A significant number of British Rail Class 47 locomotives have been preserved on heritage railways, the current total standing at 32 as of July 2024. Five locomotives (47 270, 47 580, 47 712, 47 773 and 47 828) are mainline registered and as such may operate on Network Rail. Locomotives that do not currently carry their names are shown with the name in brackets.
Preserved examples Numbers carried(Current number in bold)NameLiveryLocationOwner150047 401---North EasternBR BlueMidland Railway - ButterleyThe 47401 Project47401 Project Organisation homepageD150147 402---(Gateshead)BR GreenChinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Privately OwnedD151647 417----BR GreenMidland Railway - ButterleyThe 47401 ProjectD152447 004---(Old Oak Common)BR GreenEmbsay & Bolton Abbey Steam RailwayNewton Heath Diesel Traction GroupD156647 449---(Orion)BR BlueLlangollen RailwayLlangollen Diesel GroupD1566 page Llangollen Diesel GroupD160647 02947 635--Jimmy MilneBR Blue Large LogoEpping Ongar RailwayPrivately OwnedD164347 05947 63147 765-(Ressaldar)BR Scotrail Blue StripeEast Lancashire RailwayPrivately ownedD165447 07047 62047 83547 799(Prince Henry)Royal Train Maroon Eden Valley RailwayPrivately OwnedD165647 07247 60947 83447 798Prince WilliamRoyal Train Maroon National Railway MuseumNational Railway MuseumNRM fleet list NRM websiteD166147 07747 61347 840-NORTH STARBR BlueNorth Yorkshire Moors RailwayDiesel & Electric Preservation Group47840 page D&EPG websiteD166247 484---(Isambard Kingdom Brunel)GWR GreenWishawPioneer Diesel Group169347 105----BR BlueGloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayBrush Type 4 FundHomepage Brush Type 4 Fund1705(formerly Class 48)47 117---SparrowhawkBR BlueGreat Central RailwayType 1 Locomotive CompanyD1705 page Type 1 Locomotive CompanyD175547 16147 54147 773-(The Queen Mother)BR GreenTyseley Locomotive Works Vintage Trains47773 page Vintage trains websiteD176247 16747 58047 732-County of EssexBR Blue with Union Jack (Stratford grey roof) Mid Norfolk RailwayMid Norfolk RailwayD177847 18347 57947 793-James Nightall GCBR Blue Large Logo The Watercress LinePrivately Owned.D178747 306---(The Sapper)Railfreight Distribution EuropeanBodmin & Wenford RailwayBodmin & Wenford Main Line Diesel GroupBodmin Diesels website D184247 192---BasilBR GreenCrewe Heritage CentreCrewe Heritage Trust LimitedD185547 20547 39547 205--Railfreight Distribution triple greyNorthampton & Lamport RailwayPrivately OwnedD188647 367---(Kenny Cockbird)BR BlueChinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Privately Owned D189547 376---Freightliner 1995Freightliner GreyGloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayBrush Type 4 Fund D190947 23247 66547 82047 785(Fiona Castle)EWSWensleydale RailwayHarry NeedleD192147 24447 640--University of StrathclydeBR Blue Large LogoBattlefield RailwayPrivately OwnedD193347 25547 596--Aldeburgh FestivalBR GreenMid-Norfolk RailwayMid-Norfolk RailwayD194547 50247 715--(Haymarket)Virgin TrainsChinnor and Princes Risborough RailwayRail Engineering SolutionsD194647 50347 771--(Heaton Traincare Depot)Rail Express SystemsArlington Eastleigh WorksClass 47 Preservation Project47771 page Preserved Diesels websiteD194847 50547 712--Lady Diana SpencerBR Scotrail Blue StripeCrewe Diesel TMDCrewe Diesel Preservation GroupD195547 51147 714 - -Rail Express SystemsWensleydale RailwayWensleydale RailwayD196647 26647 62947 828-(Joe Strummer)BR Inter-CityCarnforth MPDOwned by the D05 Preservation CompanyD197047 26947 643---Intercity (ScotRail branding)Bo'ness and Kinneil RailwayOwned by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society Diesel Group47643 page SRPS Diesel Group websiteD197147 270---SwiftBR BlueCarnforth MPDPrivately OwnedD199447 292---Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate 175BR GreenChurnet Valley RailwayPrivately Owned
See also List of preserved British Rail diesel locomotives
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