With a characteristic plume of exhaust from its Sulzer 12LDA28-C engine 47502 passes through Wellingborough station leading the 18.00 St. Pancras to Sheffield. In recent years this scene has changed dramatically as can be seen at ....
https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29451578204/x66103-08-58-elstow-redland-mountsorrel with the reinstatement of the second slow line and the electrification equipment. Also, the new footbridge has been built to once again enable platform four to be brought back into use after being closed for many years. In addition, 47502 is still with us preserved at the Wensleydale Railway numbered as 47715 'Haymarket'. I remember being a little frustrated back in 1980 at Wellingborough when this train produced this Class 47 as it was a West Country faithful that I had seen and photographed many times, for example....
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