47237 + 47828 together (which one hauling?) recent workings:
29/12/08 = 0Z47 0900 Gloucester-Barrow Hill.
47810 recent workings:
29/12/08 = 0Z57 0830 Gloucester Horton Road-Cardiff Tidal Sidings/ 0Z58 1012 Cardiff Tidal Sidings-Gloucester Horton Road/ 0Z60 1200 Gloucester Horton Road-Cardiff Tidal Sidings/ 6Z60 1500 Cardiff Tidal Sidings-Gloucester Yard.
30/12/08 = 0Z57 0830 Gloucester Horton Road-Cardiff Tidal Sidings/ 6Z61 1345 Cardiff Tidal Sidings-Gloucester Yard (initially allocated 0Z58 1012 Tidal Sidings-Gloucester).
47818 recent workings:
29/12/08 = 0F03 0451 Norwich CP-Colchester/ 0W03 1443 Colchester-Shenfield/ 0P86 2000 Shenfield-Colchester.
30/12/08 = 0F03 0451 Norwich CP-Colchester.
News in this update provided by 47829, Crumb, Driff47844, Anthony Flynn, DS.
47306 recent workings:
22/12/08 = 0950 Bodmin General-Bodmin Parkway/ 1015 Bodmin Parkway-Bodmin General/ 1045 Bodmin General-Boscarne Jct/ 1110 Boscarne Jct-Bodmin General/ 1235 Bodmin General-Bodmin Parkway/ 1300 Bodmin Parkway-Bodmin General/ 1415 Bodmin General-Boscarne Jct/ 1440 Boscarne Jct-Bodmin General/ 1510 Bodmin General-Bodmin Parkway/ 1535 Bodmin Parkway-Bodmin General/ 1605 Bodmin General-Boscarne Jct(vice Parkway)/ 1630 Boscarne Jct-Bodmin General/ 1700 Bodmin General-Bodmin Parkway/ 1725 Bodmin Parkway-Bodmin General.
47375 recent workings:
22/12/08 = 0Z28 1030 Gloucester Horton Road-Bristol TM/ 5Z28 1206 Bristol TM-Norwich Crown Point hauling 3313 and 5669.
27/12/08 = 6Z53 1040 Norwich CP-Dereham hauling 94320, 5781, 95228, 10229, 10403/ 5Z54 1230 Dereham-Norwich CP hauling 10229, 10403.
47402 recent workings:
27/12/08 = 2G59 0950 Bury-Rawtenstall/ 2J60 1040 Rawtenstall-Heywood/ 2J65 1200 Heywood-Rawtenstall/ 2J66 1310 Rawtenstall-Heywood/ 2J71 1420 Heywood-Rawtenstall/ 2J72 1540 Rawtenstall-Heywood/ 2F77 1655 Heywood-Ramsbottom/ 2E78 1745 Ramsbottom-Bury.
47580 recent workings:
14/12/08 = 1015 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1530 Dereham-Wymondham.
20/12/08 = 0900 Dereham-Wymondham ECS/ 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1530 Dereham-Wymondham.
21/12/08 = 0900 Dereham-Wymondham ECS/ 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1530 Dereham-Wymondham.
23/12/08 = 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1530 Dereham-Wymondham.
24/12/08 = 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1530 Dereham-Wymondham.
28/12/08 = t'n't with 31438 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham.
47640 recent workings:
24/12/08 = 1015, 1215, 1415, 1615 Shackerstone-Shenton and returns.
47701 recent workings:
27/12/08 = rear 0950 Toddington-Gotherington/ 1030 Gotherington-Todd.(105 on rear)/ 1155 Todd-Gotherington(dragged back to Todd. by 24054)/
1430 Gotherington-Todd.(105 on rear)/ rear 1515 Todd.-Gotherington(see 105)/
1555 Todd.-Gotherington(dragged back to Todd. by 24054).
47727 recent workings:
22/12/08 = 6Z47 1120 RugbyOLE to Stafford(Salop sidings)/ 0Z47 1330 Stafford-RugbyOLE.
23/12/08 = 0Z47 1020 RugbyOLE-Crewe Gresty Bridge.
47818 recent workings:
22/12/08 = 0F03 0451 Norwich CP-Colchester/ 0P86 2000 Shenfield-Norwich CP from Colchester?
23/12/08 = 0F03 0451 Norwich CP-Colchester/ 0P86 2000 Shenfield-Norwich CP from Colchester?
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22/12/08: 47306 at Boscarne Junction. |
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27/12/08: 47402 at Irwell Vale. |
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27/12/08: 402 again at Irwell Vale. |
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27/12/08: 402 at Heywood before working the 1655 to Ramsbottom. |
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27/12/08: 47402 stands at Ramsbottom after the 1655 from Heywood, this working will no longer run in the hours of darkness as after this date it will only run during British Summertime. |
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27/12/08: 47701 in use again, working the 1030 Gotherington to Toddington, approaching Toddington with steam heating coming from 47105 on the rear. |
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27/12/08: 47701 approaching Gotherington on the 1155 from Toddington (anybody have a list of workings for this event?) |
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27/12/08: 47105 working the 1235 Toddington-Gotherington, approaching its destination. |
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27/12/08: 47105 at Toddington. |
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27/12/08: 47701 at Toddington. |
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27/12/08: 47105 after arrival at Gotherington with the 0950 from Toddington. |
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27/12/08: 47701 at Gotherington after the 1155 from Toddington. |
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27/12/08: 47105 passing 47701 at Winchcombe. |
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27/12/08: 47105 departs Toddington with the 1515 to Gotherington, passing 701. |
Information for the above update provided by: Big Bird, Crumb, Driff47844, Simon Travers, Richard Watson.
Speaking of trains though - that's what you're looking here for so here's the locations of the usual loco's as at 0735 on 24/12/08
47237 Gloucester
47245 Southall
47375 Norwich
47501 Carlisle
47580 Dereham
47712 Crewe
47727 Crewe Gresty Bridge
47739 Worcester
47747 Crewe LNWR
47749 Rugby
47760 Carnforth
47769 Crewe DMD
47773 Tyseley
47786 Carnforth
47787 Carnforth
47802 Eastleigh
47804 Carnforth
47805 Crewe DMD
47810 Gloucester
47812 Crewe
47813 Norwich
47815 Crewe DMD
47818 Norwich
47826 Carnforth
47828 Gloucester
47832 Eastleigh
47839 Crewe
47843 Crewe
47847 Old Oak
47848 Crewe DMD
47851 Carnforth
47853 Crewe
47854 Carnforth
47580 should be working on 28/12/08 the 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham and on 01/01/09 the 1100 Dereham-Wymondham/ 1300 Dereham-Wymondham again.
News in this update provided by Andre, Crumb, Driff47844 and Tony Bevan.
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22/12/08: 47306 at Quarry Curve hauling a 0955 Bodmin General to Bodmin Parkway. |
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22/12/08: 306 at Kirland Farm on the 1120 Boscarne Junction to Bodmin General. |
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22/12/08: 47306 on the 1240 Bodmin General to Bodmin Parkway at Charlies Gate. |
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22/12/08: 47727 at the start of its 6Z47 move from Rugby, heading into the 'new' platform 6 at Rugby station. |
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22/12/08: 47805 lead a shunt from Crewe's LNWR building to the former DMD yard, seen arriving in Crewe station where the move reversed. |
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22/12/08: 47769 was in tow here behind 47805. Note that 769 now has its Virgin logos covered over. |
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22/12/08: Following 769 was a mk2 coach and then 47848. |
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22/12/08: 47815 was at the other end of the five vehicle formation, and lead the train around to Crewe Gresty Bridge to reverse again to head to the DMD yard. |
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24/12/08: 47640 at Shackerstone. |
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24/12/08: 47640 at Shackerstone with the 1215 trip to Shenton. |
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24/12/08: 47640 after the 1215 round trip had arrived back at Shackerstone. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47727/749=Rugby. 47739=Worcester Shrub Hill.
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04/12/08: 47580 with 47773 haul steam loco 5029 through Codsall station at 1320 almost three weeks ago working 5Z62 1245 Shreswbury-Tyseley after rescuing the stricken steam loco. |
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20/12/08: 47773 stands at Manchester Piccadilly. |
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20/12/08: 47773 at Manchester Piccadilly having been on the rear of 86259 from Birmingham. It would work to Longsight. |
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20/12/08: The two loco's were swapped around for the return run to Birmingham, and 47773 lead the train back into Manchester Piccadilly for the mini tour to Hadfield, lead out by the 86. |
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20/12/08: 47773 on the blocks at Piccadilly. |
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21/12/08: 47580 working on the Mid Norfolk Railway, at Crownthorpe. |
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21/12/08: 47580 working on the Mid Norfolk Railway, at Hardingham. |
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21/12/08: 47580 working on the Mid Norfolk Railway, at Crownthorpe. |
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21/12/08: 47580 working on the Mid Norfolk Railway, at Crownthorpe. |
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21/12/08: 47760 and 37706 in tow departing Crewe at 1427. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47237=Crossley Evans Scrap yard(Shipley) at 0730.
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47375=Old Oak Common. 47712=Crewe Coal Sidings. 47802/832=Eastleigh. Riviera 47s=all at Crewe except 47847 at Old Oak Common.
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
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13/12/08: 47818 stabled at Norwich on Saturday. |
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13/12/08: 47854 at Norwich, having been on the rear of the charter from Scarborough since Ely. It was about to haul the train ECS to Crown Point depot. |
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15/12/08: 47727 and 47749, now with 727 leading after a reversal at Westbury where they are shown above, still working 6Z47 0731 Par-Eastleigh. They returned light to Westbury later in the day. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47145=Horton Road(OOS). 47501/709/841=Carlisle Kingmoor(OOS). 47712=Crewe(OOS). 47790=DerbyRTC(OOS). 47802/832=Eastleigh.
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15/12/08: 47749 (right) leads 47727 onto the Royal Albert Bridge working 6Z47 0731 Par-Eastleigh. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
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13/12/08: 47854 at Doncaster on the Scarborough-Norwich charter. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47245=Stewarts Lane.
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11/12/08: 47580 and track machine 73906 in tow on 6Z47 0904 Tyseley-West Ealing, near Cholsey. 580 then moved light to the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham. |
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11/12/08: 47802 leads the Manchester to Southampton charter at Cholsey. |
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11/12/08: 47832 on the rear of 1Z78 0709 Manchester Piccadilly-Southampton Western Docks at Cholsey. |
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13/12/08: 47760 leads 1Z47 0640 Scarborough-Norwich at Ketteringham. |
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13/12/08: 47760 passing Wymondham on 1Z47, the 'City of Norwich Christmas Special'. |
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13/12/08: On the rear of 1Z47 was 47854, which would haul the train from Ely to Norwich. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47802/832=Eastleigh.
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10/12/04: Signalling the fate of the loco, a strategically positioned motorway sign hangs above 47287 as it is towed on a low loader away for scrap just over four years ago. |
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10/12/04: A closer view of 47287 showing that at the time it was still reasonably intact, externally at least. The same could not be said just one month later when most of the loco had been disposed of - there are some views of this on the 'scrapyard' page (further contributions for this page from any date are welcome). |
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11/12/08: 47802 passes through Basingstoke hauling a Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Western Docks charter to meet a cruise. |
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11/12/08: 47832 on the rear of the same charter, at Basingstoke. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47145=Gloucester(OOS). 47501/709=Carlisle Kingmoor(OOS). 47712=CreweCoalSidings(OOS). 47790=DerbyRTC(OOS). 47811=Dagenham Dock shunter. 47830=Basford Hall shunter.
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47739=DerbyRTC.
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
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29/11/08: 47815 at Manchester Victoria working a Liverpool South Parkway-Stratford Upon Avon charter. |
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05/12/08: 47804 at Lincoln on the rear of the 0545 Linlithgow-Lincoln. |
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06/12/08: 47787 at Edinburgh Waverley after working the 0535 Stevenage-Edinburgh. |
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06/12/08: 47786 at Waverley before working the ECS to Craigentinny. |
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06/12/08: 47815 passing Blea Moor signal box on the 0707 Shrewsbury-Carlisle. |
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07/12/08: 47727 at Barn Owl Bridge, Kingskerswell on the Sunday only 3S11. The 7th was the last Sunday of 2008 that this RHTT runs, though it continues through on the night workings until Friday. |
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07/12/08: 47727 leading 47749 at Dainton heading back to Par. |
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07/12/08: 47854 leading 5Z92 1117 Saltburn-Carnforth at Northallerton. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47145=Horton Road. 47237=Stockton. 47375=Gloucester. 47501/709=Carlisle Kingmoor. 47712=Crewe. 47790=DerbyRTC. 47802/832=Wembley. 47811=Dagenham Dock. 47813=Crown Point(OOS). 47816=Basford Hall(OSO). 47828=Horton Road. 47830=Basford Hall.
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47237=Darlington. 47375=Gloucester Horton Road. 47501=Carlisle Kingmoor. 47580/773=Tyseley. 47712=Crewe Coal Sidings. 47739=DerbyRTC. 47802/832=WembleySS. 47810=Barrow Hill. 47813=Crown Point(OOS). 47818=Crown Point. 47828=Gloucester Horton Road.
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05/12/08: 47245 arrives at Kings Cross working 5Z54 0620 Southall-Kings Cross. |
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06/12/08: 47854 arrives at Carlisle, it did have more than four carriages, the rest are still following across the junction. 37676 was on the rear and presumably hauled the train to Skipton later? |
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47854 at Carlisle. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
06/12/08: 47815 waits for departure time at Shrewsbury of the 0707 to Carlisle. 47805 was on the rear. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47805/815=Warrington Arpley.
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08/10/96: A recent posting about the final workings of 47513 on the brush47 email group lead to the contribution of these photo's, on the morning of Tuesday 8th October 1996 - 513 was working Monday's 1S25 2130 Euston to Inverness from Edinburgh, photographed at Culloden. It worked the same train on the night of Wednesday 9th, arriving at Inverness on Thursday 10th. |
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10/10/96: Later on Thursday 10th it worked 6H51 1041 Inverness-Elgin freight - shown after leaving Inverness, returning on 6H55. The same evening it worked 1M16 2030 Inverness-Euston as far as Edinburgh, which was its final passenger working. |
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03/12/08: 47828 at Derby. |
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03/12/08: 47828 at Derby. |
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03/12/08: 47828 at Derby. It moved on the 4th, was it moved alone or by another loco? |
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03/12/08: 47854 stabled at Doncaster during the morning, it was still there at 1500. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47237=Darlington, 47245/760/769/851=Southall. 47375=Bristol TM. 47501/712=Carlisle. 47727/749=Par. 47739=Derby. 47747/805/812/815/839/843/848/853=Crewe. 47802/832=Wembley. 47810=Barrow Hill. 47813=Crown Point. 47828=Derby.
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27/11/08: 47760 shunting out of Scarborough station. |
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29/11/08: 47760 hauling 47245 through Crewe. |
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29/11/08: 47787 passes South Muskham, two miles north of Newark on the outward Nenta trip. |
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29/11/08: 47787 at Norwich towards the end of the tour. |
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29/11/08: 47802 at Crewe Coal Sidings. |
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29/11/08: 47804 at Skipton. |
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29/11/08: 47815 passing through Stone. |
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29/11/08: 47805 on the rear at Stone. |
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29/11/08: 47815 at Stratford upon Avon. |
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
47828=remained at Derby. 47832=on the north end of stock at Wembley.
allocations and confirmed workings and news:
allocations and confirmed workings and news: