Hornby R30382 Class 47 522 ‘Doncaster Enterprise’ RailRoad Plus Loco

Tech SpecsItem Scale 1:76 Scale 00 GaugeFinish PaintedGauge OODCC Status DCC Ready (NOT DCC Fitted)Operator BRLivery BRMinimum Curve (mm) Radius 2 Product InfoBuilt between 1962 and 1968, the Class 47 Co-CoDiesel-Electric locomotive was once the most numerous class of mainline dieselin Britain with 512 examples. Brush Traction constructed 310 locomotives inLoughborough and the remaining 202 at Crewe. The locomotives were used forpassenger and freight operations beginning in 1962 in the BR Green livery,before being repainted in the BR Blue colour scheme. Later diversification sawthem painted in all manner of liveries.Strong performers, these locomotives were among some of thelargest to be employed by British Rail. The first five withdrawals were all dueto accident damage with the first planned decommissioning taking place inFebruary 1986. As withdrawals began, the engines were used to solve an industrylack of parts crisis, and therefore the Class 47 disappeared.In 2023, 30 of the class remained operational on thenational network with West Coast Railways being the largest operator. Around 17were stored, 33 were converted to Class 57 and an additional 32 were preserved.No. 47522 ‘Doncaster Enterprise’ was one of the locomotivesconstructed at Crewe and entered traffic on 9th November 1966 with the runningnumber of D1105. After eight years in service, the locomotive was renumbered toNo. 47522 in March 1974. On 3rd October 1987, 47522 was unveiled in a uniqueLNER-like apple green livery and was named ‘Doncaster Enterprise’ at DoncasterWorks by Councillor Gladys Ambler, Mayor of Doncaster. After this, thelocomotive attained ‘celebrity’ status. In January 1990, the locomotive was seriously damaged aftera crash occurred near Dover. While at Doncaster Works for repairs, it appearsthat by 20th May 1990, there was a missing dot above the ‘i’ on the ‘DoncasterEnterprise’ nameplate. The stuck-on dot had most likely fallen off. The No. 2cab was replaced with the cab from No. 47645. Once repairs were complete, thelocomotive was outshopped in a BR Parcels red and grey livery. In July 2000,‘Doncaster Enterprise’ was cut up by EWS at Wigan CRDC.No. 47522 is finished in an apple-green livery. It includestwo etched nameplates of ‘Doncaster Enterprise’. Please be aware that this isnot suitable for children. This model is DCC-ready and is compatible with ourHM7000 8-Pin decoder.