List of preserved British Rail Class 47 locomotives
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates A significant number of British Rail Class 47 locomotives have been preserved on heritage railways, the current total standing at 32 as of July 2024.[1] Five locomotives (47 270, 47 580, 47 712, 47 773 and 47 828) are mainline registered and as such may operate on Network Rail. Locomotives that do not currently carry their names are shown with the name in brackets.
Preserved examples
| Numbers carried (Current number in bold) |
Name | Livery | Location | Owner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 47 401 | - | - | - | North Eastern | BR Blue | Midland Railway - Butterley | The 47401 Project[2] |
| D1501 | 47 402 | - | - | - | (Gateshead) | BR Green | Peak Rail | Waterman Heritage Trust[3] |
| D1516 | 47 417 | - | - | - | - | BR Green | Midland Railway - Butterley | The 47401 Project[2] |
| D1524 | 47 004 | - | - | - | (Old Oak Common) | BR Green | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Newton Heath Diesel Traction Group |
| D1566 | 47 449 | - | - | - | (Orion) | BR Blue | Llangollen Railway | Llangollen Diesel Group[4] |
| D1606 | 47 029 | 47 635 | - | - | Jimmy Milne | BR Blue Large Logo | Epping Ongar Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1643 | 47 059 | 47 631 | 47 765 | - | (Ressaldar) | BR Scotrail Blue Stripe | East Lancashire Railway | Privately owned |
| D1654 | 47 070 | 47 620 | 47 835 | 47 799 | (Prince Henry) | Royal Train Maroon | Eden Valley Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1656 | 47 072 | 47 609 | 47 834 | 47 798 | Prince William | Royal Train Maroon | National Railway Museum | National Railway Museum[5] |
| D1661 | 47 077 | 47 613 | 47 840 | - | NORTH STAR | BR Blue | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Diesel & Electric Preservation Group[6] |
| D1662 | 47 484 | - | - | - | (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) | GWR Green | Wishaw | Pioneer Diesel Group |
| 1693 | 47 105 | - | - | - | - | BR Blue | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Brush Type 4 Fund[7] |
| 1705 (formerly Class 48) |
47 117 | - | - | - | Sparrowhawk | BR Blue | Great Central Railway | Type 1 Locomotive Company[8] |
| D1755 | 47 161 | 47 541 | 47 773 | - | (The Queen Mother) | BR Green | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Vintage Trains[9] |
| D1762 | 47 167 | 47 580 | 47 732 | - | County of Essex | BR Blue with Union Jack (Stratford grey roof) | Mid Norfolk Railway | Mid Norfolk Railway[10] |
| D1778 | 47 183 | 47 579 | 47 793 | - | James Nightall GC | BR Blue Large Logo | The Watercress Line | Privately Owned. |
| D1787 | 47 306 | - | - | - | (The Sapper) | Railfreight Distribution European | Bodmin & Wenford Railway | Bodmin & Wenford Main Line Diesel Group[11] |
| D1842 | 47 192 | - | - | - | Basil | BR Green | Crewe Heritage Centre | Crewe Heritage Trust Limited |
| D1855 | 47 205 | 47 395 | 47 205 | - | - | Railfreight Distribution triple grey | Northampton & Lamport Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1886 | 47 367 | - | - | - | (Kenny Cockbird) | BR Blue | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1895 | 47 376 | - | - | - | Freightliner 1995 | Freightliner Grey | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Brush Type 4 Fund [7] |
| D1909 | 47 232 | 47 665 | 47 820 | 47 785 | (Fiona Castle) | EWS | Wensleydale Railway | Harry Needle[12] |
| D1921 | 47 244 | 47 640 | - | - | University of Strathclyde | BR Blue Large Logo | Battlefield Railway | Privately Owned |
| D1933 | 47 255 | 47 596 | - | - | Aldeburgh Festival | BR Green | Mid-Norfolk Railway | Mid-Norfolk Railway[10] |
| D1945 | 47 502 | 47 715 | - | - | (Haymarket) | Network SouthEast | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Rail Engineering Solutions[13] |
| D1946 | 47 503 | 47 771 | - | - | (Heaton Traincare Depot) | Rail Express Systems | Arlington Eastleigh Works | Class 47 Preservation Project[14] |
| D1948 | 47 505 | 47 712 | - | - | Lady Diana Spencer | BR Scotrail Blue Stripe | Crewe Diesel TMD | Crewe Diesel Preservation Group[15] |
| D1955 | 47 511 | 47 714 | - | - | Rail Express Systems[16] | Wensleydale Railway[17] | Wensleydale Railway[17] | |
| D1966 | 47 266 | 47 629 | 47 828 | - | (Joe Strummer) | BR Inter-City | Carnforth MPD | Owned by the D05 Preservation Company |
| D1970 | 47 269 | 47 643 | - | - | - | Intercity (ScotRail branding) | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Owned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society Diesel Group[18] |
| D1971 | 47 270 | - | - | - | Swift | BR Blue | Carnforth MPD | Privately Owned |
| D1994 | 47 292 | - | - | - | - | Variation on large logo blue | Churnet Valley Railway | Privately Owned |
See also
References
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