Type 4 CLASS 47 Nș 47205 (D1855)
 

This Locomotive is a Brush design and is one of 512 examples built between 1962 and 1968.  It is a class that has proven to be a very successful mixed traffic diesel engine, built to replace the aging and old fashioned steam locomotives.

These locomotives could be seen all over the railway network coping well with work ranging from a little light shunting around goods yards to the fastest express passenger trains running the length and breath of the British Isles.  Members of the class can still be seen working all type of trains throughout the country.
 

47205 was purchased from C. F. Booths Scrap merchants and arrived at the Northampton & Lamport Railway from Southampton Marina on the 7th December 2004.
 

Class 47 No 47205

Class 47 No. 47205 undergoes final restoration at Pitsford & Brampton Station on 3rd June 2007

Photo: Dan Adkins

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Class 47/0

 Works Nș:

Built: 1965

 Builder: Crewe

Engine:
Sulzer 12-cyl 12LDA28-C of 2587 b.h.p. at 750 r.p.m.

 Transmission:
 Electric. Six Brush axle-hung, nose-suspended traction motors.

Weight: 117 tons

 Driving wheel diameter: 3' 9"

Brake force: 60 tons

 Maximum speed: 95 m.p.h.

Maximum tractive effort: 55,000lb

 Ex BR Nș: 47205

Current Condition: Final restoration

Arrived NLR:  7th December 2004
Date Preserved: 2004 Current Home: NLR

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