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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1609 11/08/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47030 17/12/1973  
TOPS (47/4) 47618 11/09/1984  
TOPS (47/8) 47836 04/08/1989  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/011/08/1964
47/411/09/1984
47/804/08/1989
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Crewe Works
To Service 11/08/1964 to Landore (87E)
Withdrawn 01/04/2003
Time in Service 38 yrs, 7 mths , 21 dys
Cut Up 08/2007
Cut At EMR (Kingsbury)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 11/08/1964
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 05/1970
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 07/1970
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 30/12/1970

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
87E   Landore (New) on 11/08/1964
86A   Cardiff Canton 2w/e 07/03/1965
81A   Old Oak Common 10w/e 15/01/1966
86A   Cardiff Canton 5w/e 20/02/1966
81A   Old Oak Common 5w/e 01/05/1966
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 31/10/1967
86A   Cardiff Canton 8w/e 16/08/1969
87E   Landore 4w/e 01/11/1969
CF   Cardiff Canton w/e 11/05/1974
LA   Laira 4w/e 10/05/1975
CF   Cardiff Canton m/e 11/1978
CD   Crewe Diesel on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 01/04/2003

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
31/03/1970   Air Brakes fitted        
by 06/1977   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        
25/06/1977   BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
11/08/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
31/03/1970 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
by 06/1977 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
25/06/1977 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat BR AWS    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
11/08/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1609
Built at Crewe Works
Allocated to Landore (87E)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
15/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
20/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
01/05/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
31/10/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
16/08/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
01/11/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
31/03/1970 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
05/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
07/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
30/12/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
17/12/1973 Renumbered Renumbered to 47030    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
10/05/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
06/1977 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
25/06/1977 Modification Modification: BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted    
11/1978 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
11/09/1984 Renumbered Renumbered to 47618    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
04/08/1989 Renumbered Renumbered to 47836    
01/04/2003 Withdrawn Condemned as 47836    
08/2007 Scrapped Broken up by EMR: Kingsbury    

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