D1648 / 47064 / 47639 / 47851 The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of British railway diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction .
A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Brush's Falcon Works in Loughborough and at British Railways' Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British mainline diesel locomotive. The locomotives have had various renumberings during their existence; this table attempts to catalogue those changes.
As of January 2020, 78 locomotives still existed as Class 47s, with 33 having been rebuilt as Class 57 ; 32 Class 47s have been preserved, and 34 retained "operational status" on the mainline.
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Denotes TOPS numbers allocated, but never actually carried by the locomotive.
The D prefix to BTC numbers was generally dropped after August 1968.
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References
^ Kerr, Fred (August 1983). "Big Brushes that swept clean!". Rail Enthusiast 34– 39. ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ a b c Webster, Neil; Fox, Peter (1986). Motive Power Pocket Book . British Rail Pocket Book No.1 (Summer/Autumn 1986, 19 ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. pp. 31– 37. ISBN 0906579597 ^ Anon. (1980). British Rail Motive Power Combined Volume . Ian Allan Publishing . pp. 39– 43. ISBN 071101020X OCLC 71537558 . ^ Anon. (1983). British Rail Locoshed Book (Spring 1983 ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 18– 22. ISBN 0711012954 ^ a b Vehicle Diagram Book No. 100 for Main Line Diesel Locomotives (PDF) . Derby: British Railways Board. October 1984. pp. 27–32 (per pdf).^ Kerr, Fred (October 1983). "The big Brushes - part two". Rail Enthusiast 10– 14. ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Webster, Neil; Fox, Peter (1991). Motive Power pocket book . Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 38– 46. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz Unofficial name, often applied by depot staff. [citation needed
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds Fox, Peter (1989). Locomotives and Coaching Stock 1989 . Platform 5. pp. 31– 55. ISBN 0-906579-93-7 ^ "Readers' round-up". Rail Enthusiast ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq Marsden, Colin J; Ford, Darren (1995). 1995 Traction Guide . Railway Magazine. pp. 37– 44. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Webster, Neil; Fox, Peter (1999). British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock . Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 61– 67. ISBN 1902336070 ^ a b Johnston, Howard (October 1983). "Readers' round-up". Rail Enthusiast ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ "Loco namings". Rail Enthusiast ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ "News & notes: Class "47" named". The Railway Magazine ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "The Class 57". Today's Railways UK . No. 151. July 2014. pp. 38– 45. ^ Kerr, Fred (2009). Eastleigh 100 . Scunthorpe: Railway Herald. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-9562581-1-3 ^ a b c d e f g Webster, Neil; Fox, Peter (1980). Motive Power pocket book . Sheffield: Platform Five. pp. 36– 42. ISBN 0-906579-11-2 ^ "Freightliner marks 50 years with a naming". The Railway Magazine . Vol. 161, no. 1, 377. Horncastle, Lincs: Mortons Media Group . 2 December 2015. p. 7. ISSN 0033-8923 . ^ a b c "Queen Mother names 47541". Rail Enthusiast ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ a b c d e f g h i Anon (1965). British Rail Locomotives and other motive power . Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 86– 89. ^ a b c d e f g h Anon (1966). British Rail Locomotives and other motive power . Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 75– 77. ^ Anon (1969). British Rail Locomotives and other motive power . Shepperton: Ian Allan. ^ "HNRC send 47769 for scrap". Rail Express . No. 328. p. 17. ^ a b "Four 'Lochs' named in Scotland". Rail Enthusiast ISSN 0262-561X . OCLC 49957965 . ^ "Notable Workings Pictoral" . Railway Herald ^ "Yorkshire railway purchases Class 47 locomotive" . Rail Advent . Retrieved 21 November 2024 .
Bibliography
Ian Allan ABC of British Motive Power, several editions
British Rail Locomotives and Coaching Stock, Platform 5, several editions
Today's Railways monthly updates, Platform 5
Kenny Barclay, British Rail in the 1980s and 1990s: Diesel Locomotives and DMUs Amberley Publishing , 2017 ISBN 1445670062 .
Ross Taylor, Class 47 and 57 Locomotives ISBN 144565864X .
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