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47077
47077
September 1st 2022
© Gary Cross
Built ~ BR Crewe
Production Order ~ Order Lot 400
To traffic ~ February 13th 1965
 
DETAILS
T/M connection ~ AP (All Parallel)
Brakes (as built) ~ Metcalfe-Oerlikon - Dual air/vacuum
Radiators (as built) ~ Fixed three-part grilles
Boiler (as built) ~ Clayton Mk.II (UBC)
 
CURRENT STATUS
PRESERVED
~ Details
 
NUMBERS
D1661 ~ February 13th 1965
47077 ~ February 1974
47613 ~ May 1984
47840 ~ October 1989
 
NAMES
D1661
~ NORTH STAR
~ At Paddington Station by Ray Gunter, Minister of Labour March 20th 1965
~ After being named, D1661 hauled the 10.42 ‘North Star’ special to Bristol for the naming of D1662 as 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel'
47077
~ NORTH STAR
~ Name retained when renumbered into TOPS March 1974
~ Nameplates removed and replaced at various times
47613
~ NORTH STAR
~ Name retained when renumbered and reclassified as 47/4. March 1984
47840
~ NORTH STAR
~ Name retained when renumbered into 478XX range. November 23rd 1989
 
LIVERIES
D1661
~ BR: Dual Green (Yellow warning panels)
~ BR: Dual Green (full yellow ends)
~ BR: Monastral Blue (Standard)
~ Heritage: Dual Green (Yellow warning panels)
47077
~ BR: Monastral Blue (Standard)
47613
~ BR: Monastral Blue (Standard)
~ BR: InterCity (original)
47840
~ BR: Dual Green (Yellow warning panels)
~ BR: Monastral Blue (Standard)
~ BR: INTERCITY (Swallow)
~ Post-BR: Virgin
~ Post-BR: Virgin (BR blue)
~ Heritage: Dual Green (Yellow warning panels)
 
HISTORY
02/65 D1661
New to 87E
11/69 to 87A
04/73 to 81A
05/73 to OC
02/74 47077
10/76 to CF
05/84 47613
07/84 to OC
05/88 to BR
05/89 to CD
10/89 47840
12/90 to IERA
05/92 to BR
05/92 to ILRA
05/93 to IBRB
03/94 to ILRA
01/95 to TI
01/95 to DAYX
04/95 to BR
04/95 to ILRA
06/95 to CD
07/95 to HQ
07/95 to SBXL
11/95 to CD
11/95 to ILRA
12/95 The nameplates North Star have been refitted.
04/98 to TO
2002
47840 was the final Class 47 in a batch of Virgin loco's given 'Heritage' liveries in 2002. By popular demand from enthusiasts the loco was repainted in the once maligned and despised 'BR Blue' livery.
47840
June 11th 2002
© Mike Cooper
08/02
47840, together with blue 'large logo' heritage liveried 47847 double-headed the 08:46 1M56 Penzance to Manchester Piccadilly service, this being the final loco hauled train from Penzance.
10/02 to WN
10/02 to ATLO
08/04 to WN
08/04 to ATSP
04/05 to LA
04/05 to IWLA
10/05 to GBZZ Stored at OC
10/05 to OO Stored at Old Oak
04/06 to CRRH
04/06 to GL
10/06 to SBXL
02/07 to EFOO
04/07 moved to Brush for overhaul
04/07 preserved
05/07 moved to West Somerset railway, worked 1Z47 Derby - Minehead
47840
May 28th 2007
© Paul Dyer
47840
October 27th 2007
© Ian Hodge
 
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