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Class 47/4's

Discussion in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' started by neildimmer, Mar 11, 2013.

  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I have added a new collection of class 47/4 photos featuring 47600-47615
    including a number of renumberings of the original W.R named 47’s
    47606 (ex 47081) Odin BR Blue
    [COLOR=#0066cc]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491524832&k=pz7cFLC[/COLOR]
    &
    InterCity livery
    [COLOR=#0066cc]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491524988&k=bg23hkv[/COLOR]

    47612 (ex 47080) Titan
    [COLOR=#0066cc]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491525379&k=ntL8zGH[/COLOR]

    47613 (ex 47077) North Star
    [COLOR=#0066cc]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491525589&k=N7STSVt[/COLOR]

    Also featured is this photo of unique split nameplate 47609 Fire Fly with Bulleid 34051 Winston Churchill behind anyone know the location please?
    [COLOR=#0066cc]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491525191&k=gRM7DXK[/COLOR]

    Also now in use with DRS is 47614 at Inverness now 47853 Rail Express and originally D1733 of XP64 fame

    [COLOR=#0066cc]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491525817&k=mvHfX2S[/COLOR]


    Full collection
    [COLOR=#0066cc][SIZE=3]http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47600-47615/29234727_3Rmdmv#!i=2491524869&k=ztKnCsN[/SIZE][/COLOR]

    Neil
     
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    47609 taken at York [34051 in NRM]
     
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    not so sure on that Fred, I have been told possibly Southall, but definitely down south

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    I have added a new collection of class 47/4’s featuring 47631-47635

    This selection features preserved 47635, seen here in 3 different guises

    47635 Jimmy Milne Large logo blue
    http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47631-47660/29340596_qcX2gX#!i=2503126618&k=Ns5tg2C

    47635 un-named in early RES Red/Black livery
    http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47631-47660/29340596_qcX2gX#!i=2503126571&k=zKQwWNm

    47635 The Lass O' Ballochmyle large logo blue with Highland Rail Stag

    http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47631-47660/29340596_qcX2gX#!i=2503126717&k=rcKWspx

    Full collection
    47631-47640
    http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47631-47660/29340596_qcX2gX#!i=2503125972&k=zS6gm3V
    47645-47660
    http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/1/Class-47/47631-47660/29340596_qcX2gX#!i=2503127700&k=ZcfWr4R

    Neil
     
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    I have added some new class 47 photos by Alan Costello taken at Reading on 16/3/89

    47508 S.S.Great Britain (note the small numbers) Reading 16-3-89
    [COLOR=#0066cc][URL='http://tinyurl.com/lv83t93'][U]http://tinyurl.com/lv83t93[/U][/URL][/COLOR]

    47609 Fire Fly lead by 08523 Reading 16-3-89
    [COLOR=#0066cc][URL='http://tinyurl.com/o3q3tqp'][U]http://tinyurl.com/o3q3tqp[/U][/URL][/COLOR]

    47611 Thames leading 47526 Northumbria Reading 16-3-89
    [COLOR=#0066cc][URL='http://tinyurl.com/qa5a4tk'][U]http://tinyurl.com/qa5a4tk[/U][/URL][/COLOR]

    47620 Windsor Castle on special to Cheltenham races from Paddington Reading 16-3-89
    [COLOR=#0066cc][URL='http://tinyurl.com/pryqdrh'][U]http://tinyurl.com/pryqdrh[/U][/URL][/COLOR]

    47656 Reading 16-3-89
    [COLOR=#0066cc][URL='http://tinyurl.com/nzxwzsh'][U]http://tinyurl.com/nzxwzsh[/U][/URL][/COLOR]

    Neil
     

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