The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Brush's Falcon Works in Lou
A Class 47 at Birmingham New Street in 1987
D1941 in the original two-tone green livery, at Landore depot in 1967
Two Class 47s, Nos. 47424 and 47607, at Bangor station with a passenger train in 1987
Class 47/0 47293 with a relief passenger train at York station in 1987
The British Rail Class 46 is a class of diesel locomotive. They were built from 1961 to 1963 at British Railways' Derby Works and were initially numbered D138–D193. With the arrival of TOPS they were
British Rail Class 47
…build a large number of locomotives quickly was deemed paramount, and the BTC decided on a new approach: it decided to cancel the final order of twenty Class 46 locomotives and invite bids for twenty locomotives of the new Type 4 specification using the Brush electrical equipment intended for the cancelled…
A Class 46 at Exeter St Davids in 1976.
46 026 Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry - the only named Class 46.
Detail of 46 026's nameplate.
The moment of impact during the nuclear flask test at Old Dalby Test Track, 17 July 1984