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EWS Class 47/4 dedicated Royal Train Loco. 47798 'Prince William' is seen on display at the EWS Toton depot open weekend on Sat 29th Aug 1998. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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EWS Class 47/4. Due to a bridge replacement being undertaken on the WCML just south of Carstairs all WCML services from Glasgow were diverted via the non-electrified G&SW line which resulted in diesel haulage between Glasgow & Carlisle. In this view, 47798 'Prince William', one of two dedicated royal train locos', departs from Glasgow Central at the head of the 12:30 Glasgow Central - London Euston Virgin Trains service on Sun 3rd Oct 1999 at 12:30. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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EWS "Prince William" diesel loco class 47 47798 pacing at Grosmont on the NYMR 28.4.02 Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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EWS Class 47/4 dedicated Royal Train Loco. 47799 'Prince Henry' is seen on display at the EWS Toton depot open weekend on Sat 29th Aug 1998. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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'Royal' Class 47 No 47799 Prince Henry at the Old Oak Common Open Day 5 August 2000 Digital photo by Peter Hewitt (peter.j.hewitt@btinternet.com - email me for a full-size, uncompressed image)

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Class 47 diesel loco 47498 Prince William in royal train livery stands next to class 56 diesel loco 56006 at the Rail200 Railfest at the National Railway Museum, York. Photo by Chris McKenna 01/06/2004

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Class 47 'Prince Harry' seen at Crewe, this locomotive is kepy especially to haul the Royal Train, though it will undertake other duties in between turns. Copyright belongs to A P Ducker. Photographs taken on Nikon M5000 Digital Camera and processed using PhotoPaint V7. Photgraphs taken at Crewe Open Day, 29 May 2003 - the photographic preview.

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No this is not the new 'budget' Royal Train but it is one of the Royal 47s 47798 'Prince William' heading through Kensington Olympia with a pair of barrier coaches. The loco has just been used to take an EMU to the south coast and these coaches, which are required for such moves, were being returned to London. Date Autumn 2001. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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Royal Class 47 799 'Prince Henry' is seen here at Didcot in the early Spring of 2001 on the VSOE. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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Bringing up the rear with 4472 'Flying Scotsman' on the front is Royal 47798 'Prince Henry' at Kensington Olympia in the Autumn of 2001. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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The ultimate accolade for the class 47s is that for a number of years two of them 47798 'Prince William'...seen here at Crewe Open Weekend in 2003...and 47799 'Prince Henry' were designated 'Royal' locos specifically for use with the Royal Train. During the last few years they have however turned up all kinds of other duties...passenger, freight, mail and even on engineering trains. They were both withdrawn from service in January 2004, but at least one we believe will be displayed later in the year at an event at York. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.