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A significant number of British Rail Class 47 locomotives have been preserved on heritage railways,[1] the current total standing at 32. These are listed below.

Of note are the first built locomotive, 47401 'North Eastern', and one of the Royal Train locomotives, 47798 'Prince William'.

Four locomotives (47270, 47580, 47773 and 47798) are mainline registered and as such may operate on Network Rail.

Locomotives that do not currently carry their names are shown with the name in brackets.

Numbers carried
(Current no. in bold) 		Name Livery Location Owner
D1107 47524 - - - (Res Gestae) Rail Express Systems Churnet Valley Railway Staffordshire Type 4 Ltd[2]
D1500 47401 - - - North Eastern BR Blue Midland Railway - Butterley The 47401 Project[3]
D1501 47402 - - - (Gateshead) BR Green East Lancashire Railway Privately Owned[4]
D1516 47417 - - - - BR Green Midland Railway - Butterley The 47401 Project[3]
D1524 47004 - - - (Old Oak Common) BR Green Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway Newton Heath Diesel Traction Group
D1566 47449 - - - Orion BR Green Llangollen Railway Llangollen Diesel Group[5]
D1606 47029 47635 - - Jimmy Milne BR Blue Large Logo Epping Ongar Railway Privately Owned
D1643 47059 47631 47765 - (Ressaldar) Rail Express Systems Great Central Railway (Nottingham) GCRN Diesel Group[6]
D1654 47070 47620 47835 47799 Prince Henry Royal Train Maroon Eden Valley Railway Privately Owned
D1656 47072 47609 47834 47798 Prince William Royal Train Maroon National Railway Museum National Railway Museum[7]
D1661 47077 47613 47840 - NORTH STAR BR Green West Somerset Railway Diesel & Electric Preservation Group[8]
D1662 47484 - - - (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) GWR Green Wishaw Pioneer Diesel Group
D1693 47105 - - - - BR Blue Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Brush Type 4 Fund[9]
D1705 47117 - - - Sparrowhawk BR Green Great Central Railway Type 1 Locomotive Company[10]
D1723 47540 - - - (The Institution of Civil Engineers) Departmental "Dutch" Grey Wensleydale Railway Privately Owned
D1755 47161 47541 47773 - (The Queen Mother) BR Green Tyseley Locomotive Works Vintage Trains[11]
D1762 47167 47580 47732 - County of Essex BR Blue with Union Jack (Stratford grey roof) Mid Norfolk Railway Stratford 47 Group[12]
D1778 47183 47579 47793 - James Nightall GC BR Blue Mangapps Railway Museum Privately Owned
D1787 47306 - - - The Sapper Railfreight Distribution Bodmin & Wenford Railway Bodmin & Wenford Main Line Diesel Group[13]
D1842 47192 - - - - BR Green Crewe Heritage Centre The Railway Age Trust Crewe
D1855 47205 47395 47205 - - Railfreight Distribution Northampton & Lamport Railway Privately Owned
D1886 47367 - - - - BR Blue Mid Norfolk Railway Stratford 47 Group[12]
D1895 47376 - - - Freightliner 1995 Freightliner Grey Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Brush Type 4 Fund [9]
D1909 47232 47665 47820 47785 (Fiona Castle) EWS Wensleydale Railway Privately Owned
D1921 47244 47640 - - University of Strathclyde BR Blue Large Logo Battlefield Railway Privately Owned
D1933 47255 47596 - - Aldeburgh Festival Network SouthEast Mid-Norfolk Railway Stratford 47 Group[12]
D1945 47502 47715 - - Poseidon Fragonset Black Wensleydale Railway MTT Rail[14]
D1946 47503 47771 - - (Heaton Traincare Depot) Rail Express Systems Colne Valley Railway Class 47 Preservation Project[15]
D1948 47505 47712 - - BR Scotrail Blue Stripe Crewe Heritage Centre Crewe Diesel Preservation Group[16]
D1970 47269 47643 - - - Intercity (ScotRail branding) Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway Owned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society Diesel Group[17]
D1971 47270 - - - Swift BR Blue Carnforth MPD Privately Owned
D1994 47292 - - - - Variation on large logo blue Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Privately owned

See also

References

  1. ^ Class 47 Page Preserved Diesels website
  2. ^ ST4.org news page Staffordshire Type 4 Limited website
  3. ^ a b 47401 Project Organisation homepage
  4. ^ Fleet Details Bury Diesel Group
  5. ^ D1566 page Llangollen Diesel Group
  6. ^ Fleet List GCRN Diesel Group
  7. ^ NRM fleet list NRM website
  8. ^ 47840 page D&EPG website
  9. ^ a b Homepage Brush Type 4 Fund
  10. ^ D1705 page Type 1 Locomotive Company
  11. ^ 47773 page Vintage trains website
  12. ^ a b c Homepage Stratford 47 Group Homepage
  13. ^ Bodmin Diesels website
  14. ^ 47715 page Preserved Diesels website
  15. ^ 47771 page Preserved Diesels website
  16. ^ CDPG website
  17. ^ 47643 page SRPS Diesel Group website
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