47580
COUNTY OF ESSEX / RESTORMEL
Built by: Brush of Loughborough
Works Number: 524
Date to traffic: 09/64
Numbers carried: D1762, 47167, 47580, 47732, 47580
Brakes: Dual braked from new
Train heat: Spanner Mk 3b steamheat generator
  boiler removed and fitted with ETH alternator BL100-30 and 600 amp EHT cubicle 05/80,
Liverys: Two Tone Green from new,
  BR Blue 12/73
  BR Blue with Silver Roof 08/79
  BR Blue with Blue Roof 05/80 (ex Crewe Works)
  BR Blue with Silver Roof by 08/80
  BR Blue with Blue Roof by 10/83 (ex Crewe Works) 
  BR Blue with Silver Roof by 02/84
  BR Large Logo Blue 03/88 (ex Crewe Works)
  BR Large Logo Blue with Black Headcode panel by 06/88
  Rail Express Systems with BR cast arrows 10/93 (ex Crewe Works)
  Rail Express Systems with BR cast arrows & RES Crewe cast depot cat 08/95
  Rail Express Systems with RES Crewe cast depot cat by 06/96
  Rail Express Systems with RES Crewe cast depot cat removed by 07/97
  BR Blue with Large Logo arrows, numbers, black window surrounds and Head code panel 06/08
  BR Blue with small Logo arrows, Silver Roof and Union Jack and Head code panel 06/12
Named: “County of Essex” at Witham Station by Stanley Barrett, Chairman of Essex County Council. 02/08/79, Nameplates removed 08/93
  “Restormel” at St. Austell station by Peter Howarth, Managing Director of Royal Mail and Councillor
Olive Irons, Mayor of Restormel Borough Council. 21/08/95, Nameplates removed ??/04
  Renamed “County of Essex” at Tyseley 100 Open Day by Alan Maynard. 28/06/08
Radio telephone: NRN fitted by 06/88,  GMSR fitted 02/12
AWS : BR Standard, later fitted with TPWS
Headlight: fitted by May 83
OTMR: fitted by June 08
Classified repairs (overhauls carried out at Crewe Works unless stated otherwise)
1966 : Light 12/73 : General  10/83 : Light
1968 : Intermediate 11/76 : Light  03/88 : CEM 
70/71 : Light 05/80 : Heavy General Repear + ETH 10/93 : CEM + Long Range Tanks  fitted
Allocations
09/64 : Tinsley 05/74 : Tinsley 11/88 : Bristol Bath Road
01/65 : March 05/75 : Stratford 05/91 : Crewe Diesel 
09/67 : Immingham 05/76 : Tinsley 01/04 : Toton
10/68 : Frinsbury Park 10/77 : Immingham 04/04 : Stored
03/73 : Stratford 11/77 : Tinsley 08/07 : Tyesely
08/73 : Immingham 01/78 : Stratford    
Sectors:
12/90 : RXLD  01/99 : WHDP 01/04 : WHCD  08/07 : MBDL
05/91 : RXLC  06/00 : WHDN 02/04 : WNTR  
03/92 : PXLC  12/00 : WHCD  03/04 : WHCD  
10/93 : PXLB   04/01 : WHDD  04/04 : WNTR  
Other details:
Withdral and disposal:
Taken of out of traffic for being surplus to requirements by EWS

Information supplied by Richard Levett / Peter Jaqcues
coauthors of Class 47 datafiles
 
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