Wearing the prerequisite fur collar parka jacket, a spotter walks towards the camera at Crewe Works open day. To his right is 47042 has its cab door roped off to prevent any impromptu cabbing! This class 47 was involved in a serious accident as 1623 near to Sharnbrook when it collided with 5250 (25100) on 27.01.71. Both locomotives were involved in engineering trains during a possession of the MML, a report of the incident can be found a......
https://www.derbysulzers.com/25100.html In the middle of the image is 40179 that arrived at the beginning of July for main generator repairs leaving at the start of February 1980. Beyond the class 40 is 47448 that is present on the works for classified repairs.