And so into retirement.................A new Lease of Life!

28th May 2007

Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May 2007, saw 47840 haul its last public passenger train on Network rail with 1Z47 08:05 Derby - Minehead. Advertised as a chance of a lifetime using the Blue Pullman dining coaches and with a ticket price of Ł96 per head it promised to be memorable - it was - FOR THE WRONG REASONS! No Pullman Coaches, a complete mish-mash of scrappy coaches slapped together and the indignity of a Silver 47 tucked in behind The Star herself. A WRVS charther would have produced a better set of coaches. NOT VALUE FOR MONEY! But the sight of 840 in Green was a memorable one.

47840 with 47828 tucked in behind an a rake of lousy liveried coaches with 45112 on the rear glides into Taunton at 12:35, on May 28th 2007 1280x960 47840.47828.45112280507Taunton.jpg	840 runs ever closer to Taunton 1280x960 840_approcah_taunton_with_47828.jpg	NIce shot! Note the running number of 47840 on the lower body side, a nice touch, but despite the publicity of the repaint the waist skirting was not reapplied at Loughborough, but a damned good job was done anyway, WELL DONE BRUSH! 2816x2120 47840_Taunton_no2_280507.jpg	With the pilotman aboard and the road set 47840 glides out of Taunton for the last time en route to the WSR for a well earned retirement. The end of an era.............or is it?????? May 28th 2007 2816x2120 D1661__Taunton_280507.jpg