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57009 Norwich

            A very welcome sight in Norwich - with the vast majority of West Coast-operated charters using the fleet of maroon Class 47s, seeing traction in a different livery is always welcome. 57009 had arrived on the rear of 1Z80 1638 from Worcester Shrub Hill, the return of the Worcester Steam Express operated by Railway Touring Company; the 57 was added at Humberstone Road near Leicester, replacing Black Five 44871. 47848 was on the front from Humberstone Road.

57009 has been painted into original BR green livery, carrying the G.J.CHURCHWARD nameplate, carried from March 1979, replacing the original GEORGE JACKSON CHURCHWARD plates from 1965, numbered D1664. As 47079, the Brush Type 4 was one of four class members repainted into Great Western green in 1985 as part of the GWR150 celebrations, gaining replacement GWR-style brass nameplates.

In 2000 47079 was rebuilt as 57009, gaining a replacement General Motors engine for intermodal services with Freightliner. All twelve Class 57/0s moved to DRS, with West Coast acquiring the GM loco for use of charters.

Taken in: UK / England / Norwich District / Thorpe (show map)

Taken on: April 6, 2024

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57009

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Norwich

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Sets appears in: • Type 5s (Classes 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60) • Railtours

Groups appears in: • UK Railways • UK Class 47/48/57 more » • West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) • General Motors Locomotives in the UK • After British Rail (the post privatisation era). • Loco Hauled passenger Trains • Norwich stations, depots and yards • UK Class 57 • Anything to do with UK Railways • #UK Railtours & Footex's. • UK Rail: Drags & Unusual Loco Hauled Services • East Anglia UK Rail Photographs « less

Camera: Nikon D5600, f/8.0, 3 sec, 23mm (=34mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5600
Lens:	18.0-140.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	3
Focal Length:	23mm (35mm equivalent: 34mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	Low
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.6 (Windows)
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