Class 47/57’s

The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of 512 Class 47s were built at Brush’s Falcon Works in Loughborough and at British Railways’ Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, which made them the most numerous class of British mainline diesel locomotive.

78 locomotives still exist as Class 47s, including 31 which have been preserved. 33 further locomotives were converted to Class 57s between 1998 and 2004.