Railway Loco Homage To 'Thunderbirds' Television Show Character
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| Direct Rail Services Class 57 57307 'Lady Penelope' Photo: Charles Moorhen |
A night photo of Direct Rail Services Class 57307 diesel locomotive 'Lady Penelope', named after the popular UK Thunderbirds TV series, standing in a former bay platform looking bright and clean after a sudden downpour at Rugby railway station on the 25th August 2016.
'Lady Penelope' is one of 16 Class 57s that carried a 'Thunderbirds' name and the only locomotive that retains its name.
In January 2014, the locomotive nameplates donated by Virgin Trains, Tin Tin and Parker, fetched over £4,000 at a charity auction run in association with the Railway Magazine to raise funds for The Alzheimer's Society.
The locomotive was built on the 20 September 1965 by Brush Traction at Loughborough and is allocated to Carlisle Kingmoor Traction Maintenance Depot, operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS). The current depot code is KM.
The original steam shed was called Carlisle (Kingmoor) and its shed code was 68A which was later changed to 12A.
This Class 57 locomotive originally carried the number D1901, later to be renumbered 47225.
Apart from its 'Lady Penelope' name, it has also carried the name, 'Cable Thieves: We're Watching You'.
Class 57307 'Lady Penelope' on YouYube:
Class 57307 departs Carlisle.
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.
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.
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