Hi Keith , Glad you like my Westerns at Chacewater from the train. I must say the 47 on the St Ives branch is rare and interesting but its not 1974 the 47 has a headlight and no headcode blinds i guess its 1984 .Headcodes on the front were done away with in 1976 but we did not get headlights until later. Also 47565 was not in existence until November 1980 prior to that it was 47039.
However its the first time i have ever seen any pictures of engineers trains on the branch in the 70s or 80s so its quite a find. For the purpose of historical documentation it has to be later then November 1980 . Has RW got any ? Cheers Roger Geach Many thanks for the update Roger, I was about to write and thank Peter for his pictures, now I'll check with him the dates as I don't know where the error has crept in. (All pictures now updated to 1984)
However its the first time i have ever seen any pictures of engineers trains on the branch in the 70s or 80s so its quite a find. For the purpose of historical documentation it has to be later then November 1980 . Has RW got any ? Cheers Roger Geach Many thanks for the update Roger, I was about to write and thank Peter for his pictures, now I'll check with him the dates as I don't know where the error has crept in. (All pictures now updated to 1984)