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47 709 another privatisation gypsy loco. Carnforth Depot. 2003.
Like the previous image of 47 705 at Chester this one is of sister 47 709 at WCRC Ltd's Carnforth Depot. Like 47 705 it was bought by Waterman Railways in April 1994 as part of the Special Trains Unit package sold by the BR Inter-City sector. When used in Scotland it 'Carried "The Lord Provost" nameplates but these were removed when it moved south although there is no quoted date it was probably after arrival at Old Oak Common depot in October 1990., , Waterman Railways use of the locomotive was sporadic and by 23/07/1996 it was stored serviceable. With Waterman Railways pulling out of the charter business the locomotive was sold to Fragonset Railways based in Derby on 24/01/1997 and moved from storage at Crewe to storage at Tyseley Railway Museum. After three years out of use it was moved in July 1999 to FR's workshops at Derby and overhauled. It emerged in FR's burgundy and black livery named 'Dionysos' (as viewed above). FR merged with Merlin Rail to form Fragonset-Merlin Rail and in 2005 the locomotive was selected along with 47 712 to carry the prestigious Nanking Blue livery to work the FMR operated 'Blue Pullman' luxury train. This work was short lived after FMR filed for bankruptcy and the two blue locomotives we sold in an asset sale to DRS (Direct Rail Services). They put it to service repainted in their dark blue livery but as more class 66's were ordered the locomotive ended up withdrawn and in September 2012 it was sold for scrap being dismantled by Raxstar Ltd and Eastleigh Works., , For the record the sorry looking class 31 in the background is stored 31 275 owned by Harry Needle Railroad Co. It was eventually deemed to be beyond economic repair and was scrapped on site in February 2005.
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