Owning Group of 47771 Heaton Traincare Depot, formerly D1946 / 47503 The Geordie
Gallery
A small gallery of photographs of our locomotive and other Class 47s
Above: This undated shot from our loco’s early years shows it in its original livery of two tone green with the addition of full yellow ends. It is heading a train of oil tank wagons through Crewe station. Photo: Class 47 Preservation Project Archive.
Above: 47503 passes Llandulas at the head of an unidentified passenger working on 21st August 1976. Photo: Class 47 Preservation Project Archive.
Above: Another view of 47503 on the North Wales Coast Line, this time at Prestatyn with a rake of Mk2 air con stock. The date isn’t known, but the livery, plated over headcode panel and sealed beam headlight all indicate it’s some time during the first half of the 1980s. Photo: Class 47 Preservation Project Archive.
47503 The Geordie after arrival at Newcastle with the 07:01 service from Liverpool on 9th May 1989. Photo: Class 47 Preservation Project Archive.