List of preserved Class 47s
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A significant number of Class 47 locomotives have been preserved on heritage railways,[1] the current total standing at 37. These are listed below.
Of note are the first built locomotive, 47401 'North Eastern', and one of the Royal Train locomotives, 47798 'Prince William'. Locomotives that do not currently carry their names are shown with the name in brackets.
| Numbers carried (Current no. in bold) | Name | Livery | Location | Owner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1107 | 47524 | - | - | - | (Res Gestae) | Rail Express Systems | Churnet Valley Railway | Staffordshire Type 4 Ltd[2] |
| D1500 | 47401 | - | - | - | North Eastern | BR Blue Large Logo | Midland Railway Butterley | The 47401 Project[3] |
| D1501 | 47402 | - | - | - | Gateshead | BR Blue | East Lancashire Railway | Privately Owned[4] |
| D1516 | 47417 | - | - | - | - | BR Green | Midland Railway Butterley | The 47401 Project[3] |
| D1524 | 47004 | - | - | - | (Old Oak Common) | BR Green | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Newton Heath Diesel Traction Group |
| D1566 | 47449 | - | - | - | Orion | BR Green | Llangollen Railway | Llangollen Diesel Group[5] |
| D1606 | 47029 | 47635 | - | - | (The Lass O'Ballochmyle) | BR Blue Large Logo | Swanage Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1643 | 47059 | 47631 | 47765 | - | (Ressaldar) | Rail Express Systems | Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre | GCRN Diesel Group[6] |
| D1656 | 47072 | 47609 | 47834 | 47798 | Prince William | Royal Train Purple | Carnforth | National Railway Museum[7] |
| D1661 | 47077 | 47613 | 47840 | - | NORTH STAR | BR Green | West Somerset Railway | Diesel & Electric Preservation Group[8] |
| D1662 | 47484 | - | - | - | (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) | GWR Green | Private location, Warwickshire | Privately Owned |
| D1693 | 47105 | - | - | - | - | BR Blue | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Brush Type 4 Fund[9] |
| D1705 | 47117 | - | - | - | Sparrowhawk | BR Green | Great Central Railway | Type 1 Locomotive Company[10] |
| D1723 | 47540 | 47975 | - | - | (The Institute of Civil Engineers) | Departmental "Dutch" Grey | Sinderby, Yorkshire | Privately Owned |
| D1725 | 47490 | 47768 | - | - | (Resonant) | Rail Express Systems | Vale of Glamorgan Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1754 | 47160 | 47605 | 47746 | - | (The Bobby) | Rail Express Systems | Crewe Electric Depot | Brush Type 4 Fund [9] |
| D1755 | 47161 | 47541 | 47773 | - | (The Queen Mother) | EWS | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Vintage Trains[11] |
| D1760 | 47492 | - | - | - | (The Enterprising Scot) | Rail Express Systems | Carnforth | Privately Owned |
| D1762 | 47167 | 47580 | 47732 | - | (County of Suffolk) | Rail Express Systems | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Stratford 47 Group[12] |
| D1778 | 47183 | 47579 | 47793 | - | (Christopher Wren & James Nighthall GC) | EWS | Mangapps Railway Museum | Privately Owned |
| D1787 | 47306 | - | - | - | The Sapper | Railfreight Distribution | Bodmin & Wenford Railway | Bodmin & Wenford Main Line Diesel Group[13] |
| D1842 | 47192 | - | - | - | - | BR Green | Churnet Valley Railway | Staffordshire Type 4 Limited[2] |
| D1855 | 47205 | 47395 | - | - | - | Freightliner | Northampton & Lamport Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1886 | 47367 | - | - | - | - | Freightliner | North Norfolk Railway | Stratford 47 Group [12] |
| D1895 | 47376 | - | - | - | Freightliner 1995 | Freightliner | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Brush Type 4 Fund [9] |
| D1909 | 47232 | 47665 | 47820 | 47785 | (Fiona Castle) | Rail Express Systems | Stainmore Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1921 | 47244 | 47640 | - | - | University of Strathclyde | BR Large Logo Blue | Battlefield Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1932 | 47493 | 47701 | - | - | (St Andrew) | Fragonset Black | Long Marston MOD | Privately Owned |
| D1933 | 47255 | 47596 | - | - | (Aldeburgh Festival) | BR Blue | Mid-Norfolk Railway | Stratford 47 Group [12] |
| D1943 | 47500 | 47770 | - | - | (Restormel, Great Western) | Rail Express Systems | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Privately Owned |
| D1945 | 47502 | 47715 | - | - | Poseidon | Fragonset Black| | Wensleydale Railway | MTT Rail[14] |
| D1946 | 47503 | 47771 | - | - | (Heaton Traincare Depot) | Rail Express Systems | Colne Valley Railway | Class 47 Preservation Project[15] |
| D1951 | 47507 | 47716 | - | - | (Duke of Edinburgh's Award) | Rail Express Systems | Dartmoor Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1970 | 47269 | 47643 | - | - | - | InterCity Executive | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Owned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society Diesel Group[16] |
| D1971 | 47270 | - | - | - | (Cory Brothers) | BR Blue | Nene Valley Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1994 | 47292 | - | - | - | - | Freightliner Green | Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre | Privately owned |
| D1997 | 47295 | - | - | - | - | Triple Grey without branding | MOD Ashchurch (stored unserviceable) | Brush Type 4 Fund [9] |
[edit] References
- ^ Class 47 Page Preserved Diesels website
- ^ a b ST4.org news page Staffordshire Type 4 Limited website
- ^ a b 47401 Project Organisation homepage
- ^ Fleet Details Bury Diesel Group
- ^ D1566 page Llangollen Diesel Group
- ^ Fleet List GCRN Diesel Group
- ^ NRM fleet list NRM website
- ^ 47840 page D&EPG website
- ^ a b c d Homepage Brush Type 4 Fund
- ^ D1705 page Type 1 Locomotive Company
- ^ 47773 page Vintage trains website
- ^ a b c Homepage Stratford 47 Group Homepage
- ^ Bodmin Diesels website
- ^ 47715 page Preserved Diesels website
- ^ 47771 page Preserved Diesels website
- ^ 47643 page SRPS Diesel Group website
