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13/03/03: 47488 and stock stabled at Gloucester.
Photo Copyright: Duncan Jennings
13/03/03: 47488 at Churchdown on 5Z29, an ECS before working 1Z29 Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham Snow Hill in relation to the races at Cheltenham.
Photo Copyright: Duncan Jennings
15/03/03: 47789 arrives at Glasgow Central on 1S67 1356 Carlisle-Glasgow on a drag via Kilmarnock, it had worked 1M05 0926 Glasgow-Carlisle. 47843 had already worked 1M18 0556 Glasgow-Carlisle, 47818 later worked 1S84 2016 Carlisle-Glasgow. 47847 though worked 1M34 1625 Glasgow-Carlisle and got a bit carried away and continued to PRESTON via Penrith!
Photo Copyright: Hugh McPhilemy
15/03/03: 47773 shown here at Cheltenham Spa working 1Z28 0530 Milton Keynes-Par heading via Coventry and Birmingham International. The return ran the same route, 1Z29 1637 Par-Milton Keynes.
A round up for memory's sake of the EWS 47s which were given a minor refurbishment and repaint in this period (and rename in most cases):
47727=Castell Caerfilli/ Caerphilly Castle (ex 47615. 727 previously Duke of Edinburgh’s Award)
47747=Florence Nightingale (ex 60035. 747 previously named Graham Farish & Res Publica)
47757=Capability Brown (ex 60002. 757 was previously Restitution)
47767=Mappa Mundi (ex 31405! 767 was previously Saint Columba)
47773=The Queen Mother (ex 47722, and 47541 which is now 773! 773 was previously Reservist)
47778=Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (ex 47727. 778 was previously Irresistible)
47787*=Windsor Castle (ex 47835. 787 was previously Victim Support)
47790=unnamed (790 was previously Saint David Dewi Sant)
47793=Christopher Wren (ex 60003. 793 was previously Saint Augustine).
Other EWS liveried 47s of course included 47744, 47758 'Regency Rail Cruises', 47785 'Fiona Castle' and 47786 'Roy Castle OBE'.
* 47787 did not receive any refurbishment, this was repainted in connection with its Royal status as a back up loco to 47798 'Prince William' and 47799 'Prince Henry'.
Photo Copyright: G.Williams
16/03/03: 47854 passes Blea Moor on 1M64 1349 Carlisle-Preston, it returned later on 1S86 1911 Preston-Glasgow via S&C and Kilmarnock. 47812 was out too and worked 1S63 1409 Preston-Carlisle and 1M34 1752 Carlisle-Preston.
Photo Copyright: Andi Walshaw
16/03/03: 47854 again at Blea Moor.
Photo Copyright: Andi Walshaw
16/03/03: 47812 'Pride of Eastleigh' as mentioned above, worked 1S63 1409 Preston-Carlisle and is seen at Blea Moor.
Photo Copyright: Andi Walshaw
16/03/03: 47229 leading 47628 and 47707 in its row of loco's.
Photo Copyright: Chris Gascoyne
17/03/03: 47773 at Retford on 1Z29 1007 Ealing Broadway-Gleneagles.
Photo Copyright: Mikk Holland
17/03/03: This was 47848s final ever working for Virgin, 1A86 1632 Liverpool-Euston which it hauled throughout, seen calling at Nuneaton.
Photo Copyright: C.Beaumont
18/03/03: 47853 was on hire from Riviera Trains to Freightliner, on the 17th it worked 6046 2239 Crewe-Southampton, returning on the 18th and shown above at Didcot on 6M16 1316 Southampton Maritime-Basford Hall.
Photo Copyright: James Hawkes
23/03/03: 47200 and 47309 in multiple at Wymondham. 31538 is behind in the photo somewhere. This was the first occasion that a pair of 47s had worked on a preserved railway using the green spot multiple working facility.
Photo Copyright: James Steward
23/03/03: 47840 at Lunds hauling 1M31 1607 Carlisle-Preston.
Photo Copyright: Andi Walshaw
25/03/03: A dining train that started at Blackpool, 47793 stands at Blackpool North before working 1Z92 1202 Blackpool-Carlisle.
Photo Copyright: GGC
29/03/03: 47839 at Crewe after arriving on 1M94 1744 Cardiff-Crewe.
Photo Copyright: Martin Taylor
29/03/03: 47802 at Glasgow Works.
Photo Copyright: Hugh McPhilemy
30/03/03: 47773 again, this time standing at Holyhead in the sidings before working Sunday only 1K64 1649 Holyhead-Crewe and then 1D67 2026 Crewe-Holyhead.
Photo Copyright: Deiniol Williams