Part 1 (January - May)

47449 waits to depart from Llangollen with the 1100 to Carrog on a very unexpected January running day (06/01/2007)

With the signal box still heavily disguised from the 'Santa' season, 47449 waits to depart from Carrog with the 1150 to Llangollen (06/01/2007)

47449 catches the last of the afternoon sun as it waits to depart from Llgollen with the 1500 to Carrog, the final round trip of the day (06/01/2007)

47402 arrives at Bury with the 1015 Heywood-Rawtenstall during the ELR's January 'Sulzer Day' (20/01/2007)

'Gateshead' pauses beneath the new platform canopy at Ramsbottom whilst working the 1015 Heywood-Rawtenstall (20/01/2007)

With the signalling now fully commissioned, trains to Heywood can deprt from any platform at Bury. 47402 pauses at Bolton Street with the 1130 Rawtenstall-Heywood (20/01/2007)

Still residing at Bury was Riviera Trains' 47575, seen here on arrival at Rawtenstall with the 1515 from Heywood (20/01/2007)

On a cold, damp, Sunday morning in January, 47575 waits to depart from Bury with the 0945 to Heywood. Fortunately the loco's ETH was working faultlessly (21/01/2007)

The view from Platform 3 of 47575 waiting to depart from Bury with the 0945 to Heywood. This was rumoured to be the loco's last appearance at the East lancs prior to returning to Crewe (21/01/2007)

47575 is pictured again waiting to cross a southbound train at Ramsbottom whilst heading north with the 1015 Heywood-Rawtenstall (21/01/2007)

47832 'Driver Tom Clark OBE' arrives at London Victoria with 5Z87 empty stock from East Ham for a 'Blue Pullman' charter (27/01/2007)

47839 'Pegasus' waits to depart from Victoria with 1Z87 1038 to Tonbridge via Maidstone, Ashford and Hastings. Following the financial collapse of FM Rail, 47709 and 47712 had been quarantined by the administrators, and this was the last time that the ded

Having just been named 'Captain Sensible' at Hove, Cotswold Rail's 47810 is pictured at Brighton with the empty stock off 1Z27 0730 Heartland Rail charter from Gloucester. Note the stock, which had changed ownership during the preceding couple of weeks (1

Along with the 'Blue Pullman' stock, Cotswold Rail had also acquired 47703 from the former FM Rail. 'Hermes' is pictured at Brighton after working 1Z27 over the short distance from Preston Park, where the train had reversed after covering the 'Brighton av

Another view of 47703 as '810 departs Brighton with the empty stock for Lovers' Walk (10/02/2007)

If you thought the location looked a little unusual, it's because, yes, that really is 47853 waiting to depart from London's Cannon Street station with 1Z82 1137 to Wimbledon via Charlton, Crayford, Hither Green, Clapham Junction and Haydons Road (01/03/2

Although the engines and stock had gone, the 'Blue Pullman' programme continued to run using Riviera Trains' locomotives and the 'Great Briton' stock. One such train waits to deaprt from Cannon Street behind 47853 (01/03/2007)

The train had been marketed as the 'London Bridges' tour due to the number of different crossings of the Tiver Thames that it made during the course of the day. 47853 is pictured on arrival back at Victoria after working 1Z83 1341 from Wimbledon via Teddi

Once upon a time appearances of '47s' at Victoria were almost unheard of, but over the last twelve months they've been considerably more frequent thanks to the 'Blue Pullman'. 47843 'Vulcan' waits to depart with 5Z83 1538 empty stock move to Old Oak Commo

A few days later the new-look 'Blue Pullman' is seen again passing Mirfield. 47853 accelerates towards Heaton Lodge Junction with 1N50 0818 Kings Cross-Hebden Bridge (10/03/2007)

47843 once again brings up the rear (10/03/2007)

About to make its maiden passenger working in preservation, the Stratford 47 Group's 47596 waits to depart from Dereham with the 0900 to Wymondham Abbey on the first day of the Mid-Norfolk Railwya's Diesel Weekend (16/03/2007)

In glorious Spring sunshine, 47596 waits to depart from Dereham with the 1500 to Wymondham Abbey. The loco clocked up an impressive 110 miles during the course of the day (16/03/2007)

Riviera Trains two-tone green duo 47812+47815 shunt the empty stock into the yard at Holyhead after working forward from Crewe on Compass Tours' 1Z43 0633 charter from Carlisle (24/03/2007)