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January 1987
24/01/87: At Bangor, 47434 had arrived on 1M53 0751 York-Bangor. It worked 1E53 1300 return.
Copyright: Andy Williamson
07/02/87: 47411 at Scarborough, 1M77 1553 Scarborough-Liverpool.
Copyright: Andy Williamson
21/02/87: 47571 heads towards Garsdale from Ais Gill Summit on 1M18 0710 Glasgow Central to Euston which it hauled from Carlisle to Preston, seen sauntering along behind a 31 working in place of a type 4 on a long parcel van train.
Photo Copyright: Howard Osiransky
11/04/87: 1E98 1205 Liverpool-Scarborough at its destination with 47402.
Copyright: Andy Williamson
03/05/87: 47579 at Kings Cross waiting with an ECS to Ferme Park. Copyright: Andy Barnes
04/05/87: 47500 'GREAT WESTERN' stands at Bounds Green depot.
Photo Copyright: Eifion Hughes
28/05/87: 47418 at York on 1E82 0903 Liverpool-Newcastle.
Copyright: Andy Williamson
27/06/87: 47549 passes Kinterbury on the Berks & Hants route heading towards London Paddington on what was a Saturday. This unknown working was thought to have been covering for a class 50 judging by the air-con stock, but all vehicles except the brake vehicle at the rear are first class carriages, so being a Saturday this could be a charter. A look at sixbellsjunction.co.uk reveals there was a High Wycombe-Bournemouth charter using 'at least 47466' on this day though this would be a little off route for that. Any suggestions to sulzerpower@yahoo.co.uk
Photo Copyright: Howard Osiransky
11/07/87: 47312 at Sheffield where it had replaced a class 31 on 1M31 0750 Great Yarmouth-Liverpool.
Copyright: Andy Williamson
18/07/87: Here is 47277 working 1C19 0838 Paddington-Penzance - seen at Newbury. It is next logged on this site two days later, working from Exeter.
Photo Copyright: Howard Osiransky
21/07/87: BR Railfreight grey 47213 at Blackpool waiting to haul 2Hxx, to Manchester Victoria? Copyright: Phil Grint
30/07/87: 47004 at Blackpool North to work 1M51. If you weren't already aware, the grassy area behind the loco was once tracks leading into the main platform area of the station, the eight platforms that remain including this one were the 'excursion' platforms. The former main station area is now a Wilkinsons D.I.Y. superstore, and the grassy area is a car park for an Apollo 2000 store and Mecca bingo. Copyright: Phil Grint
14/08/87: 47318 hauling an HST on 1A26 0735 Plymouth-Paddington, seen at Midgham. 47318 was the last 47 to carry this original large logo railfreight grey (no red stripe), still having it in 2004 when it was scrapped - having had the livery (presumably the same coat of paint) since 1986! It outlasted 47016 which was scrapped in 2000, and 47350 which still carried grey when it was converted to a 57/0 in 1999.
Photo Copyright: Howard Osiransky
22/11/87: 47533 at Blackpool with a Euston service which it would've worked to Preston. Copyright: Duncan Jennings
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