Now this is the kind of thing that brings a smile to rail fan's like ourselves! The old in the form of 47358 having to rescue the new in this case an unidentified Freightliner 66 '5'. A few Freightliner class 47s...at least 2 in original grey livery...are still around providing cover for such failures, taking trains down the branch to Felixstowe or stepping-up when there is motive power shortage. Pictured at Statford E.London in December 2004.

Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.