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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D447 05/11/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50047 16/02/1974  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Swiftsure 26/05/1978

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5005/11/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
To Service 05/11/1968 to Stoke Division (D05)
Withdrawn 13/04/1988
Time in Service 19 yrs, 5 mths , 8 dys
Cut Up 05/1989
Cut At Vic Berry (Leicester)
Status Scrapped

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
D05   Stoke Division (New) on 05/11/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road w/e 11/05/1974
LA   Laira m/e 04/1977
     Withdrawn on 13/04/1988

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
05/11/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
05/11/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D447
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Allocated to Stoke Division (D05)
   
16/02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 50047    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
04/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
26/05/1978 Naming Named 'Swiftsure' at Laira    
13/04/1988 Withdrawn Condemned as 50047    
05/1989 Scrapped Broken up by Vic Berry: Leicester    

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