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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER
Blimey I remember the first of the old Class 47s appearing to replace steam just when I was leaving school, that would make them over 50 years old.
Are any of the originals still running ?
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Quite a few, built in 1962 till 64/65 and they are still going, not sure which the oldest one in our fleet is without looking, very good locos to maintain and still able to pull 12 coaches and another engine at 95mph, says a lot for British engineering 50 years ago (with a Swiss engine to power all the electrical stuff)
The oldest locos we operate on the mainline are the former southern based Class 33s built in the 1950s and still going strong