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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1747 03/07/1964  
TOPS (47/0) 47154  
TOPS (47/4) 47546 11/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/003/07/1964
47/411/1974
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 509
To Service 03/07/1964 to Old Oak Common (81A)
Withdrawn 01/06/1999
Time in Service 34 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys
Cut Up 04/2000
Cut At English, Welsh & Scottish Railways (Wigan)
Information Carried worksplate '518' but on paper it was '509'
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 03/07/1964
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends by 02/1970

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
81A   Old Oak Common (New) on 03/07/1964
82A   Bristol Bath Road m/e 31/03/1967
WL   Western Lines (LMR) w/e 14/10/1967
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
D02   Birmingham Division w/e 01/03/1969
D05   Stoke Division w/e 10/05/1969
D02   Birmingham Division w/e 20/12/1969
86A   Cardiff Canton w/e 09/10/1971
BS   Bescot 2w/e 24/08/1974
YK   York (North) w/e 09/11/1974
ED   Eastfield w/e 22/01/1978
     Withdrawn on 01/06/1999

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
10/1971   Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted        
11/1974   Air Brakes fitted        
11/1974   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
11/1974   Steam heat boiler removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
03/07/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
10/1971 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat WR ATC    
11/1974 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating WR ATC    


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
03/07/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1747
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 509
Allocated to Old Oak Common (81A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
31/03/1967 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)    
01/03/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
10/05/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
20/12/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
02/1970 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
10/1971 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted    
09/10/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86A)    
1973 Number Allocated Allocated number 47154 but not taken up    
24/08/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bescot (BS)    
11/1974 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
11/1974 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
11/1974 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
11/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47546    
09/11/1974 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
01/1978 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (ED)    
01/06/1999 Withdrawn Condemned as 47546    
04/2000 Scrapped Broken up by English, Welsh & Scottish Railways: Wigan    

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