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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1724 17/03/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47133  
TOPS (47/4) 47549 02/1975  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/017/03/1964
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 486
To Service 17/03/1964 to Bristol Bath Road (82A)
Withdrawn 01/08/1991
Time in Service 27 yrs, 4 mths , 15 dys
Cut Up 07/1995
Cut At MRJ Philips (at Crewe Works)
Information Carried worksplate '495' but on paper it was '486'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 17/03/1964
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends 02/1968

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
82A   Bristol Bath Road (New) on 17/03/1964
WL   Western Lines (LMR) w/e 11/03/1967
D02   Birmingham Division on 17/06/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road 2w/e 02/06/1973
GD   Gateshead w/e 07/12/1974
HO   Holbeck (MR) 2w/e 11/01/1975
YK   York (North) w/e 08/03/1975
TO   Toton on 06/09/1981
SF   Stratford on 01/11/1981
CD   Crewe Diesel on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1991

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
16/11/1971   Air Brakes fitted        
02/06/1973   Air Brakes fitted        
by 02/1975   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
by 03/1975   Steam heat boiler removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
17/03/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
16/11/1971 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
02/06/1973 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
by 02/1975 xd Dual brakes, Dual heat      
by 03/1975 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
17/03/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1724
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 486
Allocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
11/03/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
02/1968 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
16/11/1971 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
1973 Number Allocated Allocated number 47133 but not taken up    
02/06/1973 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
02/06/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
07/12/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GD)    
11/01/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (HO)    
02/1975 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
02/1975 Renumbered Renumbered to 47549    
03/1975 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
08/03/1975 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
06/09/1981 Allocation Reallocated to Toton (TO)    
01/11/1981 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (SF)    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
01/08/1991 Withdrawn Condemned as 47549    
07/1995 Scrapped Broken up by MRJ Philips: at Crewe Works    

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