Railway Herald
In Railfreight Triple Grey livery with Distribution decals Class 47/0 No. 47214 'Distillers MG' approaches Crewe Station from the north on 11th April 1992 with a train of BOC bogie tankers. Prominent on the cabside is the Tinsley TMD Depot plaque. New as Brush Type 4 No. D1864 in May 1965 she became Class 47/0 No. 47214 under TOPS during February 1974. Allocated to Tinsley TMD since April 1992 she carried the 'Distillers MG' name for under 3 years, November 1990 to June 1993, being subsequently withdrawn in December 1994 and scrapped at CF Booths yard in Rotherham during July 1998.
Bob Woolnough
