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Has anybody any idea where the 'night owl' name for the 47XX came from?
47xxs' were so nicknamed because they originally were employed on overnight work ,they also appeared post war on Saturadays only holiday traffic to and from west of england , ie,Paignton Kingswear . RK
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Posted · Edited by ralph124red
47xxs' were so nicknamed because they originally were employed on overnight work ,they also appeared post war on Saturadays only holiday traffic to and from west of england , ie,Paignton Kingswear . RK