47560 Daylesford 29 March 1987

47560 Tamar approaches Daylesford, on the Cotswold Line with the 1B40 16:10 Paddington to Hereford service on 29 March 1987. Very nearly a complete corporate blue rake, save for the one InterCity coach near the rear of the train. Note also the ex-works BG at the head of the formation, complete with red painted springs. Entering traffic in August 1964 as D1610, this loco was always a Western Region machine, prior to its privatised life with DRS. It was renumbered 47031 in 1974 and then 47560 upon ETH conversion in 1980. The name Tamar was applied at Laira in 1982 and was retained even after renumbering to 47832 in 1989. Unfortunately this pleasant rural location has now been largely obscured by lineside vegetation.