Current Mainline Operation
In 2012, after nearly 50 years of front line passenger and freight operations, between 25 and 30 locomotives are operational at any one time on the National network. The following is a list of companies currently operating Class 47s.
- Direct Rail Services (DRS) locomotives appear on freight, stock movements, charter trains and spot-hire duties. Locomotives currently operational are 47790, 47802, 47805, 47810, 47818, 47828, 47832, 47841 and 47853. As at September 2012 47501 and 47813 had been overhauled at Eastleigh Works and were waiting return to DRS.
- West Coast Railway Company is primarily a charter train operator, and is currently expanding its fleet by overhauling withdrawn locomotives. Locomotives currently operational are 47237, 47245, 47270, 47500, 47760, 47786, 47804, 47826, 47851 and 47854, together with three further preserved but mainline registered locomotives (47580, 47773 and 47798) under its custodianship.
- Riviera Trains is a company based at Crewe with a fleet of locomotives which are mainly used to haul charter trains. Locomotives currently operational are 47769, 47812, 47815, 47843 and 47848.
- Colas Rail owns a small fleet of locomotives for duties hauling its track maintenance trains. Locomotives currently operational are 47727, 47739 and 47749.
- Nemesis Rail is a spot hire company based in Burton-on-Trent. Its lone locomotive is 47375 while it owns 47488 and 47744 stored at Burton for possible reinstatment and 47640 located at the Battlefield Line Railway.
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