Photo Virgin Trains Class 57308 Tin Tin Thunderbirds UK Diesel Loco 2012

Class 57308 'Thunderbird' Diesel Locomotive 'Tin Tin', Rugby

Photo:  Charles Moorhen

Thunderbirds Are Go!  Well, ok, not exactly in this example.  

UK Virgins Trains Class 57308 'Thunderbirds Tin Tin' diesel locomotive is seen here stabled in a bay platform at Rugby station on the 2nd. September 2012.

 Photo: Charles Moorhen

 

 

Before conversion to a Class 57 from a Class 47, the locomotive was numbered 47846.
In January 2014, the nameplates Tin Tin and Parker fetched over £4,000 at a charity auction for The Alzheimer's Society.

The Class 57 locomotives were derived from the Class 47s with certain modifications added between 1998 and 2004, such as a reconditioned EMD engine and the same model of traction alternator as the Class 56.

In all their were 16 'Thunderbird' names given to 'Virgin' Class 57s.  They are as follows:

• 57301 Scott Tracy
• 57302 Virgil Tracy
• 57303 Alan Tracy
• 57304 Gordon Tracy
• 57305 John Tracy
• 57306 Jeff Tracy
• 57307 Lady Penelope 
• 57308 Tin Tin
• 57309 Brains
• 57310 Kyrano
• 57311 Parker
• 57312 The Hood
• 57313 Tracy Island
• 57314 Firefly
• 57315 The Mole
• 57316 FAB 

512 Class 47s were built, of which 30 have passed into preservation and can be found (at time of blog-page publication) at the following locations, though this may be subject to change for various reasons.

D1524  47004 - Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway.

D1693  47105 - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

D1705  47117 'Sparrowhawk' - Great Central Railway.

D1842  47192 - Crewe Heritage Centre.

D1855  47205/47395 - Northampton & Lamport Railway.

D1994  47292 - Great Central Railway Nottingham.

D1787  47306 'The Sapper' - Bodmin & Wenford Railway.

D1886  47367 - Mid Norfolk Railway.

D1895  47376 'Freightliner 1995' - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

D1500  47401 'North Eastern' - Midland Railway Butterley.

D1501  47402 - East Lancashire Railway.

D1516  47417 - Midland Railway Butterley.

D1566  47449 - Llangollen Railway.

D1662  47484 'Isambard Kingdom Brunel' - (Private Location).

D1107  47524 - Dean Forest Railway.

D1778  47183/47579/47793 'James Nightall G.C. - Mid Hants Railway.

D1762  47167/47580/47732 'County of Essex - Carnforth.

D1933  47233/47596 'Aldeburgh Festival' - Mid Norfolk Railway.

D1606  47029/47635 'Jimmy Milne' - Epping Ongar Railway.

D1970  47269/47643 - Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway.

D1948  47505/47712 'Lady Diana Spencer' - Crewe Heritage Centre.

D1619  47038/47564/47761 - Midland Railway Butterley.

D1643  47765/47059/47631 - East Lancashire Railway.

D1946  47503/47771 - Eastleigh Works.

D1755  47541/47773 - (Location Not Known).

D1909  47232/47785/47820 - Wensleydale Railway.

D1656  47072/47609/47834/47798 'Prince William' - York Railway Museum.

D1654  47070/47620/47799/47835 'Prince Henry' - Eden Valley Railway.

D1966  47266/47629/47828 - Carnforth.

D1661  47077/47613/47840 'North Star' - West Somerset Railway.

More Class 47 and 57 images on 'Along These Tracks'.

Class 47100 'Merlin'

Class 57316 'Fab 1'

Class 57305 'John Tracy'

Class 47822

Class 47701

Class 47790 'Galway Princess'

Class 57307 'Lady Penelope'

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