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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1689 21/11/1963  
TOPS (47/4) 47486 02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/021/11/1963
47/402/1974
Wheel Arrangement Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 451
To Service 21/11/1963 to Bristol Bath Road (82A)
Withdrawn 06/07/1987
Time in Service 23 yrs, 7 mths , 15 dys
Cut Up m/e 06/1989
Cut At Vic Berry (Leicester)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 21/11/1963
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends by 08/1968

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
82A   Bristol Bath Road (New) on 21/11/1963
2B   Oxley w/e 09/05/1964
WL   Western Lines (LMR) on 18/04/1966
D02   Birmingham Division on 17/06/1968
     Withdrawn on 06/07/1987

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
15/07/1971   Air Brakes fitted        
02/1974   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
02/1974   Steam heat boiler removed        
03/1978   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        
by 04/1978   Modified headcode box (black blinds with 2 marker lights)        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
21/11/1963 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
15/07/1971 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
02/1974 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      
03/1978 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
21/11/1963 To Service To service as British Railways number D1689
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 451
Allocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel		    
09/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
15/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to To London Midland Region (91M)    
18/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
08/1968 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
15/07/1971 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
02/1974 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
02/1974 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47486    
03/1978 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
04/1978 Modification Modification: Modified headcode box (black blinds with 2 marker lights)    
06/07/1987 Withdrawn Condemned as 47486    
06/1989 Scrapped Broken up by Vic Berry: Leicester    

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