Colas Class 47 at Wimbledon Depot

[al.currie93]

Hi all!

Little help with an identification, I've noticed that there has been a Class 47 stabed at Wimbledon Depot for the past few days. I noticed this morning that it is a Colas locomotive, but wasn't able to see which one it was. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Cheers!

 

[sonic2009]

Maybe they have a contract to deliver the 458/5 from Doncaster?

 

[Monty]

I imagine it will be used to start taking the 458/0s to Doncaster for rebuilding, though at this rate they'll be sending the newly rebuilt units back first!

 

[High Dyke]

47727 arrived at Wimbledon Depot on 22/10/13

 

[33056]

Might be talking utter rubbish here but isn't there a wheel lathe at Wimbledon? If so, maybe the loco is waiting to go on that.

 

[Monty]

There is a wheel lathe at the park, but I think it's more to do with movement of the 458s, the barrier coaches that are stabled with it are a dead giveaway.

 

[swt_passenger]

Is it fair to suggest that as they are sitting in Wimbledon Park the next planned move will be northbound once 531/534 are given the OK, or else they'd have been on a return trip by now?