Are direct rail services replacing 47's engines

[jspillman]

I was told that they are putting new engines in because the old ones leak oil and are not efficient

 

[route:oxford]

Sounds like you don't trust the person who told you...

Did they give you any kind of details of the engine that would replace it?

 

[jspillman]

Yes but I have forgotten one detail of why they are going to replace them is that they were always leaking oil I do trust him (I do not know him) its just that I want to know whether anyone else knows about it he said he used to drive them

 

[Monty]

Not heard anything about their 47s being re-engined, I had assumed they were for the scrap line after the 68s were settled in. However I had heard something about their 37s being possibly re-engined..

 

[jspillman]

maybe it is the 37's maybe I just heard him wrong but i'm sure he said the 47's are being re-engine d

 

[Whistler40145]

DRS were thinking of re-engining the 37s, but that's gone rather quiet.

 

[jspillman]

Ok I remember him saying that there were having all sorts of problems with fuel leaking power loss and oil leaks ???

 

[Murph]

Perhaps it's the alternate meaning of "engine", referring to a complete locomotive, and referring to 68s replacing 47s?

 

[Whistler40145]

I know several 37s are being worked on and will return to traffic.

 

[jspillman]

No It would not of been that because he was telling me about that separately (68s,47s)