Class 47s

Inverness to Newquay 1987-88

Ian McLean

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Key Publishing Ltd
01 April 2023

Transport: general interest

Series: Britain's Railways Series

In the mid-1980s, the winds of change were blowing through British Rail and often not for the good; the pace of withdrawals was picking up, and forthcoming changes in main works overhauls saw locomotives 47429 and 47529 withdrawn in working order in early 1987, in order to supply a spares float for the move to Cost Effective Maintenance. North of the border, steam-heat was finally dispensed with in May 1987. The new financial year in April 1987 saw BR's assets allocated to business sectors, with the 47s split between the Freight, Departmental, Parcels, Provincial and InterCity sectors. One consequence of this would be that there were far fewer no-heat 47/0s and 47/3s diagrammed to summer Saturday holiday trains in 1987. Indeed, with many 47/4s allocated to the Departmental and Parcels sectors even some of these could potentially become rare on passenger trains. Following on from Class 47s: Inverness to Penzance 198285 and Class 47s: Inverness to Dover Western Docks 198586, this highly illustrated volume continues the story through the winter 1986 and summer 1987 timetables, following the Class 47s as they worked from Scotland to Cornwall.

By: Ian McLean
Imprint: Key Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781802822625
ISBN 10: 1802822623
Series: Britain's Railways Series
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Ian Mclean has had regular columns and written articles for both Traction and Railways Illustrated magazines. He is the co-author of the Class 47 Data File series of books. He is a member of the Brush Type 4 Fund, custodians of 47105 and 47376, and member of the Type 1 Locomotive Group, owners of 47117. He has been employed as a train driver for more than 25 years, working routes from Aberdeen to Plymouth.

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Class 47s

Inverness to Newquay 1987-88

Ian McLean

$49.99

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