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A couple of DRS 47s from the DRS Charity Open Day at Carlisle Kingmoor Depot on 18th July 2015.

 

47828 stands outside the maintenance shed in the company of 66302.

 

 

47813 inside the maintenance shed.

 

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Yes, a good crowd Bill.  An enjoyable day and worth making the effort to go.

 

I have D1720 underlined in my 1973 combine.  My Locoshed Book lists it as allocated to 86A, Cardiff Canton, at the time.  Sadly I no longer have my notes that far back, but if it turned up through New Milton it would probably have been on one of the Summer only inter-regionals to/from Bournemouth.   I seem to recall that they tended to produce 47s from the more 'exotic' depots than the more common Crewe Diesel or Bescot that appeared on the daily Liverpool or Newcastle services.  

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I've recently discovered some 47 pics from the 1980s.

 

 

47703 'Saint Mungo' at Eastfield 1982

 

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A 47 at York with an interesting  consist of what looks  6 HBAs, 1 Polybulk and some Interfrigo type refridgerator wagons.

 

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A 47 at Carlisle in one of the east end (Newcastle) bay platrorms

 

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Come to me my beauties ! (booked at 15:18)

 

Finally got a round tuit.

 

Signalling problems at Thetford meant the ECS was held on Ely chord for an hour and so was late passing me, and of course the reasonable light had gone making the drab WCR livery even harder to record on a decent shot and it was really travelling when it passed me.

 

Eccles Road

47851 and 47786, Roy Castle OBE, on 5Z54, 07:10, Carnforth Steamtown - Norwich Stn C.S.D. (15:40) - ECS

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The return ECS for the above ^-^

 

19 July 2015

Eccles Road

47786, Roy Castle OBE, and 47851 on 5Z57, 11:33, Norwich Stn C.S.D. - Carnforth Steamtown (18:58) - ECS

 

Despite my Mrs waving enthusiastically the driver never even managed a wave - usually the WCR team are very friendly.

 

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Finally got a round tuit.

 

Signalling problems at Thetford meant the ECS was held on Ely chord for an hour and so was late passing me, and of course the reasonable light had gone making the drab WCR livery even harder to record on a decent shot and it was really travelling when it passed me.

 

Eccles Road

47851 and 47786, Roy Castle OBE, on 5Z54, 07:10, Carnforth Steamtown - Norwich Stn C.S.D. (15:40) - ECS

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The signaling problems worked in my favour as it meant I could attach see the ECS pass through Wymondham just as I got home from work. 

 

47851

 

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47786

 

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On what should have been a steam special with 61306 Mayflower, the return run of the Cathedrals Express York-London last Sunday, in the Joan Croft area just N of Doncaster...

 

Coming south from Knottingley area via the Askern line and passing the new Haywood Junction:

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And at Thorpe Crossing:

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(No, I didn't dart across the level crossing while it was moving - it came to a halt at the signal and I crossed over while it was still waiting, well before the road lights started flashing)

 

And looking the other way, about to join the ECML at Shaftholme Junction:

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47760 and 47746 apparently.

It's a bit of a stealth livery on those 47s, particularly in overcast lighting conditions.

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Another outing for DRS 47818 and 975025 'Caroline' this time on 16th September 2015 with 2Z02, 08.22 York to York via Leeds, Wakefield Kirkgate, Huddersfield, Stalybridge, Rochdale, Hebden Bridge, Wakefield Kirkgate and Church Fenton.  Passing Sowerby Bridge in bright autumn sunshine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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