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Class 47

47474 at Birmingham New Street in April 1987. ©Steve Jones

The British Rail Class 47 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives that were developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's Falcon Works, in Loughborough, between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British mainline diesel locomotive. They were fitted with the Sulzer 12LDA28C twin-bank twelve-cylinder unit producing 2,750 bhp (2,050 kW) - though this was later derated to 2,580 bhp (1,920 kW) to improve reliability - and have been used on both passenger and freight trains on Britain's railways for over 50 years. Despite the introduction of more modern types of traction, a significant number are still in use, both on the mainline and on heritage railways.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

 Diesel-Electric

Builder

 Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works

Build Dates

 1962 to 1968

Total Built

 512

Tractive Effort

 55,000 to 60,000 lbf

Power Output

 2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)

Top Speed

 75 or 95 mph

Wheel Configuration

 Co-Co

Operated By

 British Rail
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.

Main Duties

 Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

 Present

Surviving Examples

 83
(A further 33 also converted to Class 57)

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor


Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor
Lima OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC compatible but no socket. Pancake motor


DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
Heljan OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
Bachmann Branchline OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
Bachmann Branchline OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
ViTrains OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
Bachmann Branchline OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. PLuX22 socket
Heljan OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
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format_paintLiveries Produced
GWR green livery sample GWR green
(1835 - 1947)
MR - Midland Railway livery sample MR - Midland Railway
(1844 - 1922)
Royal Train livery sample Royal Train
(1850 - present)
Pullman livery sample Pullman
(1920 - present)
LNER green livery sample LNER green
(1923 - 1947)
BR non-standard livery sample BR non-standard
(1948 - 1994)
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
Freightliner (BR) livery sample Freightliner (BR)
(1968 - 1994)
Eddie Stobart livery sample Eddie Stobart
(1970 - present)
BR large logo blue livery sample BR large logo blue
(1978 - 1994)
Intercity livery sample Intercity
(1982 - 1994)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
ScotRail (BR) livery sample ScotRail (BR)
(1983 - 1997)
Police livery sample Police
(1984 - 2013)
NSE - Network SouthEast livery sample NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)
Provincial livery sample Provincial
(1986 - 1992)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
Departmental grey livery sample Departmental grey
(1988 - 1994)
Parcels sector livery sample Parcels sector
(1989 - 1994)
Infrastructure livery sample Infrastructure
(1990 - 1995)
Civil Engineers 'Dutch' livery sample Civil Engineers 'Dutch'
(1990 - 2000)
RES - Rail Express Systems livery sample RES - Rail Express Systems
(1991 - 2002)
Railfreight Distribution (RFD) livery sample Railfreight Distribution (RFD)
(1992 - 1997)
Central Services livery sample Central Services
(1993 - 1995)
Waterman Railways livery sample Waterman Railways
(1994 - 2000)
DRS - Direct Rail Services livery sample DRS - Direct Rail Services
(1995 - present)
Freightliner PLC livery sample Freightliner PLC
(1996 - present)
Great Western Trains livery sample Great Western Trains
(1996 - 1998)
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish livery sample EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
(1996 - 2009)
Porterbrook livery sample Porterbrook
(1996 - 2004)
Virgin Cross Country livery sample Virgin Cross Country
(1997 - 2007)
Fragonset livery sample Fragonset
(1997 - 2006)
Anglia Railways livery sample Anglia Railways
(1997 - 2004)
Virgin West Coast livery sample Virgin West Coast
(1997 - 2019)
WCRC - West Coast Railway Company livery sample WCRC - West Coast Railway Company
(1998 - present)
First Great Western livery sample First Great Western
(1998 - 2015)
Cotswold Rail livery sample Cotswold Rail
(2000 - 2010)
GBRf - GB Railfreight livery sample GBRf - GB Railfreight
(2001 - present)
Advenza Freight livery sample Advenza Freight
(2001 - 2010)
Riviera Trains livery sample Riviera Trains
(2002 - 2015)
One Anglia livery sample One Anglia
(2004 - 2008)
Colas Rail livery sample Colas Rail
(2007 - present)
Rail Operations Group livery sample Rail Operations Group
(2014 - present)
Caledonian Sleeper livery sample Caledonian Sleeper
(2015 - present)
Freelance livery sample Freelance
Unpainted livery sample Unpainted
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N Gauge
trainModels Produced
Graham Farish N Gauge Class 47

DCC compatible but no socket


DCC compatible but no socket
Minitrix N Gauge Class 47

DCC compatible but no socket. Complete rewire required - N
Graham Farish N Gauge Class 47

DCC Ready. 6-pin socket


DCC Ready. 6-pin socket


DCC Ready. 6-pin socket


DCC Ready. 18-pin socket
compare_arrowsCompare these models
format_paintLiveries Produced
BR non-standard livery sample BR non-standard
(1948 - 1994)
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
BR large logo blue livery sample BR large logo blue
(1978 - 1994)
Intercity livery sample Intercity
(1982 - 1994)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
ScotRail (BR) livery sample ScotRail (BR)
(1983 - 1997)
NSE - Network SouthEast livery sample NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
Parcels sector livery sample Parcels sector
(1989 - 1994)
RES - Rail Express Systems livery sample RES - Rail Express Systems
(1991 - 2002)
Railfreight Distribution (RFD) livery sample Railfreight Distribution (RFD)
(1992 - 1997)
Waterman Railways livery sample Waterman Railways
(1994 - 2000)
DRS - Direct Rail Services livery sample DRS - Direct Rail Services
(1995 - present)
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish livery sample EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
(1996 - 2009)
Porterbrook livery sample Porterbrook
(1996 - 2004)
Great Western Trains livery sample Great Western Trains
(1996 - 1998)
Freightliner PLC livery sample Freightliner PLC
(1996 - present)
Virgin Cross Country livery sample Virgin Cross Country
(1997 - 2007)
Fragonset livery sample Fragonset
(1997 - 2006)
Virgin West Coast livery sample Virgin West Coast
(1997 - 2019)
First Great Western livery sample First Great Western
(1998 - 2015)
Colas Rail livery sample Colas Rail
(2007 - present)
View All Products Produced
O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
trainModels Produced
Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 47

DCC compatible but no socket
Heljan O Gauge (1:43 Scale) Class 47

DCC Ready. Screw terminals for wired decoder
compare_arrowsCompare these models
format_paintLiveries Produced
GWR green livery sample GWR green
(1835 - 1947)
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
BR blue livery sample BR blue
(1965 - 1990)
BR large logo blue livery sample BR large logo blue
(1978 - 1994)
Intercity livery sample Intercity
(1982 - 1994)
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe) livery sample Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
(1982 - 1992)
NSE - Network SouthEast livery sample NSE - Network SouthEast
(1986 - 1994)
Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey livery sample Railfreight 'Sector' triple grey
(1987 - 1994)
Parcels sector livery sample Parcels sector
(1989 - 1994)
Civil Engineers 'Dutch' livery sample Civil Engineers 'Dutch'
(1990 - 2000)
View All Products Produced

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
N Gauge CJM 47974 Class 47 47974 "The Permanent way Institution" in BR departmental yellow and grey livery. RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 47974
View 		Class 47 47974 "The Permanent way Institution" in BR departmental yellow and grey livery. Infrastructure
N Gauge CJM No image available Not set Not set CJM-47114
View 		Class 47 47114 Freightliner Bulk in BR Green BR green with early emblem
N Gauge CJM No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set CJM-47301
View 		Class 47 47301 "Red Stripe" Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) DJH Model Railway Kits K321A Class 47 locomotive kit (Serck radiator shutters) Requires assembly Not set K321A
View 		Class 47 locomotive kit (Serck radiator shutters) Unpainted

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