Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 22 Online
» 1550 Today
» 4163 Yesterday
» 14956 Week
» 67972 Month
» 187499 Year
» 3214352 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1717 28/02/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47126 26/01/1974  
TOPS (47/4) 47555 28/09/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/028/02/1964
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 479
To Service 28/02/1964 to Old Oak Common (81A)
Withdrawn 01/01/1999
Time in Service 34 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys
Cut Up 10/1999
Cut At English, Welsh & Scottish Railways (Wigan)
Information Carried worksplate '488' but on paper it was '479'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 28/02/1964

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
81A   Old Oak Common (New) on 28/02/1964
WL   Western Lines (LMR) w/e 18/06/1966
D02   Birmingham Division on 17/06/1968
87A   Landore w/e 01/05/1971
86A   Cardiff Canton 9w/e 13/05/1972
SF   Stratford w/e 10/11/1973
IM   Immingham w/e 12/01/1974
CD   Crewe Diesel w/e 15/06/1974
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1999

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
05/1971   Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted        
09/1974   Air Brakes fitted        
09/1974   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
09/1974   Steam heat boiler removed        
01/1979   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
28/02/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
05/1971 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat WR ATC    
09/1974 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating WR ATC    
01/1979 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
28/02/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1717
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 479
Allocated to Old Oak Common (81A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
18/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
05/1971 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted    
01/05/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87A)    
13/05/1972 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
10/11/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (SF)    
12/01/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IM)    
26/01/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47126    
15/06/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
09/1974 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
09/1974 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
09/1974 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
28/09/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47555    
01/1979 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
01/01/1999 Withdrawn Condemned as 47555    
10/1999 Scrapped Broken up by English, Welsh & Scottish Railways: Wigan    

prev prev