Class 47

47077 ‘NORTH STAR’ departs Williton for Bishops Lydeard on 21st June 2021 image © by Railcam UK and the WSR

The DEPG’s ‘celebrity’ Class 47 number 47 077 (D1661 47613 47840) ‘NORTH STAR’ has moved from Williton to Bishops Lydeard under her own power. The gleaming loco left Williton at 10:15 for the run to Bishops Lydeard, marking the first time that this loco has run on WSR metals since 2017. The loco was under the control of WSR Chief Traction Inspector Merv Hebditch with DEPG Chairman Martin Howard as secondman.

The loco will remain at Bishops Lydeard pending transportation to the North Yorkshire Moor Railway (see Depot News – week ending 20-Jun-21 post for more details).

Many thanks to all who were involved in this major effort !

Many thanks also to Railcam UK and the WSR for providing these webcam services.

To coincide with the re-emergence of our ‘celebrity’ Class 47 in the guise of 47077 ‘NORTH STAR’, we have created a new page giving additional background to her fame and notoriety. Click here or on the photo to get to the new page.

Late yesterday afternoon, after the installation of new batteries, our Class 47 D1661 47077 47613 47840 burst into life immediately after pressing the START button. Here’s a video clip taken By Martin Howard:

DEPG Class 47 47077 ‘NORTH STAR’ engine run, late afternoon of Saturday 15th May 2021. Video by Martin Howard © CC BY-NC 3.0