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Odd sighting at Barton Hill ?
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:22 pm
by MartynR
Hello all,
Drove past Barton Hill depot on my way home from work today. Swear I saw a cl47 (47829 ?) painted mostly white, with the word "POLICE" on the side.
Anyone know anything about this ?
Cheers, Martyn
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:30 pm
by James
"To mark the end of 47 8s on Virgin Cross Country services in August 2002, Virgin and the British Transport Police got together to have a 47 8 put into a POLICE livery, to help promote a safer railway and discourage vandalism. Whether you are a passenger waiting at a station, or someone trespassing on the railway few locos would turn more heads and stop people in their tracks than when 47829 suddenly appears. Hopefully by doing so it has made people think again about doing something, and you never know who might be on it. The loco is still in use today but has been 'transfered' to Freightliner and can now be seen 'escorting' car trains amongst other duties. "
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:00 am
by madhattie
To add to James post. It's currently being used to train Virgin drivers the diversionary route through Clifton Down. Two trips a day I think.
(wish I'd kept the post in the gen group that had the timings, I'd like to get it going over Cheltenham Road viaduct)
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:07 am
by James
It's not technically my post as I just googled, cut, and pasted it
It's a terrible livery really though...very tacky, plasticky
It just screams "Lego" at me
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:04 pm
by MartynR
Ahhh, thanks very much. Thought I was going slightly mad for a minute there . . . (visions of the Sweeney chasing the getaway cl37 in it
)
Cheers, Martyn
47812
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:53 pm
by jules
It's currently being used to train Virgin drivers the diversionary route through Clifton Down.
I wondered why 47's have been running up and down all over Avonmouth area light engine. 47812 was on duty yesterday (seen at Hallen), so perhaps someone took note of your comments about the horrible police livery
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:59 pm
by Grayo59
And of course said 47 was also about when Nunney Castle was at St Andrew's Rd and going through Hallen on Easter Monday.
Remember the Police 37?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:50 pm
by jules
Not the first time a loco has been painted in Police livery. Anyone remember the 1980's BR TV ad, where cops in a 37 chased a "motorist" driving an HST, telling him to pullover? And various other amusing scenarios like pulling into some motorway services in the HST and sat fuming in a "train jam" ....
Can't remember which 37 it was, but it was at Clapham Junction for a few weeks back then ... shame no "privately owned" TOC nowadays can't stretch to running a few TV ads (apart from Wessex sponsoring the weather on HTV)!
Or maybe they do? - I don't possess a TV
Re: Remember the Police 37?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:55 pm
by James
jules wrote:shame no "privately owned" TOC nowadays can't stretch to running a few TV ads (apart from Wessex sponsoring the weather on HTV)!
And South West Trains advertising Kinder Bueno
Re: Remember the Police 37?
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:17 pm
by madhattie
jules wrote:
Can't remember which 37 it was
37093
http://todaysrailways.fotopic.net/p2292746.html
I remember Lima were quick on the ball and liveried one of their models the same.
37093
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:57 pm
by jules
Thanks for the pic! I seem to recall in the ads it had a blue flashing light on the roof too!
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:27 pm
by madhattie
Here we go! Mike P sent me this pic of 47829 at Avonmouth:
Cheers Mike
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:44 pm
by James