Railway Herald
Brush Type 4 Class 47 D1662 Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Cardiff Canton in June 1965. The 47 entered service on 20th February 1965 at 87E Landore (Swansea), being built at Crewe Works. She was named at Bristol Temple Meads on 20th March 1965. Under TOPS it became 47484, and was withdrawn 31st March 2000. It ended up at Springburn Works Glasgow on 19th November 2001 and stayed there until 2006 when it was purchased for preservation by Andrew Goodman and transferred to Wishaw near Sutton Coldfield. As of 30th June 2011 she is now with The Pioneer Loco Group where a complete return to working order will take 5 years.
Keith Partlow
