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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D1707 11/01/1964  
TOPS (47/4) 47487 03/1974  

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 47
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
47/011/01/1964
Wheel Arrangement Co-Co
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough
Works Number 469
To Service 11/01/1964 to Old Oak Common (81A)
Withdrawn 07/12/1988
Time in Service 24 yrs, 10 mths , 26 dys
Cut Up on 13/06/1989
Cut At MC Metals (Springburn)
Status Scrapped

Liveries Carried - WIP
Code Colour Date From
GSYP Two tone green with small yellow warning panel 11/01/1964

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
81A   Old Oak Common (New) on 11/01/1964
82A   Bristol Bath Road 5w/e 20/02/1966
WL   Western Lines (LMR) w/e 23/04/1966
D02   Birmingham Division on 17/06/1968
CD   Crewe Diesel on 15/05/1988
     Withdrawn on 07/12/1988

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
25/05/1971   Air Brakes fitted        
03/1974   Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted        
03/1974   Steam heat boiler removed        
08/1976   Western Region AWS (ATC) removed        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
11/01/1964 vb Vacuum brakes, Steam heat     Webb
25/05/1971 xb Dual brakes, Steam heat      
03/1974 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      
08/1976 xe Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating      


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
11/01/1964 To Service To service as British Railways number D1707
Built at Brush Traction, Loughborough, Works Number 469
Allocated to Old Oak Common (81A)
Livery applied: Two tone green with small yellow warning panel		    
20/02/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
23/04/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)    
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Birmingham Division (D02)    
25/05/1971 Modification Modification: Air Brakes fitted    
03/1974 Modification Modification: Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted    
03/1974 Modification Modification: Steam heat boiler removed    
03/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 47487    
08/1976 Modification Modification: Western Region AWS (ATC) removed    
15/05/1988 Allocation Reallocated to Crewe Diesel (CD)    
07/12/1988 Withdrawn Condemned as 47487    
13/06/1989 Scrapped Broken up by MC Metals: Springburn    

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