British Rail Class 47
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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 Loughborough and at British Railways' Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British mainline diesel locomotive.
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
Brush Traction
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Brush Traction was a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives in Loughborough, England whose operations have now been merged into the Wabtec company's Doncaster UK operations.
Brush Traction works in Loughborough
Works plate on Beira Railway BR7 4-4-0
de Havilland DH.89 Dominie built by Brush in April 1945 for the RAF
First Great Western 47815 Abertawe Landore in June 2004