Whilst approaching Luton station with the 06.40 Cricklewood-Luton ecs, 47535 suffered a brake failure which caused it to smash into the rear of the 06.05 St Pancras-Bedford DMU. 47535 suffered sigificant damage, especially to the No.1 end cab. The BR number crunchers calculated that repairing 47535 was a cheaper option than having to convert another 47 to ets, so repairs were authorised.
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