BR Midland Region
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"WD"Class 2-8-0 No.90470 and BR "Standard " 9F 2-10-0 No.92001 at Wakefield MPD on Sunday 26th February 1967. 90470 built in June 1944 (as WD No.78665)by Vulcan Foundry,Newton-Le-Willows and withdrawn in December 1966. 92001 built in January 1954 at Crewe and withdrawn in January 1967. Copyright : Steve Armitage Archive -
BR Class 47 No.47727 "Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award" At Blaenau Ffestiniog on a Rail Tourer Special from Hull - 5.5.2001 Dave Cobbe Collection Notes:- Nos were D1629/47047 / 47569/ 47727 47727 was also built at Crewe and entered service in October 1964 as D1629. ‘Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Eideann’ is the locomotive’s fifth name, the previous ones being ‘The Gloucestershire Regiment’ (1 July 1990-November 1993), ‘Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’ (11 October 1994-?), ‘Castell Caeffili/Caerphilly Castle’ (December 2002-?) and ‘Rebecca’ (20 September 2007-?) Loco was scrapped in 2010