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D1693 / 47105


Built - Falcon Works, Loughborough
Works No. - BS455
Accepted into traffic - 6th December 1963 as D1693
Renumbered - 22nd Jan 1974 at Immingham to 47105
Brakes - Vacuum only from new, air brakes fitted Sept-Nov 1969
Train heat - Spanner MkIII boiler from new, isolated March 1986, reinstated 27th Feb 2000 in preservation
Livery - Two Tone Green from new, BR Blue Nov 69, Silver Roof/Black headcode Dec 87, BR Blue Nov 94, white roof applied Feb 96 painted out July 97
Name - Unofficial name "GOLDCREST" applied at Tinsley TMD on 27th Nov 89. Removed August 94 during preparations for repaint at GWR.
Last Working - 7th October 1993 worked 6Z10 04.35 Old Oak Common West Yard to Southall Yard engineers train, then worked 0F70 light to Old Oak Common. 8th October worked 0D00 0830 Old Oak Common to Doncaster Belmont Yard (towing 47019), stored unserviceable at 08.45 on 1st November 1993. 
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47105 Passenger workings list


Allocation History
Bristol Bath Road (82A)  6/12/63 Crewe Diesel 3/86 Stored serviceable 7/1/92
Crewe Diesel (5A) 2/66 Stratford 7/86 Reinstated 10/1/92
Western Lines (LMR)   4/66 Tinsley 14/5/89 Stored unserviceable 14/1/92
Birmingham Division (D02) 6/68 Headquarters (HQ) 6/7/91 Reinstated 31/1/92
Immingham (40B) 4/73 Stored serviceable 11/7/91 Headquarters 9/10/93
Cardiff Canton 5/75 Reinstated 2/12/91 Stored unserviceable 1/11/93
Tinsley 5/85 Old Oak Common 7/12/91 Withdrawn 13/12/93

Sold for preservation - 24/1/94

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