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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1740 12/06/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47147 03/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/012/06/1964
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 502
To Service 12/06/1964 to Old Oak Common (81A)
Withdrawn 28/04/1998
Time in Service 33 yrs, 10 mths , 16 dys
Cut Up 03/1999
Cut At Vic Berry (Leicester (Marlowe Road))
Information Carried worksplate '511' but on paper it was '502'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 12/06/1964
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends 01/1968
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 03/1970
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 30/12/1970

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
81A   Old Oak Common (New) on 12/06/1964
86A   Cardiff Canton 7w/e 19/06/1966
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
86A   Cardiff Canton w/e 09/10/1971
OC   Old Oak Common w/e 12/05/1973
CF   Cardiff Canton w/e 07/07/1973
LE   Landore 4w/e 10/05/1975
     Withdrawn on 28/04/1998

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
10/1971   Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted        
01/1976   Air Brakes fitted        
01/1976   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        
12/1982   Steam heat boiler isolated        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
12/06/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
10/1971 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat WR ATC    
01/1976 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
12/1982 xi Dual brakes, Isolated boiler      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
12/06/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1740
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 502
Allocated to Old Oak Common (81A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
19/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
14/10/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
01/1968 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
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)    
03/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
30/12/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
10/1971 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted    
09/10/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
12/05/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (OC)    
07/07/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
03/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47147    
10/05/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LE)    
01/1976 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
01/1976 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
12/1982 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
28/04/1998 Withdrawn Condemned as 47147    
03/1999 Scrapped Broken up by Vic Berry: Leicester (Marlowe Road)    

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