Railway Herald
Hauling a single Mk2F DBSO No. 9701 and wearing Civil Engineers 'Dutch' grey and yellow livery Class 47/9 No. 47975 'The Institution of Civil Engineers' is seen waiting to depart from Platform 8 at Crewe Station on 22nd July 1992. New to BR in March 1964 as Brush Type 4 No. D1723 she was allocated to Bristol Bath Road MPD, being reclassified under TOPS as Class 47/4 No. 47540 in October 1974 and in August 1990 as Class 47/9 No. 47975. Allocated to Crewe Diesel Depot TMD she had been named at the Depot on 2nd September 1991 and although reverting back to Class 47/4 No. 47540 in November 1995 would retain the name until withdrawn from service during November 2002. Purchased for preservation she can now be found at the Wensleydale Railway, North Yorkshire.
Bob Woolnough
