47245 at Swanage: 4th May 2009

History is made on the 4th May 2009 for ‘Brush type 4’ followers as 47245 (D1922) arrives at Swanage hauling the 1Z98 0812 London Waterloo – Swanage.
Bar the brief sojourn by 47635 which was based there for 16 months the last ‘Brush type 4’ which worked a mainline train over the Swanage branch was in 1966 – some 43 years ago.
To use 47245 for this trip was very apt because as D1922, this Brush type 4 was one of only six that were ever allocated to the Southern Region at Eastleigh depot (70D) in mid-1966,
to help out the ailing Bullied Pacific’s on the last turns of the 'Bournemouth Belle' and it is known that D1922 worked to Swanage around this time, hauling the (Sundays only) 1812 Swanage – Eastleigh service.

D1922 was built at Brush falcon works and entered service for British railways on 3rd December 1966 with works No. 684, and was allocated to Cardiff Canton (86A).
In October 1966 the loco transfered to Eastleigh depot (70D) to aid the ailing Bullied pacifics on the 'Bournemouth Belle' and remained there until September 1968
when the loco transfered back to Cardiff Canton (86A).
In October 1973, D1922 became 47245 under the new TOPS numbering system. In October 1978 47245 became a Bristol Bath Road (BR) allocated loco, a spell at Tinsley followed
in July 1987 and then the loco became a 'Railfreight distribution' locomotive for the next few years, which included working the eurotunnel automotive trains.
In April 1998 47245 transfered to Bescot (BS) and just under a year later in February 1999 was withdrawn. 47245 was then bought by the present owners 'West Coast Rail'
in December 2003 and based at Carnforth.

47245 at Swanage station platform 2. 838x891	47245 'No.2 end' cab displaying '10A' - Wigan springs branch. 668x891	47245 at Swanage. 1261x891	Advert for forthcoming Beer festival. 1188x891
47245 departs Swanage on the rear of the ECS to Eldons sidings. 1511x891	47245 departs on the rear of the ecs. 1432x891