canton m/e 10/1977
TI   Tinsley on 04/10/1987
     Withdrawn on 01/12/1989

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
by 06/1977   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        
25/06/1977   BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
22/04/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
by 06/1977 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      
25/06/1977 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat BR AWS    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
22/04/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1736
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 498
Allocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
16/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
14/10/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
12/10/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham Division (D16)    
08/02/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
06/12/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
30/12/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
03/1971 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
02/06/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IM)    
02/02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47143    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (ED)    
07/12/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (BS)    
10/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
01/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
06/1977 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
25/06/1977 Modification Modification: BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted    
10/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
04/10/1987 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (TI)    
01/12/1989 Withdrawn Condemned as 47143    
06/1994 Scrapped Broken up by D Higgs: at Doncaster MPD    

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