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47079
47079
1979
© Steve Burgess
Built ~ BR Crewe
Production Order ~ Order Lot 400
To traffic ~ February 27th 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)
Flush ends ~ No.2 end. Orginally flush at No.2 end but rebuilt with panel after 2nd collision.
 
CURRENT STATUS
REBUILT
as Class 57 No.57009
 
NUMBERS
D1664 ~ February 27th 1965
47079 ~ February 1974
 
NAMES
D1664
~ GEORGE JACKSON CHURCHWARD
~ At Swindon Works by Mr Reginald Hanks, chairman of BR(WR), May 8th 1965
47079
~ GEORGE JACKSON CHURCHWARD
~ Retained when renumbered into TOPS February 1974
~ Plates removed March 1979
47079
~ G. J. CHURCHWARD
~ At Crewe Works without ceremony March 1979
~ Nameplate replaced with GWR-style brass nameplate in 1985 as part of GWR150 celebrations
~ Plates removed when repainted into RailFreight sector grey livery in October 1987
 
LIVERIES
D1664
~ BR: Dual Green (Yellow warning panels)
~ BR: Dual Green (full yellow ends)
47079
~ BR: Monastral Blue (Standard)
~ BR: GWR 150
~ BR: Trainload (Metals & automotive)
~ BR: Trainload (Construction)
~ BR: Trainload (Distribution)
~ Post-BR: RfD (revised)
~ Post-BR: Freightliner (R/F Trainload grey with red triangle)
 
HISTORY
02/65 D1664
New to 87E
03/66 to 86A
08/66 to 87E
11/69 to 87A
12/72 to 81A
05/73 to OC
02/74 47079
10/76 to CF
02/84 to BR
1985
47079 was one of the Western Region 47's (with 47484, 47500, 47628, plus Class 50 50007) to be specially treated for the GWR 150th anniversary celebrations. Although being named 'G.J.CHURCHWARD' made it an obvious selection for the celebrations, not being ETH equipped made it a somewhat surprising choice. However 47079's freight status resulted in it being the first of the four to lose its 'celebrity' status, and name, when it was repainted into the new tri-grey RailFreight livery in 1987.
10/87 to CF
01/90 to TI
11/90 to CF
12/90 to FPEK
12/90 to TI
12/90 to FDAT
07/91 to MDAT
05/92 to MDWT
10/93 to MDSR
10/93
47079 was damaged in a shunting collision at Eastleigh whilst coupled to 47370. and was subsequently dragged (still coupled to 47370) to Old Oak Common, Bescot, Saltley, and finally, Crewe Works where repairs were finally made between March and October 1995.
03/94 to BS
03/94 to LBRB
01/95 to TI
01/95 to DAYX
07/95 to DAST
05/96 to CD
05/96 to DHLT
06/96 to DFLT
09/96 to DHLT
11/96 to DFLT
07/98 to FD
07/98 to DHLT
07/98 to DFFT
04/99 to DHLT
07/99 to DFHZ
01/00 57009 rebuilt
 
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