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
» 32 Online
» 4830 Today
» 4616 Yesterday
» 35480 Week
» 134125 Month
» 336789 Year
» 3363642 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1737 25/05/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47144 02/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/025/05/1964
Wheel Arrangement Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 499
To Service 25/05/1964 to Cardiff Canton (86A)
Withdrawn 25/08/1998
Time in Service 34 yrs , 3 mths
Cut Up on 29/07/1998
Cut At C F Booth (Rotherham)
Information Carried worksplate '507' but on paper it was '499'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 25/05/1964
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 06/1969
BFYE BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front by 30/12/1970

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
86A   Cardiff Canton (New) on 25/05/1964
82A   Bristol Bath Road 5w/e 16/05/1965
WL   Western Lines (LMR) w/e 14/10/1967
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
D16   Nottingham Division w/e 12/10/1968
D05   Stoke Division w/e 08/02/1969
D02   Birmingham Division w/e 06/12/1969
41A   Tinsley w/e 13/01/1973
HO   Holbeck (MR) w/e 19/05/1973
ED   Eastfield w/e 11/05/1974
BS   Bescot on 01/12/1974
ED   Eastfield (on loan) on 02/12/1974
ED   Eastfield (loan made permanent) on 16/12/1974
BS   Bescot w/e 11/01/1975
CF   Cardiff Canton m/e 10/1976
LA   Laira m/e 01/1977
CF   Cardiff Canton m/e 10/1977
TI   Tinsley on 04/10/1987
     Withdrawn on 25/08/1998

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
by 10/1977   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
25/05/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
by 10/1977 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
25/05/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1737
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 499
Allocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel		    
16/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
14/10/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
12/10/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham Division (D16)    
08/02/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
06/1969 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
06/12/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
30/12/1970 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue bodywork, full yellow cab front    
13/01/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (41A)    
19/05/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (HO)    
02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47144    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (ED)    
01/12/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (BS)    
02/12/1974 Allocation Loaned to Eastfield (ED)    
11/01/1975 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (BS)    
10/1976 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
01/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
10/1977 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
10/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CF)    
04/10/1987 Allocation Reallocated to Tinsley (TI)    
29/07/1998 Scrapped Broken up by C F Booth: Rotherham    
25/08/1998 Withdrawn Condemned as 47144    

prev prev