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 47 596 on 30 December 2005 Bogie 1 lift

Locomotive fires up before being driven into the work area (AH)	Loco being lifted	Loco being lifted further. 20 inches lift is required on a 47	Work continued long into the night (AH)

 

This is a selection of photos of the bogie change of class 47 (47596) undertaken by the 16 SVT society on 30 December 2005.

The second lift was undertaken on 27 August 2006, and Film is available of the lift here.

27 August 2006 Bogie 2 lift

Preparing to lift, one of the 120 tonne hydraulic jacks in place	Body going up showing the central pivot clear of the bogie	Class 47 Handbrake linkage about to separate	Bogie pivot pin - a view not normally seen by enthusiats	Class 47 minus its bogie

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