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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1746 03/07/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47153 05/1974  
TOPS (47/4) 47551 02/1975  
TOPS (47/8) 47801 15/09/1989  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/003/07/1964
47/815/09/1989
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 508
To Service 03/07/1964 to Old Oak Common (81A)
Withdrawn 01/06/2002
Time in Service 37 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys
Cut Up 03/2006
Cut At Harry Needle Railroad Company (at Crewe DMD)
Information Carried worksplate '517' but on paper it was '508'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 03/07/1964

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
81A   Old Oak Common (New) on 03/07/1964
86A   Cardiff Canton m/e 31/03/1967
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 20/12/1969
YK   York (North) w/e 07/12/1974
BR   Bristol Bath Road on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 01/06/2002

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
07/01/1972   Air Brakes fitted        
by 02/1975   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
by 03/1975   Steam heat boiler removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
03/07/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
07/01/1972 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
by 02/1975 xd Dual brakes, Dual heat      
by 03/1975 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
03/07/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1746
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 508
Allocated to Old Oak Common (81A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
31/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
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)    
20/12/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
07/01/1972 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
05/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47153    
07/12/1974 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
02/1975 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
02/1975 Renumbered Renumbered to 47551    
03/1975 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
15/09/1989 Renumbered Renumbered to 47801    
01/06/2002 Withdrawn Condemned as 47801    
03/2006 Scrapped Broken up by Harry Needle Railroad Company: at Crewe DMD    

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