A first on Ebay - Express Passenger Locomotive auctioned online!

HaX · 30 Jan 2008 at 19:29

Found this on a railway related forum.

A fully operational British Rail Class 47 express passenger and freight loco for sale on Ebay.

Class 47s were in daily use hauling intercity passenger trains until about five years ago, when they and the trains they were pulling were replaced with Voyagers.

They now see use on freight trains and passenger railtours.

Hopefully a preservation group will be able to win the auction, though with the high value of scrap metal, I wouldn't be surprised if it gets bought by a scrap merchant.

Further reading can be found here.
Ebay Link Found here
Pic of the loco in question;

Pic of another 47, hauling service trains.

Mike UK · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:01

Be interesting to see who would buy something like this

What you lot think? think some trainspotters missus is going to be annoyed when she finds that in the back garden

paradigm · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:11

Man, I bet that handles like it is on rails!

lookitsjonno · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:15

how much is the postage?

ElectroBlaster · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:20

jonno.co.uk said:
how much is the postage?

LMAO, will they charge vat aswell?

Mr Jones · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:22

jonno.co.uk said:
how much is the postage?

Careful, might get lost in the mail.

jak731 · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:22

jonno.co.uk said:
how much is the postage?

£0, it's collection only

Viper² · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:23

jonno.co.uk said:
how much is the postage?

Don't bother bidding, it says no dorks.

Indy500 · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:27

The seller states he doesn't want scrap merchants picking it up.

neil3k · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:27

I wish i could buy it. I could live on it!

paradigm · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:31

neil3k said:
I wish i could buy it. I could live on it!

Not IN it then? :confused:

Dharok · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:47

paradigm said:
Not IN it then?

Actually he was right wasn't he...
You say; "I'm getting on the train now" not, "I'm getting in the train now".
Depends what context I guess.

Anyways, wow what a thing to be selling on eBay. Open for a heist here? Scrap metalists go undercover and buy it, and scrap it!!

Ender · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:55

Ebay said:
Postage costs:
Pick up only

Made me laugh

allllec · 30 Jan 2008 at 21:36

How exactly would you transport something like that, i assume network rail won't let you just drive it down the rail network? They weight like 100tonne or something?

MikeHunt79 · 30 Jan 2008 at 21:38

I wonder if you would have to pay council tax if you lived on a train?

allllec said:
How exactly would you transport something like that, i assume network rail won't let you just drive it down the rail network? They weight like 100tonne or something?

Helicopter?

Mr Jones · 30 Jan 2008 at 21:42

MikeHunt79 said:
Helicopter?

Try a chinook - even that, we'll have to do it by trips or a convoy of chinooks for the whole train.

Why can I see some international bidder, winning it and keeping it in his collection of real size train sets he's got in his 1000 acre land?

ElectroBlaster · 30 Jan 2008 at 21:57

allllec said:
How exactly would you transport something like that, i assume network rail won't let you just drive it down the rail network? They weight like 100tonne or something?

Transported by low-loader is an option, who ever wins this thing will defo have the money to move it.

MeatLoaf · 30 Jan 2008 at 22:01

I wish i could afford it, im sure the cheddleton railway would keep it running for me

[TW]Fox · 30 Jan 2008 at 22:03

703 is an Ex-Fragonset loco is it not?

And is therefore not the one you've shown us a nice picture of as thats a 47/8 with long range fuel tank

Greenlizard0 · 30 Jan 2008 at 22:11

Dang, it started off going for 99p, I think I would have bid (jokingly) at that price.