Sunday 13 December 2009


  Sunday 13/12/09


  • 47760 = 5Z69 0939 Ely Papworth Sidings-Downham Market/ rear 1Z70 1013 Downham Market-Kings Cross/ 5Z71 1333 Kings Cross-Ferme Park/ 5Z72 1740 Ferme Park-Kings Cross/ hauled 1Z71 1833 Kings Cross-Kings Lynn/ 5Z73 2100 Kings Lynn-Ely Papworth Sidings.
  • 47786 + 47804(in tow?) = 5Z44 1334 Leicester Sidings-Crewe HS/ 0Z48 1728 Crewe HS-Carnforth(786).
  • 47826 = 5Z24 0856 Preston-Liverpool/ rear 1Z24 1018 Liverpool-York(46201)/ rear 1Z27 1733 York-Liverpool(46201)/ 5Z28 2210 Liverpool-Crewe*.


    11/03/64: The pioneer 47, D1500, stands at York shed as a Deltic passes by. Of course this and D1501 are now preserved, the latter (47402, and now devoid of Gateshead nameplates) has had its body overhaul and repaint into original two tone green livery completed and on Saturday it left East Lancs' Castlecroft shed. Finishing touches including bogie painting will be completed on this within the next week or so and 'D1501' will make its full working debut on 09/01/10 at the East Lancs Diesel Theme day.
    In 2009 D1501 has received a lot of work, having a lot of new steelwork a lot of new steelwork around all cab doors both floor and door pillars following extensive rot. All of the steel gutters on the roof were replaced with aluminium ones and a lot of steelwork had to be replaced around them, most of the glass including windscreens were replaced and all windows had new rubbers, and the headcode blinds and mechanisms were overhauled (it'll be remembered that at least one end was stuck for a long time). Mechanically, only new brake blocks and traction motor brushes needing attention was all that was needed and the loco started first time after six months in the shed.
    The loco now looks very tidy, especially compared to it's faded BR blue style last seen, and to add to the authenticity the headlights and of course the nameplates have been removed.
    Photo Copyright: Brian Sherrington collection, info thanks to Team 1501 at the Bury Diesel Group

  • October 1986 has now been added to the Archives Section If there are any workings that you would like to add to this or any of the other pages in the archives, please email to rjrooker@hotmail.com who will add them in.
    thanks for news today: Crumb, Mike47449, Shaun C, David Hennessey, Mark Hodgson, uksteam.info.



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