Railway Herald
WCRC Class 47s Nos. 47832 and 47813 are seen stabled in the goods loop at Hellifield on 22nd May 2021 having worked up light engine as the 08.10 from Barrow Hill. They would later take over from A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado and return a railtour to Leicester. No. 47813 has recently been acquired by WCRC from Rail Operations Group and in its 57 year career the locomotive is now with its sixth operator having previously been with British Rail, First Great Western, Cotswold Rail, DRS, Rail Operations Group, and now WCRC.
Chris Powell
