Following the pictorial celebration of 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 , we once more delve into the Mortons Archive for a selection of images of the locos in their original two-tone BR green liveries.
![No. 1771 (subsequently 47176, then 47576) stands at Edinburgh Waverley on April 15, 1972, with ‘The Edinburgh Explorer No. 1’ railtour. A second tour operated later in the year with No. 1772, from Sheffield to Waverley and back.](https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/08/077-RE314-F0-Retro-Years-Extra-Cl47-Pic4-681x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
![No April Fool, No. D1564 (later 47447) powers a mixed rake of blue and grey Mk.1 and Mk.2 coaches past a delightful semaphore signal at Babworth on the East Coast Main Line on April 1, 1970.](https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/08/077-RE314-F0-Retro-Years-Extra-Cl47-Pic1-779x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
![On November 2, 1972, No. D1109 (renumbered 47526 in 1974) sprints through Retford with an East Coast Main Line express.](https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/08/077-RE314-F0-Retro-Years-Extra-Cl47-Pic2-683x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
![Pictured at the York Railfest on May 29, 2004, No. 47815 (previously 47760 and 47155) has been repainted into two-tone green and given its original number D1748. Currently owned by West Coast Railways, the loco carries Great Western nameplates.](https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/08/077-RE314-F0-Retro-Years-Extra-Cl47-Pic3-669x1024.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Advert
![Subscribe to Heritage Railway Magazine](https://b1944490.smushcdn.com/1944490/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/01/HR-970X250-copy.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
by
–
Following the pictorial celebration of 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 , we once more delve into the Mortons Archive for a selection of images of the locos in their original two-tone BR green liveries.
Article Tags:
Dear Reader,
Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our control with the printing/finishing of Heritage Railway issue 284, the latest issue is running two days behind schedule. We promise it will be worth the wait!
Many thanks,
The Heritage Railway Team