Class 47s: Inverness to Newquay, 1986-87

by Ian McLean

In the mid-1980s, the winds of change were blowing through British Rail and often not for the good; the pace of withdrawals was picking up, and forthcoming changes in main works overhauls saw locomotives 47429 and 47529 withdrawn in working order in early 1987, in order to supply a spares float for the move to Cost Effective Maintenance. North of the border, steam-heat was finally dispensed with in May 1987. The new financial year in April 1987 saw...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802822623
• ISBN13: 9781802822625
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Key Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages