- Class 47 renumbering
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The 512 members of the class 47 underwent many changes in their long career on British railways. Under the TOPS system each change was reflected in a change of identity. This table attempts to catalogue those changes.
BTC TOPS Name D1100 47298 Pegasus
KestrelD1101 47518 D1102 47519 D1103 47520 Thunderbird D1104 47521 D1105 47522 Doncaster Enterprise D1106 47523 D1107 47524 D1108 47525 D1109 47526 D1110 47527 Kettering D1111 47528 The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry D1500 47401 D1500 North Eastern
Star of the EastD1501 47402 D1501 47402 Gateshead D1502 47403 D1503 47404 Hadrian D1504 47405 D1505 47406 Rail Riders D1506 47407 Aycliffe D1507 47408 Finsbury Park D1508 47409 D1509 47410 D1510 47411 The Geordie D1511 47412 D1512 47413 D1513 47414 D1514 47415 D1515 47416 ATLAS D1516 47417 D1516 D1517 47418 D1518 47419 D1519 47420 D1520 47421 The Brontës of Haworth D1521 47001 City of Bristol D1522 47002 Sea Eagle D1523 47003 Wild Swan D1524 47004 D1524 Old Oak Common Traction & Rolling Stock Depot D1525 47422 Trafalgar D1526 47005 Harrier D1527 47423 Sceptre D1528 47006 D1529 47007 Stratford D1530 47008 Peregrine
HornetD1531 47424 The Brontës of Haworth D1532 47009 Guillemot D1533 47425 Holbeck D1534 47426 Dibatag D1535 47427 D1536 47428 D1537 47010 Xancidae D1538 47011 D1539 47012 Magpie D1540 47013 D1541 47429 D1542 47430 D1543 47014 D1544 47015 D1545 47431 Silurian D1546 47016 1546 ATLAS
The Toleman GroupD1547 47432 D1548 47433 D1549 47434 Pride in Huddersfield D1550 47435 D1551 47529 D1552 47436 Buznak D1553 47437 D1554 47438 D1555 47439 D1556 47440 D1557 47441 D1558 47442 D1559 47443 North Eastern D1560 47444 University of Nottingham D1561 47445 D1562 D1563 47446 Galtee Mor D1564 47447 D1565 47448 Gateshead D1566 47449 D1566 Oribi
ORIOND1567 47450 Blackbuck D1568 47451 Hyperion D1569 47452 Aycliffe D1570 47017 D1571 47453 Eland D1572 47018 D1573 47019 D1574 47454 Velocity D1575 47455 D1576 47456 D1577 47457 Gazelle
Ben LineD1578 47458 County of Cambridgeshire D1579 47459 Perseus D1580 47460 Triton
Great EasternD1581 47461 Charles Rennie Mackintosh D1582 47462 Cambridge Traction & Rolling Stock Depot D1583 47020 47556 47844 Derby & Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry D1584 47021 47531 47974 47775 Respite D1585 47022 47542 D1586 47463 D1587 47464 D1588 47023 47543 D1589 47465 Minerva D1590 47466 D1591 47024 47557 47721 Saint Bede D1592 47025 47544 D1593 47467 D1594 47468 D1595 47469 Glasgow Chamber of Commerce D1596 47470 Glen Log
University of EdinburghD1597 47026 47597 47741 Resilient D1598 47471 Norman Tunna GC D1599 47027 47558 47722 Mayflower
The Queen MotherD1600 47472 D1601 47473 Sceptre D1602 47474 Sir Rowland Hill D1603 47475 Restive D1604 47476 Night Mail D1605 47028 47559 47759 Sir Joshua Reynolds D1606 47029 47635 Jimmy Milne D1607 47477 D1608 47478 D1609 47030 47618 47836 47780 Fair Rosamund D1610 47031 47560 47832 Tamar
Solway PrincessD1611 47032 47662 47817 57311 The Institute of Mechanical Engineers
ParkerD1612 47479 Track 29 D1613 47033 Royal Logistic Corps D1614 47034 47561 97561 47973 Derby Evening Telegraph D1615 47035 47594 47739 Resourceful
Robin of TemplecombeD1616 47480 97 480 47971 Robin Hood
North StarD1617 47036 47562 47760 Sir William Burrell
Restless
Ribblehead ViaductD1618 47037 47563 47831 57310 Woman's Guild
Bolton Wanderer
KyranoD1619 47038 47564 47761 COLOSSUS D1620 47039 47565 Responsive D1621 47040 47642 47766 Strathisla
ResoluteD1622 47041 47630 47764 Mentor
ResoundingD1623 47042 47586 47676 Northamptonshire D1624 47043 47566 D1625 47044 47567 47725 Red Star
Red Star ISO 9002D1626 47045 47568 47726 Royal Engineers Postal & Courier Service
Royal Logistics Corps P & C Services
Progress
Manchester Airport ProgressD1627 47481 Sunstar D1628 47046 47601 47901 D1629 47047 47569 47727 The Gloucestershire Regiment
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Caerphilly Castle
RebeccaD1630 47048 47570 47849 Cadeirian Bangor Cathedral D1631 47049 GEFCO D1632 47050 D1633 47051 Great Snipe D1634 47052 D1635 47053 Impala
Dollands Moor InternationalD1636 47482 D1637 47483 D1638 47054 D1639 47055 47652 47807 57304 Lion of Vienna
Gordon TracyD1640 47056 47654 47809 47783 Finsbury Park
Saint PeterD1641 47057 47532 Blue Peter D1642 47058 47547 University of Oxford D1643 47059 47631 47765 Ressalder D1644 47060 57008 Halewood Silver Jubilee 1988
Freightliner Explorer
Telford International Railfreight Park June 2009D1645 47061 47649 47830 Basford Hall Shunter D1646 47062 47545 97545 47972 The Royal Army Ordnance Corps D1647 47063 D1648 47064 47639 47851 Traction Magazine D1649 47065 47535 University of Leicester D1650 47066 47661 47816 Bristol Bath Road Quality Approved D1651 47067 47533 D1652 47068 47632 47848 Newton Abbot Festival of Transport
TITAN STARD1653 47069 47638 47845 57301 County of Kent
Scott TracyD1654 47070 47620 47835 47799 Windsor Castle
Prince HenryD1655 47071 47536 Solario D1656 47072 47609 47834 47798 FIRE FLY
Prince WilliamD1657 47073 47537 47772 Sir Gwynedd / County of Gwynedd D1658 47074 47646 47852 D1659 47075 47645 Robert F. Fairlie Loco Engineer 1831-85 D1660 47076 47625 47749 City of Truro
Resplendent
Atlantic College
DemelzaD1661 47077 47613 47840 NORTH STAR D1662 47484 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL D1663 47078 47628 SIR DANIEL GOOCH D1664 47079 57009 GEORGE JACKSON CHURCHWARD
Freightliner VenturerD1665 47080 47612 47838 47779 TITAN D1666 47081 47606 47842 47606 47778 ODIN D1667 47082 47626 47750 ATLAS
Royal Mail Cheltenham
ATLASD1668 47083 47633 ORION D1669 47084 47538 968035 PYTHON D1670 47085 MAMMOTH
Conidae
REPTA 1893-1993D1671 D1672 47086 47641 47767 COLOSSUS
Fife Region
Saint ColumbaD1673 47087 47624 CYCLOPS
Saint AndrewD1674 47088 47653 47808 47653 47781 SAMSON
Isle of IonaD1675 47089 AMAZON D1676 47090 47623 47843 VULCAN D1677 47091 47647 47846 57308 THOR
Tin TinD1678 47092 47534 D1679 47093 D1680 47094 D1681 47095 Southampton WRD D1682 47096 Rook D1683 47485 D1684 47097 Sir Peter White
FalconD1685 47098 Oriole D1686 47099 D1687 47100 Merlin D1688 47101 D1689 47486 D1690 47102 Buzzard D1691 47103 D1692 47104 D1693 47105 D1693 Goldcrest D1694 47106 D1695 47107 D1696 47108 Golden Eagle D1697 47109 D1698 47110 D1699 47111 D1700 47112 D1701 47113 D1702 47114 Freightliner Bulk D1703 47115 D1704 47116 Gannet D1705 47117 89 405 D1705 Sparrowhawk D1706 47118 Lapwing D1707 47487 VB Menon D1708 47119 Arcidae D1709 47120 Osprey''
RAF KinlossD1710 47121 Pochard D1711 47122 D1712 47123 Jay D1713 47488 Rail Riders
Davies The OceanD1714 47124 City of Cardiff D1715 47125 47548 Tonnidae D1716 47489 Crewe Diesel Depot D1717 47126 47555 The Commonwealth Spirit D1718 47127 47539 Rochdale Pioneers D1719 47128 47656 47811 D1720 47129 47658 47813 SS Great Britain
John PeelD1721 47130 D1722 47131 D1723 47132 47540 47975 The Institution of Civil Engineers D1724 47133 47549 Royal Mail D1725 47490 47768 Bristol Bath Road
ResonantD1726 47134 47622 47841 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Spirit of ChesterD1727 47135 47664 47819 47784 Condover Hall D1728 47136 47621 47839 Royal County of Berkshire
Pride of Saltley
PEGASUSD1729 47137 D1730 47138 47607 47821 47786 Royal Worcester
Roy Castle OBED1731 47139 47550 University of Dundee D1732 47140 D1733 47141 47614 47853 RAIL EXPRESS D1734 D1735 47142 The Sapper
TractionD1736 47143 D1737 47144 D1738 47145 MERDDIN EMRYS
Jostinot
MERDDIN EMRYSD1739 47146 Loughborough Grammar School
ParidaeD1740 47147 D1741 47148 D1742 47149 47617 47677 University of Stirling D1743 47150 47399 47150 D1744 47151 47648 47850 D1745 47152 47398 47152 D1746 47153 47551 47801 47774 Post Restante D1747 47154 47546 47976 Aviemore Centre D1748 47155 47660 47815 Abertawe / Swansea
GREAT WESTERND1749 47156 D1750 47157 Johnson Stevens Agencies D1751 47158 47634 Henry Ford
HolbeckD1752 47159 D1753 47491 47769 Horwich Enterprise
ResolveD1754 47160 47605 47746 The Bobby D1755 47161 47541 47773 The Queen Mother
ReservistD1756 47162 D1757 47163 47610 47823 47787 Victim Support
Windsor CastleD1758 47164 47571 47822 57305 Pride of Shrewsbury
John TracyD1759 47165 47590 47825 57601 Thomas Telford
SheilaD1760 47492 The Enterprising Scot D1761 47166 47611 47837 Thames D1762 47167 47580 47732 County of Essex
RestormelD1763 47168 47572 Ely Cathedral D1764 47169 47581 47763 Great Eastern D1765 47170 47582 47733 County of Norfolk
Eastern StarD1766 47171 47592 47738 County of Avon
Bristol Barton HillD1767 47172 47583 47734 County of Hertfordshire D1768 47173 47573 47762 The LONDON STANDARD D1769 47174 47574 Benjamin Gimbert G.C. D1770 47175 47575 City of Hereford D1771 47176 47576 Kings Lynn D1772 47177 47599 47743 D1773 47178 47588 47737 Carlisle Currock
ResurgentD1774 47179 47577 47847 Benjamin Gimbert G.C.
Brian Morrison/Railway World MagazineD1775 47180 47584 47735 47584 County of Suffolk
The Locomotive and Carriage InstitutionD1776 47181 47578 47776 The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Respected
Sir Michael DunfordD1777 47182 47598 47742 D1778 47183 47579 47793 James Nightall G.C.
Saint AugustineD1779 47184 47585 47757 County of Cambridgeshire
RestitutionD1780 47185 47602 47824 47782 Glorious Devon D1781 47186 Tinsley TMD Silver Jubilee 1965-1990
Catcliffe DemonD1782 47301 Freightliner Birmingham
CenturionD1783 47302 Meridian D1784 47303 47397 47303 Freightliner Cleveland D1785 47304 47392 47304 Cory Brothers 1842-1992 D1786 47305 D1787 47306 The Sapper
GoshawkD1788 47307 Bunting D1789 47308 57314 Fire Fly D1790 47309 47389 47309 Kittiwake
The Halewood Transmission
European Freight Operator of the Year
ISW Freight Industry Awards 1998D1791 47310 Raven
Henry FordD1792 47311 Warrington Yard D1793 47312 Parsec of Europe D1794 47313 Curlew D1795 47314 47387 47314 Blackcap
TransmarkD1796 47315 Templecombe D1797 47316 Wren D1798 47317 57003 Willesden Yard
Freightliner EvolutionD1799 47318 D1800 47319 Norsk Hydro D1801 47320 Crusader D1802 47321 D1803 47322 57002 Desert Orchid
Freightliner PhoenixD1804 47323 The Jostinot
Rover GroupD1805 47324 Glossidae D1806 47325 Red Rum D1807 47326 Saltley Depot D1808 47327 D1809 47328 47396 D1810 47329 57011 Freightliner Challenger D1811 47330 47390 57312 Amwlch Trader / Tren Nwyddau Amwlch
The HoodD1812 47331 D1813 47332 57007 Freightliner Bond D1814 47333 Civil Link D1815 47334 P&O Nedlloyd D1816 47335 D1817 47336 D1818 47337 57602 Taliesin
Herbert Austin
Restormel CastleD1819 47338 Cormorant
Warrington YardD1820 47339 D1821 47340 D1822 47341 D1823 47342 D1824 47343 D1825 47344 Chieftain
HUGGY BEARD1826 47345 Scimitar D1827 47346 D1828 47347 57004 Freightliner Quality D1829 47348 St Christopher's Railway Home D1830 47349 57603 Tintagel Castle D1831 47350 57005 British Petroleum
Scorpion
Freightliner Excellence
The Fosse WayD1832 47351 Madoqua D1833 47352 Tynwald D1834 47353 Eland D1835 47354 D1836 47355 47391 47355 D1837 47187 57006 Freightliner Reliance D1838 47188 D1839 47189 D1840 47190 Pectinidae D1841 47191 D1842 47192 89 442 D1842 D1843 47193 Lucinidae D1844 47194 Bullidae
Carlisle CurrockD1845 47195 Muricidae D1846 47196 Haliotidae D1847 47197 D1848 47198 D1849 47199 D1850 47200 Jackdaw
Herbert AustinD1851 47201 D1852 47202 D1853 47203 D1854 47204 47388 57012 Freightliner Envoy D1855 47205 47395 D1856 47206 57605 The Morris Dancer
Totnes CastleD1857 47207 Bulmers of Hereford
The Felixstowe PartnershipD1858 47208 D1859 47209 47393 47209 57604 Bittern
Herbert Austin
Pendennis CastleD1860 47210 Blue Circle Cement D1861 47211 47394 47211 Johnson Stevens Agencies D1862 47212 D1863 47213 Marchwood Military Port D1864 47214 Distillers MG
Tinsley Traction Depot
AntaneusD1865 47215 D1866 47216 47299 Ariadne D1867 47217 Kingfisher D1868 47218 Firecrest
United Transport EuropeD1869 47219 Sandpiper
Arnold KunzlerD1870 47220 Rapier D1871 47221 D1872 47222 Appleby-Frodingham D1873 47223 British Petroleum D1874 47224 Alcidae D1875 47356 57001 Freightliner Pioneer D1876 47357 The Permanent Way Institution D1877 47358 Ivanhoe D1878 47359 D1879 47360 Fulmar D1880 47361 Wilton Endeavour D1881 47362 Saracen D1882 47363 47385 47363 Billingham Enterprise D1883 47364 47981 D1884 47365 ICI Diamond Jubilee D1885 47366 The Institution of Civil Engineers
Capital Radio's Help a London ChildD1886 47367 Kenny Cockbird D1887 47368 Neritidae D1888 47369 D1889 47370 Thunderbird
Andrew A HodgkinsonD1890 47371 57315 Stingray
The MoleD1891 47372 57316 FAB1 D1892 47373 D1893 47374 D1894 47375 Tinsley Traction Depot Quality Approved D1895 47376 Skylark
Freightliner 1995D1896 47377 D1897 47378 47386 D1898 47379 Total Energy D1899 47380 Immingham D1900 47381 D1901 47225 57307 Lady Penelope D1902 47226 47384 47226 Seagull D1903 47227 Saladin D1904 47228 Axial D1905 47229 Springbok D1906 47230 D1907 47231 57010 The Silcock Express
Freightliner CrusaderD1908 D1909 47232 47665 47820 47785 The Statesman
Fiona CastleD1910 47233 Strombidae D1911 47234 57313 Tracy Island D1912 47235 D1913 47236 Rover Group Quality Assured D1914 47237 D1915 47238 Bescot Yard D1916 47239 47657 47812 D1917 47240 47663 47818 D1918 47241 The Silcock Express
Halewood Silver Jubilee 1988D1919 47242 47659 47814 57306 Totnes Castle
Jeff TracyD1920 47243 47636 47777 Sir John de Graeme
RestoredD1921 47244 47640 University of Strathclyde D1922 47245 Linnet
The Institute of ExportD1923 47246 47644 47756 The Permanent Way Institution
Royal Mail TynesideD1924 47247 47655 47810 Porterbrook
Captain Sensible
Peter Bath MBE 1927-2006D1925 47248 47616 47671 47789 Y Ddraig Goch / The Red Dragon
LindisfarneD1926 47249 Seahawk D1927 47250 47600 47744 Dewi Sant / Saint David
Saint Edwin
The Cornish ExperienceD1928 47251 47589 47827 57302 Virgil Tracy D1929 47252 47615 47747 Castell Caerffili / Caerphilly Castle
Res Publica
Graham FarishD1930 47253 47530 D1931 47254 47651 47806 57309 Brains D1932 47493 47701 Saint Andrew
WaverleyD1933 47255 47596 Aldeburgh Festival D1934 47256 D1935 47257 47650 47805 Bristol Bath Road
Pride of Toton
TalismanD1936 47494 47706 Strathclyde D1937 47495 47704 Dunedin D1938 47258 Forth Ports Tilbury D1939 47496 47710 Sir Walter Scott
Capital Radio Help a London Child
Lady GodivaD1940 47497 47717 Tayside Region D1941 47498 47711 Greyfriars Bobby
County of HertfordshireD1942 47499 47709 The Lord Provost
DionysosD1943 47500 47770 GREAT WESTERN
ReservedD1944 47501 Craftsman D1945 47502 47715 Haymarket
POSIEDOND1946 47503 47771 The Geordie
Heaton Traincare DepotD1947 47504 47702 Saint Cuthbert
County of SuffolkD1948 47505 47712 Lady Diana Spencer
Dick Whittington
ARTEMIS
Pride of CarlisleD1949 47506 47707 Holyrood D1950 47259 47552 47802 Pride of Cumbria D1951 47507 47716 Duke of Edinburgh's Award D1952 47508 S.S. Great Britain D1953 47509 Albion D1954 47510 Fair Rosamund D1955 47511 47714 Thames
Grampian RegionD1956 47260 47553 47803 Woman's Guild D1957 47261 47554 47705 57303 Lothian
Guy Fawkes
Alan TracyD1958 47512 D1959 47513 Severn D1960 47514 47703 Saint Mungo
The Queen Mother
HERMES
Lewis CarrolD1961 47515 Night Mail D1962 47262 47608 47833 47788 Captain Peter Manisty RN D1963 47263 47587 47736 Ruskin College
Cambridge Traction & Rolling Stock Depot
Sir Michael DunfordD1964 47264 47619 47829 D1965 47265 47591 47804 47792 Saint Cuthbert
Robin HoodD1966 47266 47629 47828 Severn Valley Railway Kidderminster Bridgenorth Bewdley
Joe StrummerD1967 47267 47603 47745 County of Somerset
Royal London Society for the BlindD1968 47516 47708 Waverley
TemplecombeD1969 47268 47595 47675 47791 Confederation of British Industry D1970 47269 47643 D1971 47270 Southampton WRD
Swift
Cory Brothers 1842-1992D1972 47271 47604 47674 47854 Women's Royal Voluntary Service D1973 47272 47593 47673 47790 Galloway Princess D1974 47273 47627 City of Oxford
QuasimodoD1975 47517 47758 Andrew Carnegie
Regency Rail CruisesD1976 47274 47637 47826 Springburn D1977 47275 D1978 47276 D1979 47277 D1980 47278 Vasidae D1981 47279 D1982 47280 Pedigree D1983 47281 Merddin Emrys D1984 47282 D1985 47283 Johnny Walker D1986 47284 Stormcock / Mistle Thrush D1987 47285 D1988 47286 Port of Liverpool D1989 47287 D1990 47288 Powerbase D1991 47289 D1992 47290 D1993 47291 The Port of Felixstowe D1994 47292 D1995 47293 Transfesa D1996 47294 D1997 47295 Black Prince D1998 47296 D1999 47297 Cobra Railfreight The names shown are those carried at some stage in the loco's career. Names in italics are unofficial.
The D prefix was generally dropped after 1967.References
- Ian Allan ABC of British Motive Power, several editions
- British Rail Locomotives, Platform 5, several editions
- Today's Railways monthly updates, Platform 5
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