149/13 47709 at Leicester - a photo on Flickriver

            3 Class 47s were hired in to operate Nottingham-St Pancras trains for a few months in 2002. On 25 July 2002 47709 "Dionysis" arrives at Leicester with the 09.28 Nottingham-St Pancras.

47709 started life as D1942, built by Brush Traction in 1966. It became 47499 under TOPS, and was then fitted for push-pull operation between Edinburgh and Glasgow in September 1979, becoming 47709. It was also named "The Lord Provost", and carried this name until January 1991. It was then named "Dionysis" between July 1993 and February 2007.

47709 was stored at Eastleigh Works from June 2009, and was scrapped there, by Raxstar, in September 2012.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Leicester City (show map)

Taken on: July 25, 2002

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Sets appears in: • 2002 • Class 47/57s more » • Leicester « less

Groups appears in: • UK Class 47/48/57 • Railways in Leicestershire

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