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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1839 21/04/1965  
TOPS (47/0) 47189 04/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/021/04/1965
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 601
To Service 21/04/1965 to Crewe North (5A)
Withdrawn 16/03/1989
Time in Service 23 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys
Cut Up 20/03/1992
Cut At MC Metals (Springburn)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 21/04/1965
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends by 06/1969

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
5A   Crewe North (New) on 21/04/1965
WL   Western Lines (LMR) on 18/04/1966
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
D02   Birmingham Division w/e 06/07/1968
D05   Stoke Division w/e 23/11/1968
TO   Toton m/e 10/1976
TO   Toton m/e 07/1981
     Withdrawn on 17/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 16/03/1989

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
21/04/1965 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat     Webb


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
21/04/1965 To Service To service as British Railways number D1839
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 601
Allocated to Crewe North (5A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
18/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
06/07/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
23/11/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
06/1969 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
04/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47189    
10/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (TO)    
07/1981 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (TO)    
16/03/1989 Withdrawn Condemned as 47189    
20/03/1992 Scrapped Broken up by MC Metals: Springburn    

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