47777 Bathampton 7th May 1996
47777 "Restored" passing the Batheaston bypass construction site with 5Z05, the 10:30 Barton Hill to Cranmore ECS which was taking a number of Riveria Trains coaches back to their then base. The 3 miles bypass cost £45 million and opened in summer 1996 and like many road project of the time became headline news as protesters set up camp in the trees and line of the new road. Once opened Bath was saved from thousands of road vehicles each day and the area has seen 1000's of trees planted that 24 years on have now made a big difference to the area.
The former D1920 was new to Cardiff Canton on November 30th 1966 where it stayed for many years, becoming 47247 in early 1974. After a works overhaul in late 1985 which included ETH being fitted it was renumbered as 47636 and headed north to Glasgows Eastfield depot. Named "Sir John de Graeme" in April 86 it settled down to Scottish passenger work but by 1993 it was back in works for a long overdue overhauled and renaming to "Restored". In 1994 it became a RES locomotive, renumbered again to 47777 for parcels use. It was finally taken out of use in April 2000 and stored for number of years but the inevitable scrapping came about in April 2004, unusually at Toton depot.
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47777 Bathampton 7th May 1996
47777 "Restored" passing the Batheaston bypass construction site with 5Z05, the 10:30 Barton Hill to Cranmore ECS which was taking a number of Riveria Trains coaches back to their then base. The 3 miles bypass cost £45 million and opened in summer 1996 and like many road project of the time became headline news as protesters set up camp in the trees and line of the new road. Once opened Bath was saved from thousands of road vehicles each day and the area has seen 1000's of trees planted that 24 years on have now made a big difference to the area.
The former D1920 was new to Cardiff Canton on November 30th 1966 where it stayed for many years, becoming 47247 in early 1974. After a works overhaul in late 1985 which included ETH being fitted it was renumbered as 47636 and headed north to Glasgows Eastfield depot. Named "Sir John de Graeme" in April 86 it settled down to Scottish passenger work but by 1993 it was back in works for a long overdue overhauled and renaming to "Restored". In 1994 it became a RES locomotive, renumbered again to 47777 for parcels use. It was finally taken out of use in April 2000 and stored for number of years but the inevitable scrapping came about in April 2004, unusually at Toton depot.
Pentax 6 x 7 Slide scan