Stored LSG spares donor Class 47 heads for scrapping

ONE OF the Class 47s used by Locomotive Services Group as a spares donor locomotive at Crewe Diesel Depot has been sent for scrapping at CF Booth in Rotherham after final recovery of components was carried out.

47811, which last saw use with Freightliner before being purchased by LSG, had been extensively stripped of spares. When it was loaded onto a low-loader on November 9, it was devoid of bogies and underframe equipment. Upon delivery to Rotherham, it was immediately placed into the cutting area and was scrapped within a couple of days of its arrival.

Also at Crewe Diesel Depot, component recovery has been taking place on 57004, with it looking increasingly likely that this will become the first Class 57 to be broken up for scrap. The Class 57 has been sold by LSG to Great Western Railway, which has stripped it of any compatible parts for its four Class 57/6 locomotives, 57602605, which are used on the Night Riviera sleeper service.