Fleet → Class 47
About the Class 47
The Class 47 is a locomotive built by Brush / BR Crewe between 1962 and 1968. Most of the class is now preserved or out of traffic. The register lists 71: 34 in traffic, 16 out of service and 21 preserved. The largest holders are West Coast Railways (21), Locomotive Services Group (10) and GB Railfreight (3), with 27 others holding the rest.
71 in the register 34 in traffic 16 out of service 21 preserved
Units
| Unit | Operator | Status | Last worked | Last seen at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47854 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47853 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Carries 47614 | |
| 47851 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47848 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47847 | Rail Operations Group | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth, owned by HNRC |
| 47843 | Rail Operations Group | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth, owned by HNRC |
| 47841 | Locomotive Services Group | Stored | never seen | At Crewe |
| 47832 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47830 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Numbered D1645 | |
| 47828 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Owned by D05 Group | |
| 47826 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47818 | Arlington Fleet Services | Stored | never seen | |
| 47816 | Locomotive Services Group | Stored | never seen | Spares donor at Crewe |
| 47815 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47813 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47812 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47810 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Numbered D1924 | |
| 47805 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Numbered D1935 | |
| 47804 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47802 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47799 | Eden Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47798 | National Railway Museum | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47787 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 47786 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47785 | Wensleydale Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47776 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 47773 | Tyseley Locomotive Works | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47772 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Burton |
| 47771 | Class 47 Preservation Project | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47768 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 47765 | East Lancashire Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47761 | Midland Railway Centre | Stored | never seen | |
| 47760 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47749 | GB Railfreight | never seen | ||
| 47746 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47744 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | Stored | never seen | |
| 47739 | GB Railfreight | never seen | ||
| 47727 | GB Railfreight | never seen | ||
| 47715 | Rail Engineering Solutions | Preserved | never seen | At C&PRR |
| 47714 | Wensleydale Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47712 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | Numbered 47709 & 47711 | |
| 47703 | Harry Needle Railroad Company | Stored | never seen | At Burton |
| 47701 | Wensleydale Railway | Stored | never seen | At Burton |
| 47643 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | never seen | Carries ScotRail | |
| 47640 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | never seen | ||
| 47635 | Epping Ongar Railway | never seen | ||
| 47596 | Mid Norfolk Railway | never seen | Numbered D1933 | |
| 47593 | Locomotive Services Group | never seen | ||
| 47580 | Mid Norfolk Railway | never seen | ||
| 47579 | Mid Hants Railway - Watercress Line | never seen | ||
| 47526 | West Coast Railways | Stored | never seen | At Carnforth |
| 47501 | Locomotive Services Group | Stored | never seen | At Crewe, numbered D1944 |
| 47488 | Nemesis Rail - Burton | Stored | never seen | |
| 47484 | Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47449 | Llangollen Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D1566 |
| 47417 | Midland Railway Centre | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D1516 |
| 47402 | Peak Rail | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D1501 |
| 47401 | Midland Railway Centre | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47376 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47367 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47306 | Bodmin & Wenford Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47292 | Great Central Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47270 | West Coast Railways | never seen | Numbered D1971 | |
| 47245 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47237 | West Coast Railways | never seen | ||
| 47205 | Northampton & Lamport Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47192 | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D1842 |
| 47117 | Great Central Railway | never seen | Numbered 1705 | |
| 47105 | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Preserved | never seen | |
| 47077 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | never seen | Ex 47840 | |
| 47004 | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway | Preserved | never seen | Numbered D1524 |
Operators
Who runs them, and how many each holds. The subclasses link to that operator's own page for the type.
Liveries
What the class wears, across every operator. Units whose livery the register does not record are left out rather than counted as unliveried.
| Livery | Units |
|---|---|
| WCR Maroon | 16 |
| BR Two Tone Green | 12 |
| BR Blue | 9 |
| BR Large Logo | 4 |
| Rail Express Systems | 4 |
| BR InterCity Executive | 2 |
| BR InterCity Swallow | 2 |
| BR Large Logo 2 | 2 |
| BR Railfreight Distribution | 2 |
| BR ScotRail | 2 |
| EWS Maroon & Gold | 2 |
| BR Blue (GBRf) | 1 |
| BR Large Logo 2 (Union Jack) | 1 |
| Caledonian Sleeper | 1 |
| DRS Blue Unbranded | 1 |
| First Great Western | 1 |
| Fragonset | 1 |
| Freightliner Grey | 1 |
| GBRf Plain Blue | 1 |
| GWR Lined Green | 1 |
| Riviera Trains | 1 |
| Royal Black | 1 |
| Royal Black (Red Line) | 1 |
| Undercoat | 1 |
| Virgin Trains | 1 |