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Class 47 47750 | Portsmouth & Southsea + Cosham | 4th August 2001

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*Saturday 4th August 2001* - Class 47 47750 Atlas seen at Portsmouth & Southsea and Cosham with its oval shaped buffers as opposed to the round types that most class 47s had. Round buffered class 47s were restricted on shunting heavy freight loads on tight curves as they were known to cause stress failures on the buffer plate, hence the use of oval buffers for a few members of the class. It had worked the 1O71 0728 Blackpool North - Portsmouth & Southsea virgin trains service, and then ran light engine through Cosham heading to Eastleigh.
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A Class 47 locomotive, identified as 47750 Atlas, is shown at Portsmouth & Southsea and Cosham with its distinctive oval-shaped buffers. The locomotive had previously operated the 1O71 service from Blackpool North to Portsmouth & Southsea for Virgin Trains. It later ran light engine through Cosham towards Eastleigh. The video highlights this specific Class 47's unique buffer design, which was used to prevent stress failures on tight curves when handling heavy freight loads.

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  • Platform ID W5czj6iuvLQ
  • Date published 28 Oct 2025 06:06
  • Date added 16 May 2026 04:02
  • Recorded 4 Aug 2001
  • Locomotives 0
  • Headcodes 1
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