Class 47: Brush Type 4

Britain Rail

Class 47

Brush Type 4

January 1992

No. 47555 is depicted at Hoo Junction in January 1992 wearing InterCity ''Executive'' livery. The

watermark ''InterCity'' can still just be made out on the body side. It was on the South Eastern

Division at the time for departmental workings over the weekend. David Glasspool Collection

January 1992

No. 47484 ''Isambard Kingdom Brunel'' is also observed at Hoo Junction in January 1992, by

which time the locomotive was in departmental service. The locomotive had acquired this name

and green livery in 1985 as part of the 150th GWR anniversary celebrations. David Glasspool Collection

September 1995

September 1995 sees a Class 37 and 47 pair up at Ramsgate, the former in ''Dutch'' Transrail

livery, the latter in the InterCity ''Swallow'' scheme. Cross-country Class 47s on the South

Eastern Division usually wore this or the ''Executive'' scheme. David Glasspool Collection

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