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{{Infobox black steam loco
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|image      = 47383_20131006.jpg
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|caption    = 47383 at Highley
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|construc  = Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows
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|wheels    = 0-6-0T
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|rating    = 3F
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|status    = Out of service
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|locono    = 47383
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|othernos  = 16466, 7383
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|designed  = Henry Fowler
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|locotype  = '''Fowler 3F ‘Jinty’'''
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|built      = 1926
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|years1    = 1968
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|events1    = Arrived on SVR
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|years2    = 1973
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|events2    = First steamed
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|years3    = 2002
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|events3    = Last steamed
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|length    = 31ft 4¾"
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|weight    = 49t 10cwt
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|power      = 20,835 lb
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|pressure  = 160 lb/sq in
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}}
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47383 is an LMS Fowler Class 3F 0-6-0T, more commonly referred to as a ‘Jinty’. These locomotives were primarily intended for shunting duties.
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==47383 in service==
 
==47383 in service==
47383 is an LMS Fowler Class 3F 0-6-0T, more commonly referred to as a ‘Jinty’.  These locomotives were primarily intended for shunting duties.
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47383 was built for the LMS by the Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire as Works No 3954 of 1926, and entered service in October of that year as LMS Number 16466. Its first allocation was to the Devons Road depot in Bow, East London, where this class of locomotive was used for suburban passenger services from Broad Street as well as shunting duties.<ref name = "SB9">SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref>
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47373 was built for the LMS by the Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire as Works No 3954 of 1926, and entered service that year as LMS Number 7383. It first worked in the London freight yards before moving to Chester.  Following nationalisation, it was renumbered 47383 by BR, who rated the class 3F.
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In March 1928 16466 moved to the north-west, serving at Liverpool Edge Hill until January 1931, Mold Junction near Chester until May 1932, and then to Chester where the locomotive was frequently used as the station pilot over the next 30 years.<ref name = "SB9"/>
  
The locomotive was withdrawn from service in October 1967.<ref> [[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=111017&loco=47383 BRDatabase]] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref>
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In July 1935, 16466 was renumbered 7383 by the LMS as part of a company-wide re-numbering begun in 1932.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_locomotive_numbering_and_classification Wikipedia]</ref> Following nationalisation, it was renumbered 47383 by BR, who rated the class 3F. 
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Between November 1962 and June 1963 the locomotive was based at Carlisle, followed by transfers to Burnley (Rose Grove) and Manchester (Newton Heath). There the locomotive was initially withdrawn from service in late 1966. However a shortage of locomotives at the NCB sidings at Williamthorpe Colliery in Chesterfield (worked by BR under an old agreement) saw a temporary reprieve,<ref name = "SB9"/> until final withdrawal in October 1967<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=111017&loco=47383 BRDatabase] Retrieved 28 January 2015</ref>.
  
 
==47383 in preservation==
 
==47383 in preservation==
47383 was the 5th locomotive to join the SVR, arriving in May 1968 some two years before the official opening. The locomotive saw regular use, repairs and overhauls excepted, from the 1970s through to it's last steaming in 2002 (including a couple of seasons running as 'Thomas' due to an overhaul being carried out on [[686 The Lady Armaghdale]], but is now on display in [[The Engine House]] awaiting overhaul. It is owned by the [[Manchester Rail Travel Society]].
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A group of enthusiasts formed the Manchester Rail Travel Society in 1966 with the intention of acquiring a Jinty. A number of steam tours were organised to raise funds, four of which were jointly organised with the fledgling SVR. As a result of this relationship, 47383 became the 5th locomotive to join the SVR, arriving by road from Blackwell A Winning Colliery on 26 May 1968, some two years before the official opening.<ref name = "SB9"/> 
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Following restoration, the locomotive was first steamed on 4 September 1973, following which it entered service in BR livery. Initially it saw regular use on lighter mid-week passenger services and ‘schools trains’, and apart from until being withdrawn for wheel reprofiling and bearing re-metalling throughout 1976, 47383 worked until failing with leaking tubes in summer 1979.<ref>SVR News 53</ref>
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Following an overhaul, 47383 was steamed again in late 1982, although the first move under power did not go as expected – forward gear was selected but the locomotive promptly set off in reverse!<ref>SVR News 66</ref> Once this minor issue was addressed, the locomotive resumed duties although in 1987 another mid-ticket year was spent out of service, this time for repairs including a broken piston. Service resumed in 1988 and continued until the boiler’s ‘end of ticket’ in winter 1991.<ref>SVR News 101</ref> A quick turnaround saw 47383 steamed again in July 1992;<ref>SVR News 103</ref> this time an unbroken 10 year stint was completed until its last steaming in 2002.
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During its time at the SVR, 47383 spent a couple of seasons running as 'Thomas', due to an overhaul being carried out on [[686 The Lady Armaghdale]].  The locomotive also spent a number of periods [[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events|on hire to other railways]] including Swanage (1988, 1989 and 1996), Churnet Valley (1996 and 1997) and Chinnor and Princes Risborough (1997). Mileage recorded for the locomotive in SVR News was as follows:
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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! <b>Year</b> !! style="text-align:right;" | <b>Mileage</b>
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|-
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| 1973 || style="text-align:right;" | 20
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|-
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| 1974 || style="text-align:right;" | 635
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|-
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| 1975 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,160
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|-
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| 1976 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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|-
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| 1977 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,440
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|-
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| 1978 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,230
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|-
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| 1979 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,265
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|-
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| 1982 || style="text-align:right;" | 30
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|-
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| 1983 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,648
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|-
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| 1984 || style="text-align:right;" | 215
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|-
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| 1985 || style="text-align:right;" | 236
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|-
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| 1986 || style="text-align:right;" | 879
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|-
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| 1987 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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|-
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| 1988 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,345
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|-
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| 1989 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,307
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|-
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| 1990 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,222
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| 1991 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,703
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| 1992 || style="text-align:right;" | 331
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|-
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| 1993 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,017
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| 1994 || style="text-align:right;" | 566
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| 1995 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,794
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| 1996 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,431
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| 1997 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,230
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| 1998 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,207
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| 1999 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,360
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| 2000 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,736
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| 2001 || style="text-align:right;" | 2,465
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| 2002 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,193
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| <b>Total</b> || style="text-align:right;" | <b>42,665</b>
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|}
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In Spring 2009 the [[SVRA]] held the second of two [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|raffles]] in aid of 47383's firebox repairs, raising £9,623 nett. The first raffle some five years earlier had raised £8,562 nett.<ref>SVR News 166</ref> The locomotive was one of those which in 2011 had [[Bridgnorth Loco Works#2011_Copper_theft|copper sheets stolen]], the cost of which the SVR's insurers met in full.
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47383 is on display in [[The Engine House]] awaiting overhaul. It is owned by the [[Manchester Rail Travel Society]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives]]
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[[Steam Locomotives]]<br>
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[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]]<br>
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[[Locomotive numbering|Locomotives running under different identities]]
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==References==
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<references />
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==Links==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Fowler_Class_3F LMS Fowler Class 3F on Wikipedia]
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{{SteamNavbox}}
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[[Category:Featured articles]]
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[[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]]

Revision as of 11:59, 19 December 2020

LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Jinty 47383
47383 20131006.jpg
47383 at Highley
Built By Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows
Configuration 0-6-0T
BRBritish Rail or British Railways rating 3FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.
Status Out of service
Loco Number 47383
Other Numbers 16466, 7383
History
Built 1926
Designed By Henry FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933
Type FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933 3FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. ‘Jinty’
1968 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
1973 First steamed
2002 Last steamed
Technical
Length 31ft 4¾"
Weight 49t 10cwt
Tractive effort 20,835 lb
Pressure 160 lb/sq in

Steam Locomotives

47383 is an LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933 Class 3FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. 0-6-0T, more commonly referred to as a ‘Jinty’. These locomotives were primarily intended for shunting duties.

47383 in service

47383 was built for the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway by the Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire as Works No 3954 of 1926, and entered service in October of that year as LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway Number 16466. Its first allocation was to the Devons Road depot in Bow, East London, where this class of locomotive was used for suburban passenger services from Broad Street as well as shunting duties.[1]

In March 1928 16466 moved to the north-west, serving at Liverpool Edge Hill until January 1931, Mold Junction near Chester until May 1932, and then to Chester where the locomotive was frequently used as the station pilot over the next 30 years.[1]

In July 1935, 16466 was renumbered 7383 by the LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway as part of a company-wide re-numbering begun in 1932.[2] Following nationalisation, it was renumbered 47383 by BRBritish Rail or British Railways, who rated the class 3FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic..

Between November 1962 and June 1963 the locomotive was based at Carlisle, followed by transfers to Burnley (Rose Grove) and Manchester (Newton Heath). There the locomotive was initially withdrawn from service in late 1966. However a shortage of locomotives at the NCBNational Coal Board sidings at Williamthorpe Colliery in Chesterfield (worked by BRBritish Rail or British Railways under an old agreement) saw a temporary reprieve,[1] until final withdrawal in October 1967[3].

47383 in preservation

A group of enthusiasts formed the Manchester Rail Travel Society in 1966 with the intention of acquiring a Jinty. A number of steam tours were organised to raise funds, four of which were jointly organised with the fledgling SVRSevern Valley Railway. As a result of this relationship, 47383 became the 5th locomotive to join the SVRSevern Valley Railway, arriving by road from Blackwell A Winning Colliery on 26 May 1968, some two years before the official opening.[1]

Following restoration, the locomotive was first steamed on 4 September 1973, following which it entered service in BRBritish Rail or British Railways livery. Initially it saw regular use on lighter mid-week passenger services and ‘schools trains’, and apart from until being withdrawn for wheel reprofiling and bearing re-metalling throughout 1976, 47383 worked until failing with leaking tubes in summer 1979.[4]

Following an overhaul, 47383 was steamed again in late 1982, although the first move under power did not go as expected – forward gear was selected but the locomotive promptly set off in reverse![5] Once this minor issue was addressed, the locomotive resumed duties although in 1987 another mid-ticket year was spent out of service, this time for repairs including a broken piston. Service resumed in 1988 and continued until the boiler’s ‘end of ticket’ in winter 1991.[6] A quick turnaround saw 47383 steamed again in July 1992;[7] this time an unbroken 10 year stint was completed until its last steaming in 2002.

During its time at the SVRSevern Valley Railway, 47383 spent a couple of seasons running as 'Thomas', due to an overhaul being carried out on 686 The Lady Armaghdale. The locomotive also spent a number of periods on hire to other railways including Swanage (1988, 1989 and 1996), Churnet Valley (1996 and 1997) and Chinnor and Princes Risborough (1997). Mileage recorded for the locomotive in SVRSevern Valley Railway News was as follows:

Year Mileage
1973 20
1974 635
1975 2,160
1976 0
1977 3,440
1978 2,230
1979 1,265
1982 30
1983 1,648
1984 215
1985 236
1986 879
1987 0
1988 1,345
1989 2,307
1990 1,222
1991 2,703
1992 331
1993 2,017
1994 566
1995 2,794
1996 2,431
1997 1,230
1998 2,207
1999 2,360
2000 2,736
2001 2,465
2002 3,193
Total 42,665

In Spring 2009 the SVRA held the second of two raffles in aid of 47383's firebox repairs, raising £9,623 nett. The first raffle some five years earlier had raised £8,562 nett.[8] The locomotive was one of those which in 2011 had copper sheets stolen, the cost of which the SVRSevern Valley Railway's insurers met in full.

47383 is on display in The Engine House awaiting overhaul. It is owned by the Manchester Rail Travel Society.

See also

Steam Locomotives
SVR-based locomotives visiting other events
Locomotives running under different identities

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book 9th Edition
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BRDatabase Retrieved 28 January 2015
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 53
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 66
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 101
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 103
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 166

Links

LMS Fowler Class 3F on Wikipedia