A significant number of British Rail Class 47

British Rail Class 47

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

 locomotives have been preserved on heritage railway

Heritage railway

thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...

s, the current total standing at 37. These are listed below.

Of note are the first built locomotive, 47401 'North Eastern', and one of the Royal Train

Royal Train

A royal train is a set of carriages dedicated for the use of the monarch or other members of that particular royal family. Most monarchies with a railway system employ a set of royal carriages.-Australia:...

 locomotives, 47798 'Prince William'.

Locomotives that do not currently carry their names are shown with the name in brackets.

Numbers carried (Current no. in bold)					Name	Livery	Location	Owner
D1107	47524	-	-	-	(Res Gestae)	Rail Express Systems	Churnet Valley Railway Churnet Valley Railway The Churnet Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The CVR has two main operational headquarters - Cheddleton station, where the motive power department is based and where the first trains ran, and Kingsley and Froghall station, where...	Staffordshire Type 4 Ltd
D1500	47401	-	-	-	North Eastern	BR Blue	Midland Railway - Butterley Midland Railway - Butterley The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway, formerly known until 2004 as the Midland Railway Centre, at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire.-Overview:...	The 47401 Project
D1501	47402	-	-	-	(Gateshead)	BR Green	East Lancashire Railway East Lancashire Railway The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England.-Overview:After formal closure by British Rail in 1982, the line was reopened on 25 July 1987. The initial service operated between Bury and Ramsbottom, via Summerseat. In 1991 the service was extended...	Privately Owned
D1516	47417	-	-	-	-	BR Green	Midland Railway - Butterley Midland Railway - Butterley The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway, formerly known until 2004 as the Midland Railway Centre, at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire.-Overview:...	The 47401 Project
D1524	47004	-	-	-	(Old Oak Common)	BR Green	Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Newton Heath Diesel Traction Group
D1566	47449	-	-	-	Orion	BR Green	Llangollen Railway Llangollen Railway The Llangollen Railway is a volunteer-run preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Carrog; at long, it is the longest preserved standard gauge line in Wales and operates daily in Summer as well as weekends throughout the Winter months using a wide variety of...	Llangollen Diesel Group
D1606	47029	47635	-	-	Jimmy Milne	BR Blue Large Logo	The Battlefield Line	Privately Owned
D1643	47059	47631	47765	-	(Ressaldar)	Rail Express Systems	Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre The Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre is a heritage centre based at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, the terminus of the northern section of the Great Central Railway . The site includes locomotive and rolling stock workshops , as well as cafeteria and shops...	GCRN Diesel Group
D1656	47072	47609	47834	47798	Prince William	Royal Train Purple	National Railway Museum National Railway Museum The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001...	National Railway Museum National Railway Museum The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001...
D1661	47077	47613	47840	-	NORTH STAR	BR Green	West Somerset Railway West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway is a railway line that originally linked and in Somerset, England.It opened in 1862 and was extended from Watchet to by the Minehead Railway in 1874. Although just a single track, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the...	Diesel & Electric Preservation Group
D1662	47484	-	-	-	(Isambard Kingdom Brunel)	GWR Green	Private location, Warwickshire Warwickshire Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...	Privately Owned
D1693	47105	-	-	-	Tim Leverton *	BR Blue	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently...	Brush Type 4 Fund
D1705	47117	-	-	-	Sparrowhawk	BR Green	Great Central Railway	Type 1 Locomotive Company
D1723	47540	-	-	-	(The Institute of Civil Engineers)	Departmental "Dutch" Grey	Wensleydale Railway	Privately Owned
D1725	47490	47768	-	-	(Resonant)	Rail Express Systems	Vale of Glamorgan Railway Vale of Glamorgan Railway The Barry Tourist Railway is a railway developed to attract visitors to Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales...	Privately Owned
D1754	47160	47605	47746	-	(The Bobby)	Rail Express Systems Rail Express Systems Upon the sectorisation of British Rail during the 1980s the Parcels Sector was created. In 1991 this was rebranded Rail Express Systems. The Rail Express Systems launch event was held at Crewe Diesel Depot in October 1991. For this event examples of Class 08, 47, 86 & 90 locomotives were painted...	Crewe Electric Depot	Brush Type 4 Fund
D1755	47161	47541	47773	-	(The Queen Mother)	BR green	Tyseley Locomotive Works	Vintage Trains
D1760	47492	-	-	-	(The Enterprising Scot)	Rail Express Systems	Carnforth	Privately Owned
D1762	47167	47580	47732	-	(County of Suffolk)	Variation on large logo blue	Tyseley Locomotive Works	Stratford 47 Group
D1778	47183	47579	47793	-	(Christopher Wren & James Nighthall GC)	EWS EWS DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...	Mangapps Railway Museum Mangapps Railway Museum The Mangapps Railway Museum is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. The stretch of standard gauge track and museum are owned and operated by the Jolly family assisted by a dedicated staff of volunteers...	Privately Owned
D1787	47306	-	-	-	The Sapper	Railfreight Distribution	Bodmin & Wenford Railway	Bodmin & Wenford Main Line Diesel Group
D1842	47192	-	-	-	-	BR Green	Crewe Heritage Centre	The Railway Age Trust Crewe
D1855	47205	47395	47205	-	-	BR Railfreight 3 tone Grey - Distribution Sub-Sector	Northampton & Lamport Railway Northampton & Lamport Railway The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton.-Overview:...	Privately Owned
D1886	47367	-	-	-	-	-	North Norfolk Railway North Norfolk Railway The North Norfolk Railway – also known as the "Poppy Line" – is a heritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt, It cuts through the countryside to the east of Weybourne with views of its windmill and passes through the well preserved country...	Stratford 47 Group
D1895	47376	-	-	-	Freightliner 1995	Freightliner Freightliner (UK) Freightliner Group Limited is a rail freight and logistics company, founded in 1995 and now operating in the United Kingdom, Poland, and Australia. It is the second largest rail freight operator in the UK, after DB Schenker Rail .- History :...  Grey	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently...	Brush Type 4 Fund
D1909	47232	47665	47820	47785	(Fiona Castle)	EWS	Stainmore Railway, Kirkby Stephen Stainmore Railway Company Stainmore Railway Company is a volunteer run non-profit company aiming to restore Kirkby Stephen East railway station in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England. The station was formerly on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway and the company aims to relay a short section of track to allow train...	Privately Owned
D1921	47244	47640	-	-	University of Strathclyde	BR Large Logo Blue	Battlefield Railway Battlefield Line Railway The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone to Shenton , via Market Bosworth, a total of...	Privately Owned
D1932	47493	47701	-	-	Waverley	BR Green	Dartmoor Railway Dartmoor Railway The Dartmoor Railway is a long railway line in Devon, England. From Crediton the line parallels the Tarka Line to the site of the former Coleford Junction. Heading west it then serves Sampford Courtenay, Okehampton and Meldon Quarry. The route is owned from Coleford to Meldon by Aggregate...	The Lear Family
D1933	47255	47596	-	-	(Aldeburgh Festival)	BR Blue	Mid-Norfolk Railway Mid-Norfolk Railway The Mid-Norfolk Railway or MNR is a heritage railway in the English county of Norfolk. Opening as a tourist line in 1997, it is often referred to as a "New Generation" heritage railway....	Stratford 47 Group
D1943	47500	47770	-	-	(Restormel) (Great Western)	Rail Express Systems	Tyseley Locomotive Works	Privately Owned
D1945	47502	47715	-	-	Poseidon	Fragonset Black	Wensleydale Railway Wensleydale Railway The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line....	MTT Rail
D1946	47503	47771	-	-	(Heaton Traincare Depot)	Rail Express Systems	Colne Valley Railway Colne Valley Railway The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham Station, near Halstead in Essex, England. The railway consists of a mile-long running line, with a fully reconstructed station, signal box and railway yard...	Class 47 Preservation Project
D1951	47507	47716	-	-	(Duke of Edinburgh's Award)	Rail Express Systems Rail Express Systems Upon the sectorisation of British Rail during the 1980s the Parcels Sector was created. In 1991 this was rebranded Rail Express Systems. The Rail Express Systems launch event was held at Crewe Diesel Depot in October 1991. For this event examples of Class 08, 47, 86 & 90 locomotives were painted...	Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....	Privately Owned
D1960	47514	47703	-	-	Saint Mungo	FM Rail FM Rail FM Rail Limited was a railway spot-hire and charter company based at Derby, United Kingdom. The company was formed in January 2005 following the merging of spot-hire company Fragonset Railways Limited with charter train operating company Merlin Rail Limited...	Wensleydale Railway Wensleydale Railway The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line....	Privately Owned
D1970	47269	47643	-	-	-	InterCity Executive	Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway	Owned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society Diesel Group
D1971	47270	-	-	-	Swift	BR Blue	Washwood Heath Washwood Heath Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England...	Privately Owned
D1994	47292	-	-	-	-	Variation on large logo blue	Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre The Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre is a heritage centre based at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, the terminus of the northern section of the Great Central Railway . The site includes locomotive and rolling stock workshops , as well as cafeteria and shops...	Privately owned

^* Name applied during preservation