47401 UPDATE - 1st March 2010 A bit of bad news we're afraid. We are sorry to report that within the last few days 47401 has had a flashover and consequently has been taken out of service. Last Thursday the loco was involved in a one day commercial contract which involved the testing of wheel/rail monitoring equipment. Following several runs with a rake of stock the loco was idling when No. 1 fan motor flashed over. Quick action by the crew ensured that damage was kept to a minimum. For those who may be wondering it was a non-passenger carrying event, not open to the public which is why it was not advertised. So rest assured no chainage/mileage was lost! We do sometimes receive this type of work which tends to generate more income for the MRB than for the loco itself. On this occasion though it provided us with the opportunity to use the loco and check for any faults prior to its planned running days in March. If there is any good news amongst this it is that only No. 1 fan motor was damaged and the 800 volt generator was unaffected. Whilst we do our best to ensure the commutators and brush boxes are kept spotless and the loco is tarpaulined during the worst of the winter it is suspected that a combination of damp and possibly a build up of carbon in areas inaccessible to us have contributed to the cause. Anyway, Bowers Electrical Machines have already been on site to give their professional diagnosis and the motor will be sent away for repairs. This should occur in the next two to three weeks. Regrettably this does mean that 47401 is not now going to be available for its running days on March 13/14. Apologies to those of you who may have had plans to visit but hopefully the advance notice will allow you to change your arrangements. Assuming the loco is repaired in time then the next planned running day will be the MRB Diesel Gala 22nd/23rd May. Not a good start to the new season, things have been progressing so well of late. CLASS 47 DATA FILE PART 2 - 4th February 2010 Finally! The book is complete and is being delivered from the printers tomorrow. We have banked the cheques this afternoon of everyone who has paid via that method and hope to despatch all the back orders durover the course of next week. Meanwhile Part 6 is on the way (D1682-D1714)! To order Part 2 just click on the Book Sales page of this site (with Paypal payment), or alternatively by cheque/PO payable to 47401 Project (send to 21 The Oaklands, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 8AD). Cost is £9.99 + £2 P&P. WEBSITE EMAIL CONTACT - 5th January 2010 It has been brought to our attention that some emails sent to the Project via the contact link on this site have not been getting through to us. We have therefore replaced it with a direct email address - enquiries47401project@hotmail.com  - you can either click on this link or cut and paste it into your address bar. If you have tried contacting us before and received no reply, sorry, we haven't been ignoring you! Please try again and we will get straight back to you. CLASS 47 DATA FILE PART 2 - 5th January 2010 We are expecting this book back from the printers anytime now, it did not quite make it in time for the Christmas holiday period due to a few corrections and alterations being required to the completed page proofs. We will post a further update when we receive the book, at which time we will also bank the cheques of everyone who has ordered. If you haven't ordered yet then you can do so via the "Books" section of our for sale pages on this site (with Paypal payment), or alternatively by cheque/PO payable to 47401 Project (send to 21 The Oaklands, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 8AD. Cost is £9.99 + £2 P&P.

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