Class 57305 'Thunderbird' Diesel Locomotive 'John Tracy', Rugby Station
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Photo: Charles Moorhen
Before being converted to a Class 57, the locomotive was in service as 47822.
In 2002 it was carrying the name 'Pride of Shrewsbury'. The loco has carried four names in its career; 'Alan Tracy - Thunderbirds, John Tracy - Thunderbirds, 'Pride of Shrewsbury', and 'Northern Princess'.
At some point in the 1990s the loco carried no name at all,
Diesel loco UK Class 57305 can be seen elsewhere on the 'Along These Tracks' photo blog standing in Basingstoke station in Swallow livery by clicking here.
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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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