47508 Rattery 25th April 1982
47508 'Great Britain' is seen shortly after leaving Totnes with 1V72, the 09:00 Leeds - Penzance which it worked as far as Plymouth on Sunday 25th April 1982. This location near the 224m, 40c milepost is on the climb up Rattery bank requiring the 1964 built Class 47 to work hard as at this point it's approx 1 in 45. This loco was a fairly early withdrawal, being put stored at Bristol Bath Road in October 1991. Four years later it was one of a number broken up at the depot.
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47508 Rattery 25th April 1982
47508 'Great Britain' is seen shortly after leaving Totnes with 1V72, the 09:00 Leeds - Penzance which it worked as far as Plymouth on Sunday 25th April 1982. This location near the 224m, 40c milepost is on the climb up Rattery bank requiring the 1964 built Class 47 to work hard as at this point it's approx 1 in 45. This loco was a fairly early withdrawal, being put stored at Bristol Bath Road in October 1991. Four years later it was one of a number broken up at the depot.
35mm Slide Scan