Top & Tail 47s and a Test Train at Ely & Whittlesford, 19th February 2023
The extra was formed of 47813, ten Mark 2 coaches & 47815. 47813 was painted in West Coast Railway Companys maroon livery and 47815 was painted in an approximation of BR two-tone green. This train is seen passing in front of Ely cathedral and then later passing Whittlesford Parkway. Sorry about the crazy tripod action! 47815 seemed to be suffering an engine malady judging by the amount of exhaust.
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00:00 Ely, Station Road
00:25 Ely Cathedral
01:42 Whittlesford Parkway
A train operated by the West Coast Railway Company was seen running between London Liverpool Street and Peterborough via Cambridge and Ely on 19 February 2023. The train consisted of locomotives 47813 and 47815, along with ten Mark 2 coaches. 47813 was painted in the West Coast Railway Company's maroon livery, while 47815 was in an approximation of British Railways' two-tone green. The footage captures the train passing Ely Cathedral and Whittlesford Parkway. A Network Rail test train, powered by locomotive 37175, was also observed at Ely.
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