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D1500 • • •
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Built :: Brush Falcon Works
Pilot Order :: February 28th 1961
Works Number :: 342
To traffic :: September 28th 1962 |
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CURRENT STATUS • • •
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PRESERVED
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NEWS • • •
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June 13th 2007
47401 will be running this coming Saturday, 16th June. The event is a Diesel & Steam Weekend at the Midland Railway, Butterley, departure times ex-Butterley are 1115, 1400 and 1615. Thanks to Mark Jackson. |
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NUMBERS • • •
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D1500 :: September 28th 1962
47401 :: November 1973
89401 :: Allocated but not carried |
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NAMES • • •
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47401
:: North Eastern
:: Named at Gateshead TMD December 18th 1981
:: The North Eastern Railway badges that were affixed above each nameplate were removed around the time the 'large logo' livery was applied
:: Plates removed when relocated to Immingham in May 1988 | 47401
:: Star of the East
:: Named at Immingham TMD without ceremony May 1st 1991
:: Initially an unofficial naming, later recognized officially.
:: Plates removed when withdrawn in June 1992 and transferred to 37421. | 47401
:: North Eastern
:: Original name re-applied, complete with NER badges, by the 47401 Project at the Midland Railway Centre 1993 |
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HISTORY • • •
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| 09/62 | Brush Falcon Works build number 342, the very first Class 47 locomotive, was rolled out into public view amidst much publicity. In the British Railways fleet as D1500, and later in the British Rail fleet as 47401, No.342 saw almost 30 years of service and was finally withdrawn in June of 1992. It is fitting that this pioneer machine is now preserved, and will be around for many years to come. | | 09/62 | At Crewe Works for weighing on the 6th, returned to Brush same day. | | 09/62 | At Clarence Yard (34G) on the 27th | | 09/62 | D1500
New to 34G | | | | 10/62 | Worked first train KX-Hull & return on the 8th | | 10/62 | Dynamometer tests KX-Doncaster & return on the 11th | | | | 11/62 | to 82C On loan for trials with Hawksworth dynamometer car | | 12/62 | to 34G | | 01/63 | to 82C On loan for trials with Hawksworth dynamometer car | | 02/63 | to 34G | | 10/63 | to 41A | | 04/64 | to 41A 41A changed from Darnall to Tinsley | | 01/65 | to 34G | | 11/67 | to 40B | | 01/71 | to 34G | | 05/73 | to FP |
| | 11/73 | 47401 | | 08/79 | to GD | | 05/88 | to IM | | 12/90 | to FPXA | | 12/90 | to FPCI | | 02/92 | to HQ | | 02/92 | to IM | | 02/92 | to FPYI | | 05/92 | to HQ | | 05/92 | to FPYX | | 06/92 | to FPZX | | 07/92 | allocated to HQ and withdrawn Withdrawn | | 03/93 | Is reported to have the name Star of the East removed | | 03/94 | withdrawn at HQ | | 12/94 | preserved |
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