CONSIDERING the age of the original Lima Class 47 tooling, it remains a reasonable starting point for a budget detailing and repainting project, especially with the upgrading made by Hornby. It was chosen for a low-cost project to model an Immingham-based Class 47 which was associated with the depot for over 20 years: No. 47222 Appleby-Frodingham.
It’s longest spell at Immingham (IM) was between 1971 and 1991, during which time it was renumbered from D1872 to No. 47222. Its long association with Immingham was concluded when it was transferred to Railfreight Distribution, with a return to Tinsley. By this time, No. 47222 had lost the Appleby-Frodingham nameplates applied in June 1982 and was repainted in Railfreight Distribution livery alongside the removal of the bufferbeam fairing during 1991 and eventual fitting with long range fuel tanks.
Project objective
The project is intended to represent the locomotive in its last few years at Immingham when painted in BR rail blue livery. At first glance, it is just another ‘banger-blue’ Class 47, dirty and grimy from daily freight work
