Class 47

Co Co diesel electric locomotive

Sulzer 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder engine producing 2,750 bhp

512 locos were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, Loughborough between 1962 and 1968

1970s

1736 Crewe Basford Hall 1972

Aylestone Jcn 1972

Aylestone Jcn 1972 Trent 1972
Sandy 1974

Edale Valley 1974

Claydon 1975 Tempsford 1976
Newcastle-Carlisle 1977

Trent 1972

1980s

47331 Shrewsbury 1981 Chester 1981 47406 Carlisle 1982 Crewe 1982
47465 Newcastle 1982 47268 Wellingborough 1982 Llandudno Jcn 1983 47345 Crewe 1983
47345 Blaenau Ffestiniog 1983 Leeds 1984 47314 Miles Platting 1984 47484 London Victoria
Ambergate 47475 Manchester Victoria 1984 Near Belper 1984 47509 approaching Chesterfield 1984
Trent 1984 Landore Street Jcn 1984 47433 Bristol TM 47468 Leicester 1984
47243 Exeter 1984 47079 Buxton 1985 47341 near Kettering 1985 47107 York 1985
47500 Cardiff Canton 1985 Buxton 1986 47517 Inverness 1986 47348 Great Rocks 1987

1990s

47519 Three Bridges 1998

2000s

47781 Old Dalby test track 2000 47420 Tebay 2002 47892 Carlisle 2002 47245 Scarborough 2006
47709 Derby 2006 47714 Bristol TM 2006 47851 Nottingham 2007 47832 Derby 2007
47237 York 2007 47749 Par 2007 47737 Par 2007 47810 Duffield 2007
47813 Derby 2007 47847 Derby 2007 47703 Derby 2007 47787 Derby 2007
47816 Litchurch Lane works 2007 47826 Church Fenton 2007 47769 Duffield 2008 47826 York 2008
47818 Derby 2008 47375 Darlington 2008 47828 Derby 2009 47580 Spondon 2010

47760 York 2012

47802+47816 Atherstone 2012 47828 Norwich 2012 D1916 Derby 2012

47828 at KX 2014

47790 at KX 2014 47828 +47790depart KX 2014


Preserved

47192 Cheddleton CVR 2007 47376 Toddington GWSR 2006 47596 Dereham MNR 2007 D1661 Minehead WSR 2007
D1705 Loughborough GCR 2005 47402 Bury ELR 2008 47401 Swanwick MRC 2010 D1748 Crewe 2005

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