June 2009 News Photography |
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The Class 47 List 2000-2009, edited by Shaun C and Crumb. Full copyright details available on the index page. |
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23/06/09: 47804 powers up at Harrowden Junction working 1Z14 from Salisbury to Sheffield, with 47826 on the rear. |
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24/06/09: 47828 at Darlington with 5Z50 1532 Neville Hill-Craigentinny. |
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24/06/09: Nameplate on 47828. |
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25/06/09: 47804 stands at Welshpool heading for Aberystwyth, waiting for a passing unit. |
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25/06/09: 47804 at Welshpool. |
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25/06/09: 47804 achieved the monumental (in 47 terms) feat of becoming the first of a type that once totalled 512 to reach Aberystwyth, where it is seen before being on the rear of 47826 for the return journey. |
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25/06/09: A selection of 47826 and 'Aberystwyth' sign photographs. |
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26/06/09: After returning to Carnforth on Thursday night, the pair were out again on Friday, 47804 seen at Methley working 5Z40 from Carnforth to Doncater. |
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26/06/09: 47826 was on the rear of 5Z40, seen at Methley. |
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26/06/09: 47818, 47237 and a 57 at Gloucester. |
27/06/09: One of the pair, presumably 826, hauled 1Z41 0539 Peterborough-Edinburgh to York where both 47s were removed, replaced by steam 60019. The 47s worked light, lead by 804, to Edinburgh Waverley. 826 seen above leading a shunt move into the east tunnels at Edinburgh to attach to the rear of the train they had worked to York. |
27/06/09: 47804 leads 47826 back into Waverley station. Of the leading companies who operate 47s these days, West Coast Railways are one that haven't opted for the multiple working equipment for their fleet as their tours are planned to be top'n'tailed, though their 47245 still has the equipment from its Railfreight Distribution days. |
27/06/09: 47826 and 47804 on Platform 2 before heading out to Craigentinny with steam 60019 on the rear. |
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20/06/09: 47580 at Nuneaton. |
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20/06/09: 47580 passes Arley on 1Z80 0708 Tyseley-Carlisle which it hauled to Crewe. |
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20/06/09: 47580 with steam loco 5043 in tow at Nuneaton on the return journey which 580 hauled from Crewe to Tyseley. |
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20/06/09: 47802 arrives at Norwich with the 1008 Great Yarmouth to London Liverpool Street. |
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20/06/09: 47802 stands at Great Yarmouth before departing for Norwich on the 1310 to London. |
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20/06/09: 47802 departs Great Yarmouth with the 1540 ECS back to Crown Point. |
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21/06/09: 47401 heads into Butterley with the ECS for the 1100 trip on Sunday. |
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21/06/09: 47401 again, at Butterley before the 1515 departure. |
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21/06/09: 47417 at Swanwick. |
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21/06/09: 47761 at Swanwick. |
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23/06/09: 47826 hauls 1Z13 0615 Sheffield to Salisbury at Cossington, 47804 out of sight on the rear. |
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23/06/09: 47826 passing Basingstoke on 1Z13. |
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23/06/09: 47804 on the back at Basingstoke. |
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23/06/09: 47804 in the same location on the rear of 1Z13. |
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23/06/09: 47826 at Salisbury Down Carriage Sidings, heading to the Up Sidings. |
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23/06/09: 47804 on the rear at the Down Sidings, this move being 5Z13. |
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23/06/09: 47804 hauls 1Z14 1636 Salisbury-Sheffield return at Worting Junction. |
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14/06/09: 47292 at 50 Steps Junction on the 1530 from Ruddington to Loughborough. |
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14/06/09: 47292 at Ruddington before the 1530 to Loughborough, its first train in preservation using its Vac brake equipment. |
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14/06/09: 47840 stands at Bishops Lydeard before working the 0915 to Minehead. |
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14/06/09: 47840 working the 0915 at Whiskey Crossing, heading for Minehead. |
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14/06/09: 47840 at Cedar Fall on the 0915. |
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14/06/09: On the 1150 return to Bishops Lydeard, 47840 passes Bye Farm at Washford. |
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14/06/09: 47840 at Blue Anchor/ Ken Moor working 1530 Bishops Lydeard to Minehead. |
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14/06/09: 47840 departs Doniford Beach Halt on the 1730 Minehead-Bishops Lydeard. |
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17/06/09: 47245 on the rear of 5Z47 1015 Southall-Carnforth, hauled by a 37 through Watford Junction. |
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09/06/09: 47501 at Norwich. |
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09/06/09: 47802 and 47501 at Norwich. |
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09/06/09: 47828 hiding at Norwich Crown Point. |
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12/06/09: 47840 arrives at Doniford Halt on the 1150 Minehead-Bishops Lydeard. |
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13/06/09: 47145, in tow behind 66841, at Poppleton Gate near York on 0Z95 1640 York Fastline depot-Darlington. |
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13/06/09: 47145 at Darlington. |
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13/06/09: 47145 at Darlington. |
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13/06/09: 47245 at Bristol, having worked part of a steam charter. |
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13/06/09: 47401 waits to depart Swanwick, heading to Butterley to rescue a train worked by a failed steam loco. |
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13/06/09: 47401 approaching Swanwick working vice steam loco. |
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13/06/09: 47501 with 90005 in tow depart Norwich on 1V26 1418 Norwich-Great Yarmouth. |
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13/06/09: 47786 departs Carlisle with 1Z58 1555 Carlisle to Birmingham International. Note the repainted buffers. |
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13/06/09: 47786 at Cummersdale, shortly after leaving Carlisle on 1Z58 - this was a DB Schenker operated train, using Riviera stock, one WCRC loco and one DRS loco! An encouraging sign to see the industry co-operating to run trains. |
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13/06/09: 47786 again, passing through Ravenglass. |
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13/06/09: Another view of 47786 at Ravenglass. |
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13/06/09: 47804 near Poppleton with the Glenrothes-York charter. |
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13/06/09: 47826 at Hammerton, about to hand over the single line token on the return York-Glenrothes via Harrogate loop run. |
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13/06/09: 47826 passing through Ulleskelf, heading back north. |
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13/06/09: 47826 about to pass through York at Holgate, having completed the Harrogate loop move. |
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13/06/09: North Star. |
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13/06/09: 47840 heads onto the turntable at Minehead. |
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13/06/09: 47840 arrives at Watchet with the 1340 Minehead-Bishops Lydeard. |
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04/06/09: 47727 and 47749 approach Widney Manor with 6Z48 1305 Burton to Dollands Moor. |
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06/06/09: 47643 restarting from Haworth Loop on the 1630 Keighley-Oxenhope after 25059 was removed from the front. |
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07/06/09: 47643 stands at Keighley before the 1415 to Oxenhope. |
11/06/09: 47492 at Carnforth, the other side is in grey undercoat. |
11/06/09: The other end of 47492 at Carnforth. |
11/06/09: 47760 stands platform in the WCRC grounds at Carnforth Steamtown. |
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11/06/09: 47714 and 45125 testing a new small-wheeled wagon, running between Quorn and Loughborough. |
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11/06/09: The pair of loco's were running in tandem at some points to get up to 60mph in the track available to the testing team. |
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11/06/09: 47145 stands at Doncaster, awaiting inspection from insurance assessors before a (presumably one way) trip to Stockton. |
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06/06/09: 47245 stands at Banbury after working 1Z27 0848 Paddington-Chester to Banbury. It returned light to Southall. |
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07/06/09: 47580 at Long Marston. |
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09/06/09: 47580 at Lower Moor between Evesham and Worcester on 0M47 1106 Long Marston–Tyseley with 50035, 73006, 50026 in tow. |
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09/06/09: Another shot of the formation, leaving Worcester Tunnel. |
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09/06/09: 47145 behind 57006 south of Derby station on 0Z45 to Doncaster. |
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09/06/09: 47145 on the rear of 57006 at Sawmills near Ambergate. |
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09/06/09: 47145 at Doncaster West Yard. |
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23/05/09: 47760 passing through Basingstoke on 0Z70 from Norwich-Eastleigh. |
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30/05/09: 47798 at Peterborough on 1Z47 from Norwich to Newcastle. |
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04/06/09: 47727 + 47749 with a good load of vehicles on 6Z48 1305 Burton-Dollands Moor. |
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07/06/09: Looking a lot like when you take the body off of a Lima/Hornby 47 - bogieless 47295 at a Long Marston open day. |
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07/06/09: 47295. |
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07/06/09: 47295, Brush Type 4 Fund's 47746 on the extreme right. |
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07/06/09: 47295. |
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07/06/09: Stratford 47 Group 47580. |
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07/06/09: 47580. This photographers images of this event can be found by clicking here. |
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07/06/09: 47580. |
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07/06/09: 47643 at Oxenhope. |
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07/06/09: 47746. |
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07/06/09: Following the end of use with Virgin West Coast in May 2003, 47829 moved to Freightliner, then to Riviera Trains, to DRS and now to Harry Needle. It hasn't worked many passenger trains since leaving Virgin - the last one I could find was a 1Z47 1331 Crewe-Cardiff which it hauled whilst with Riviera on 23rd May 2005 - on the rear was 47853 which hauled the return working. |
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07/06/09: 47829. |
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03/06/09: 47787 at Moy working Royal Scotsman 1H81 0845 Kyle of Lochalsh-Carrbridge. |
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04/06/09: 47643 on the rear of a move from Carlisle Kingmoor-Keighley, we have this down as a 5Z52, but judging by the three loco's that can be seen here it would be assumed it is an '0'Z52? |
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04/06/09: 47760 passes through Rugby with one carriage working 5Z80 1000 Carnforth Steamtown-Southall. |
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04/06/09: 47760 on 5Z80 again, at Watford Junction. |
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06/06/09: 47401 at Swanwick. |
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06/06/09: 47643 and 25059 at Keighley together after arriving on the morning ECS. |
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06/06/09: 47643 at Keighley after arriving with the ECS for the first trip. 643 has been repainted during the winter, prior to the repaint it did receive a light blue Scotrail stripe (one side or two?) rather than red, though it does not seem to have been used in daylight with the blue stripe. |
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06/06/09: 47643 and 25059 at Keighley. |
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06/06/09: Keighley, running round for the 0845 to Oxenhope. |
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06/06/09: At Oxenhope after the 0845 from Keighley. |
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06/06/09: 643 at Ingrow on the rear of the 0915 Oxenhope-Keighley. |
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06/06/09: 47643 with 33109 on the front on the approach to Keighley on the 1245 from Oxenhope. They had stopped here for 33109 to be removed, 643 then hauled the train into the station. |
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06/06/09: 643 at Haworth. |
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06/06/09: Keighley. |
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06/06/09: Stabled between turns at Keighley. |
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06/06/09: Oakworth. |
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06/06/09: Oxenhope for 1245 to Keighley. |
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06/06/09: Oxenhope. |
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06/06/09: 47760 departs Eastleigh, having departed the Works with 5Z81 to Poole with steam 70013 on the rear. |
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06/06/09: Another 47760 view at Eastleigh. |
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06/06/09: 47760 passing through Bournemouth on 5Z81 0555 Eastleigh-Poole. |
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06/06/09: 47760 stabled in Poole sidings. |
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06/06/09: 47760 stabled in Poole sidings. |
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25/05/09: 47804 at Newcastle about to work 1Z91 0530 to Fort William with 47826 on the back. |
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25/05/09: 47804 after arrival at Fort William. |
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25/05/09: 47826 at Fort William before working 1Z93 1700 back to Newcastle. |
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26/05/09: 47826 at Newcastle in the early hours of the 26th after working 1Z93 back south. |
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30/05/09: 47798 arrives at Peterborough on 1Z47 0532 Norwich-Newcastle which it had worked from Ipswich. 47786 was on the rear. |
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30/05/09: 47501 arrives at Great Yarmouth, on the Acle line, working 1V26 1200 from London which it had hauled as booked from Norwich. |
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30/05/09: 47501 backs onto the stock for 1V41 1310 Great Yarmouth to London Liverpool Street. |
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30/05/09: 47501 takes the Reedham line out of Great Yarmouth on 1V41 with EWS coloured 90039 on the rear. |
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30/05/09: 47501 leaves Great Yarmouth again, this time on the 1540 ECS to Crown Point depot. |
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30/05/09: 47786 at North Muskham on the southbound NENTA, 1Z48 1713 Newcastle-Norwich which it worked to Ipswich. |
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30/05/09: 47804 at Moy hauling 1Z63 0524 Dunbar-Kyle of Lochalsh. |
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30/05/09: 47804 stands at Perth on 1Z63 0524 Dunbar-Kyle of Lochalsh. |
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30/05/09: 47804 after arrival of 1Z63 at Kyle. |
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30/05/09: 47826 at Kyle before 1Z64 1613 to Drem. |
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30/05/09: 47826 crosses the River Ness at Inverness on 1Z64 1613 Kyle-Drem. |
30/05/09: A closer view of 47826 from the same photo crossing River Ness, showing that the wording for the Scarborough Spa Express has now been changed to the relevant dates for this years workings which finish in September rather than August as per last year. |
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30/05/09: 47760, back at Skegness after working 1Z57 from Cardiff with a 37 on the rear. |
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31/05/09: 47760 at Weston, heading back to Carnforth. |
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31/05/09: 47760 again, at Hambleton West Junction with the ECS back to Carnforth. |
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31/05/09: 47760, east of Micklefield, with 5Z58 1120 Skegness-Carnforth which it had hauled from Grantham. |
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31/05/09: 47786 leads 5Z49 at Sutton on Trent heading back to Carnforth. |
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31/05/09: 47798 on the rear of 5Z49 at Sutton on Trent. |
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31/05/09: 47786 leaving the ECML at Hambleton South Junction working 5Z49 1250 Norwich-Carnforth. |
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31/05/09: 47786 at Gascoigne Wood on 5Z49. |
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31/05/09: 47798 on the rear of 5Z49 at Leeds. |