Dates mentioned for workings are the date that the working began to ease clarity, ie 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance that began on 21/08/07 is listed as 21/08/07 despite running all but 10 minutes of its journey under the laws of time on 22/08/07.
Seemingly never allocated are the daily ECS moves from Penzance to Long Rock with the loco off the down sleeper propelling the stock to Long Rock Carriage Sidings, the reverse move occuring before the up sleeper the same evening. All loco's that worked to or from Penzance can be assumed to have worked these ECS moves.
Not recorded here are the endless power car and HST stock moves that were provided by Cotswold, Advenza and 47840.
A few other highlights are included, such as use of Cotswold 47714 and Porterbrook/GBRf 47840 on ECS moves, this pair never worked the 'up' or 'down'.
Saturday 11/12/04
The final class 47 hauled sleeper before this using a Porterbrook owned locomotive had been when 47815 worked 1A99 2200 Penzance-Paddington on Tuesday 30/11/04, though shortly after that 47811 had moved up to Crewe for engine repairs before that final working on 11/12/04.
Needless to say... 47811 worked after the finale;
Monday 20/12/04
Tuesday 21/12/04
30/11/04 - 29/11/04's 1C99, the last out and back trip for 47815 'Abertawe Landore' on the "beds", and the penultimate for a Porterbrook 47 hired by FGW. Seen at Exeter St Davids, 815 had been painted in two tone green in time for the York Railfest of May+June 2004. Photo Copyright: Keith Webber
2004
The run down to the end finished with this move on 11/12/04 when only 47811 and 47815 remained on hire to FGW;
47811 + 47815 = 1Z30 0718 Paddington-Penzance (815 to Plymouth, 811 forward due to an AWS fault)/ 1Z31 1418 Penzance-Paddington return (815, 811 dead in tow).
47811 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
47811 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
22/12/04 - 47811 at Paddington after working the previous night's 1A40 from Penzance. 1A40 was the former 1A99 2200 Penzance-Paddington, a change of headcode occurred at the 12/12/04 timetable change. 1C99 was still the reporting 'number' of the 'down' sleeper in the opposite direction. Photo Copyright: Sam Felce
2005
05/03/05 - 47815, Paddington, 5A40 to Old Oak Common. Photo Copyright: C.Makrow
13/04/05 - Four days later 47812 was on hire from the RTLO pool to First Great Western still with Freightliner branding, it worked 5A40 0751 Paddington-Old Oak Common on this day. Photo Copyright: John Glover
14/05/05 - Porterbrook's last 47 was 840, seen at Paddington with 5A40 to Old Oak Common. Photo Copyright: Jamie Squibbs
24/09/05 - Over four months later and 840 has turned around, though about to work the same working to Old Oak Common, now on sub-hire from GBRailfreight. Photo Copyright: Messy2006
24/01/06 - 47813 at Penzance before 1A40. Copyright: Tre Pol Pen
24/01/06
47813 = 0Z46 0815 Horton Road-Long Marston (with 43123 and 43084)/ 0Z40 1425 Long Marston-Penzance (via Gloucester, hauling 43154 and 43158 to Gloucester)/ 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
24/01/06
47840 = light OOC-Newbury/ 5xxx Newbury-OOC with 57605 and stock in tow.
25/01/06 - 1A40 of 24th January pauses at Plymouth after midnight. Copyright - David Whitley
25/01/06
47840 = 0A40 0506 OOCHSTD-Paddington/ 5A40 0751 Padd-OOCCS (813 dead on rear from last night's 1A40)/ 0A40 0815 OOCCS-OOCHSTD/ 0A99 2044 OOCHSTD-OOCCS/ 5C99 2114 OOCCS-Padd/ 0C99 2354 Padd-OOCHSTD.
02/02/06
47813 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
03/02/06
47813 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
05/02/06
47813 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance via Yeovil tonight.
06/02/06
47813 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight (57605 on rear from Plymouth).
07/02/06
47813 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
08/02/06 47813 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
09/02/06
47813 = dead on rear 5A40 hauled by 818 PAD-OOC.
28/02/06
47813 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
01/03/06
47813 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight delayed start waiting for guard from another service.
02/03/06
47813 = 5C99 2114 Old Oak Common-Paddington/ 0C99 2354 Paddington-Old Oak Common.
19/06/06: 47813 stands at Penzance before working 1A40. Copyright - Shaun C
19/06/06
47813 = 5Zxx 19xx Laira-Penzance/ 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
28/06/06
47813 = 0A40/ 5A40/ 0A40/ 5C99/ 0C99.
20/07/06
47828 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
21/07/06
47828 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
23/07/06
47828 = alloc 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight, did it do it? No return move known of.
25/07/06
47828 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
26/07/06
47828 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
27/07/06
47813 = rear 5C99 2114 Old Oak Common-Paddington/ 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
47828 = rear 5A40 0736 Paddington-Old Oak Common after last nights 1A40.
28/07/06
47813 = 1A99 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
31/07/06
47813 = last nights 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance from Exeter this morning (57602 to Exeter via Yeovil, 47813 from Exeter top’n’tail)/ 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
05/09/06
47813 = 1L82 1655 Cardiff-Paddington from Ladbroke Grove (43095 failed).
21/09/06
47811 = 1C82 1005 Paddington-Penzance from Exeter to Plymouth, train terminated (hauling 43129 and 43161.
Freightliner's old FGW liveried 811 happened to be at Taunton to rescue 1C82 on this date.
25/11/06 - 47714 during a brief spell working ECS moves in London. Copyright: James Stearn
25/11/06
47714 = 0A40/ 5A40/ 0A40/ 5C99/ 0C99
2007
31/01/07: After running back light from Gloucester to Penzance, 47703 of course then worked 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington, seen at Par. Copyright - Tre Pol Pen
31/01/07
47703 = 0Z67 0920 Par-St Blazey/ 6Z67 0950 St Blazey-Burngullow/ 6Z68 1105 Burngullow-Gloucester (with clay wagons)/ 0Z47 1805 Gloucester-Penzance/ 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington (85 mins late start).
17/03/07: Porterbrook-owned 47840 spent several periods working empty stock moves between Paddington and Old Oak Common, seen one morning waiting to work 5C99 to Old Oak. Copyright - John Glover
18/05/07
Not quite a sleeper working, but...
47853 = dead on rear of 1C99 2345(17/05) Paddington-Penzance to Plymouth/ light to Laira/ 5Z70 0700 Laira-Old Oak Common.
This is likely to have worked the ECS from Old Oak Common to Paddington, but not confirmed.
14/08/07
47828 = 0F70 0730 Gloucester-Old Oak Common/ 5Zxx Old Oak Common-Landore with 43152+197/ 0Z45 1730 Landore-Plymouth
47828 at Exeter with 1A40, which it hauled from Plymouth. Copyright - Ian Hodge
15/08/07
47828 = 1A40 0020 Plymouth-Bristol topping 57605/ light Bristol-Laira/ 0Z84 2125 Laira-Gloucester
Monday 20/08/07
47703 + 47828 top'n'tail = 5Zxx Gloucester?-Old Oak Common with a Cotswold set(828 leading).
22/08/07: 47828 at Exeter, just four days after appearing at Glasgow on a charter, working the 'down' sleeper. This was the first time a 47 had worked 1C99 (beginning 21/08), 2350 Paddington-Penzance, this year though 703 had worked 1A40 in January. Photo Copyright: Keith Webber
Tuesday 21/08/07
47828 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
Wednesday 22/08/07
47828 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight.
Thursday 23/08/07
47828 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight.
Friday 24/08/07
47828 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight
Sunday 26/08/07
47828 = 1C99 2350 Paddington-Penzance tonight via Honiton (reverse at Exeter)
Monday 27/08/07
47828 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington.
Tuesday 28/08/07
47828 = 5C99 2xxx Old Oak Common-Paddington.
Wednesday 29/08/07
47828 = 0A40/ 5A40/ 0A40/ 5C99/ 0C99
Thursday 30/08/07
47828 = dead on rear last nights 1C99, dead on rear tonights 1A40
Friday 31/08/07
47828 + 57605 = 1A40 last night - 47828 dead on rear as insurance in case of failure - to Bath then worked 1A40 to Paddington after 57605 failed.
2008
24/05/0847843 + 47853 dead on rear=1Z31 1050 Paddington-Cardiff.
47853 + 47843 dead on rear=1Z34 1954 Cardiff-Paddington.
21/09/08 - The first class 47 haulage on the overnight FGW service for over a year, 47843 and 47853 covered for class 67s in May 2008 on a foot/ruggex to Cardiff. 47818 stands at Paddington before working the 'down' via Yeovil. Copyright - Mark Hodgson
22/09/08 - At Penzance after completion of 1C99. Copyright - Cleaves
21/09/08
47818 = 0Z70 1730 Norwich CP-Old Oak Common/ 1C99 2345 Paddington-Penzance tonight via Yeovil.
23/09/08 - 47818 at Exeter St Davids with 1A40. Copyright - Big Sky
22/09/08
47818 = 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington via Bristol Parkway tonight.
25/09/08
47828 = 0Z70 1800 Gloucester Horton Road-Old Oak Common/ 1C99 2345 Paddington-Penzance tonight via Swindon & BristolTM.
26/09/08 - 47828 at Exeter on 1A40. Copyright - Ian Hodge
26/09/08
47828 = in tow behind 43042+43145 on 1A40 Penzance-Plymouth/ reverse at Laira AWS fault/ 1A40 2200 Penzance-Paddington tonight from Plymouth via BristolTM and Swindon.
28/09/08
47828 = 1C99 2345 Paddington-Penzance tonight via Swindon and BristolTM.
30/09/08 - 47828 at Exeter St Davids on 1A40 that begun on 29/09. Copyright - Keith Webber
29/09/08
47828 = 1A40 2200 Pezance-Paddington tonight via Castle Cary.
30/09/08 - 47828 at Paddington after 1A40. Copyright - Dave Earwaker
30/09/08
47828 = rear 5A40 0736 Paddington-Old Oak Common HSTD/ 0A40 Old Oak HSTD-Old Oak/ then nothing.
10/11/08 - 47739 ended up on the sleeper thanks to having run light to Tavistock Junction Yard, and when the 57 for the 'up' failed the Colas 47 was the only loco on the west side of a weekend block! Inevitably it would work Sunday 1A40 2115 Penzance-Paddington, 739 shown here running-round the stock of 1A40 for the third time during the journey(!) at Taunton whilst hauling the working that began on 09/11/08. 739 worked from Penzance to Exeter where it ran round to head via Yeovil Jct, then on arrival at Castle Cary had to run round there too because of a freight train derailment at East Somerset Jct - leading it to Taunton for the above photo. The driver reported the loco to be low on power at Hullavington and a fitter is said to have attended at Swindon. The train was terminated there at 7am as the Colas Rail driver would have otherwise worked more than the permitted 12 hours. Passengers were removed from the train at approx 0630 onto HST's to London. 57605 was sent from OOC to drag the train Old Oak Common, on which no obvious fault was found with 739. Copyright - Blackwater
09/11/08
47739 = 1A40 2115 Penzance-Paddington via Yeovil, Taunton, Bath, terminated at Swindon.
10/11/08
10/11/08 - 47739 at Paddington after working 5C99. Copyright - Matthew Dodd
47739 = rear 5A40/ hauled 5C99 OOC-Paddington.
2009
21/03/0947818 = 0C99 1205 Bristol TM-Newton Abbot/ 5C99 1415 Newton Abbot-Penzance with 57602 in tow.
22/03/09
47818 + 57602 in tow = 5A40 1935 Penzance SD-Penzance/ 1A40 2115 Penzance-Paddington.
23/03/09 - 818 after 1A40 at Paddington. After leaving the 'up' sleeper in London you're thrust into the beginnings of the morning rush 'hour' whether you like it or not, and in 2009 I certaintly wasn't in a rush to get anywhere whilst contemplating when the next main line (non-Anglia, non-charter) 47 working might ever be - it's always quite an anti-climactical feeling after the build up to a 47 working the night before... Copyright - Shaun C
23/03/09
47818 = on rear of 5A40 0736 Paddington-Old Oak Common with 57603 leading and 57602 also on rear.