The Rail Enthusiast thread

[Smurfy]

Here's a snippet of a much more modern locomotive. Any guesses?

 

[classic33]

Class 47, "Thor"

 

[vernon]

Class 47, "Thor"

I Thort that too.

 

[vernon]

Thor nameplates have no embelishments.

 

[vernon]

Thor nameplates have no embelishments. At least the class 47 variants don't.

 

[Smurfy]

Good guess, but for the reason already stated (lack of embellishment), not the right answer. Maybe MDB will get it.

Here's the plate for Thor

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It looks awful whatever it is!

Actually, I have one or two ideas, but I'd need to look them up (and then probably realise I was wrong, as usual).

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yep, I was wrong!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

50008 Thunderer!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

https://secure.flickr.com/photos/bolckow/7809705940/

 

[classic33]

NRM, Light Blue, One of a kind!

Edited
Thor was on two Class 47's

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

NRM, Light Blue, One of a kind!

Deltic?

Edited: Thor was on two Class 47's

It was still wrong though, t'was 50008.

 

[TVC]

NT and I patted Oliver Cromwell today. Just saying.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

NT and I patted Oliver Cromwell today. Just saying.

I thought he was dead...... oh you mean 70013?

 

[TVC]

That's the one. On the shed at loughborough ticking over.