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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1939 15/04/1966  
TOPS (47/4) 47496 03/1974  
TOPS (47/7) 47710 10/1979  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/015/04/1966
Wheels Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 701
To Service 15/04/1966 to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)
Withdrawn 01/06/1999
Time in Service 33 yrs, 1 mth , 17 dys
Cut Up 03/2007
Cut At EMR (Kingsbury)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 15/04/1966
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends 01/1968
GFYE Two tone green with full yellow ends by 07/1970

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WL   Western Lines (LMR) (New) on 15/04/1966
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
D16   Nottingham Division w/e 15/03/1969
D05   Stoke Division w/e 04/04/1970
D02   Birmingham Division w/e 06/11/1971
87A   Landore w/e 03/02/1973
BR   Bristol Bath Road m/e 05/1977
ED   Eastfield on 04/10/1987
     Withdrawn on 01/06/1999

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
by 06/01/1970   Steam heat boiler isolated        
by 30/08/1970   Steam heat boiler isolated        
10/02/1973   Air Brakes fitted        
10/02/1973   Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted        
10/02/1973   Steam heat boiler isolated        
26/03/1973   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
26/03/1973   Steam heat boiler removed        
05/1976   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
15/04/1966 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat     Webb
by 06/01/1970 xi Dual brakes, Isolated boiler      
by 30/08/1970 xi Dual brakes, Isolated boiler      
10/02/1973 xi Dual brakes, Isolated boiler WR ATC    
26/03/1973 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating WR ATC    
05/1976 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
15/04/1966 To Service To service as British Railways number D1939
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 701
Allocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel
   
01/1968 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
15/03/1969 Allocation Reallocated to Nottingham Division (D16)    
06/01/1970 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
04/04/1970 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
07/1970 Livery Change of livery to Two tone green with full yellow ends    
30/08/1970 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
06/11/1971 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
03/02/1973 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87A)    
10/02/1973 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
10/02/1973 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler isolated    
10/02/1973 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) fitted    
26/03/1973 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
26/03/1973 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
03/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47496    
05/1976 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
05/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
10/1979 Renumbered Renumbered to 47710    
04/10/1987 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (ED)    
01/06/1999 Withdrawn Condemned as 47710    
03/2007 Scrapped Broken up by EMR: Kingsbury    

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