Railway Herald
Class 47/4 No. 47845 County of Kent at Chesterfield on 26th April 2000 with 1V55 13:08 Newcastle - Bristol running 45 minutes late.New to 86A Cardiff Canton on 16th January 1965 as D1653 and under TOPS became 47069 on 30th January 1974.The duff was converted to 47/4 and became 47638 on 12th February 1986 before becoming 47845 on 24th November 1989.She moved to Brush Traction, Loughborough on 11th October 2001 for conversion to class 57.She was due to be 57602 but later changed to 57611, however the decision was taken to start with a new series so the loco emerged the works as 57301 on 14th June 2002 and was named THUNDERBIRDS SCOTT TRACY.The loco is now with Network Rail and in yellow livery.
Keith Partlow
