Class 47 North Star - A photographic collection
2007
 
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!
Mon 28th May 2007
And so into retirement.................A new Lease of Life! 		This day saw 840 rescue 3 trains in an 8 hr period, this is the second, 1A15 Padd - Penzance Motorail. FGW 47815 literally expired at Newton Abbot with a camshaft fault, 840 was the stand- by loco at Newton Abbot this day and it promptly performed sterling work. July 2000
Sat 27th Jan 2007
Failures and Assistance 		47613 North Star awaits a clear signal to depart Paddington on a cold November evening in 1987 bound for Oxford.
Thu 25th Jan 2007
Night Time
 
D1661 at Long Rock Penzance
Mon 1st Jan 2007
Early days in service - 1965 -1972
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2001
 
The pennultimate journey. North Star renumbered for this day only to 47077 along with 47847 head out of Newton Abbot bounfd for Birmingham on the last ever Virgin Cross Country Class 47 hauled service. August 2002. A very sad day, but a memorable one for the loco.
Thu 18th Jan 2001
BR Blue
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1999
 
840 having arrived on 1V45 from Liverpool at Plymouth, April 29th 1999
Thu 15th Jul 1999 to Mon 19th Aug 2002
Virgin Livery
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1995
 
47840 is swung high over the shop floor at it birth place. Some 30 years earlier the loco was constructed right here in the works.
Wed 1st Nov 1995
47840 at Crewe BRML"G" Exam
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1989
 
47840 powers round the bend after a stop at Teigmnouth with a service from Paignton to Newcastle.
Wed 25th Jan 1989
47840 InterCity Swallow Livery
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1987
 
Having just trundles off the turntable, 613 awaits the tip to head to Paddington, July 88
Sat 7th Feb 1987 to Sat 12th Aug 1989
InterCity Executive Livery
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