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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1878 11/06/1965  
TOPS (47/3) 47359 02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/311/06/1965
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 640
To Service 11/06/1965 to Tinsley (41A)
Withdrawn 28/01/1998
Time in Service 32 yrs, 7 mths , 17 dys
Cut Up 11/03/1998
Cut At C F Booth (Rotherham)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 11/06/1965
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends by 06/1969

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
41A   Tinsley (New) on 11/06/1965
40B   Immingham w/e 28/03/1970
55G   Knottingley w/e 27/02/1971
TE   Thornaby 4w/e 06/10/1973
ED   Eastfield w/e 11/05/1974
CD   Crewe Diesel 2w/e 30/11/1974
TO   Toton w/e 11/10/1975
CD   Crewe Diesel m/e 10/1976
TO   Toton m/e 06/1977
CF   Cardiff Canton on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 28/01/1998

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
by 15/02/1969   Steam heat boiler removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
11/06/1965 xo Dual brakes, No heat     Webb
by 15/02/1969 xo Dual brakes, No heat      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
11/06/1965 To Service To service as British Railways number D1878
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 640
Allocated to Tinsley (41A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
15/02/1969 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
06/1969 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
28/03/1970 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
27/02/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Knottingley (55G)    
06/10/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (TE)    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47359    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (ED)    
30/11/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
11/10/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (TO)    
10/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
06/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (TO)    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
28/01/1998 Withdrawn Condemned as 47359    
11/03/1998 Scrapped Broken up by C F Booth: Rotherham    

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