The locomotives continued in service for many years afterwards and were renumbered 47114-47118 to conform with British Rail's TOPS system in the early 1970s.
Four of the locomotives were withdrawn from service between December 1990 and January 1991; the sole survivor, 47 114, survived until 2002 when it too was sidelined.
However, there was to be a further lease of life for 47 117 (D1705) when it was bought for preservation by rail enthusiast and pop music producer Pete Waterman.
It is now owned by the Type 1 Locomotive Association and works on the private Great Central Railway.
 At the GCR, it has been restored to BR two-tone green livery with its pre-TOPS number D1705, though of course it retains its Class 47 engine.
 It has also been named Sparrowhawk in the tradition of Brush Works policy of naming locomotives after birds of prey (qv Kestrel, Falcon, etc.),
though it never carried this name in service.
 The other four locomotives have since been scrapped.
The locomotives continued in service for many years afterwards and were renumbered 47114-47118 to conform with British Rail's TOPS system in the early 1970s. Four of the locomotives were withdrawn from service between December 1990 and January 1991; the sole survivor, 47 114, survived until 2002 when it too was sidelined. However, there was to be a further lease of life for 47 117 (D1705) when it was bought for preservation by rail enthusiast and pop music producer Pete Waterman. It is now owned by the Type 1 Locomotive Association and works on the private Great Central Railway.  At the GCR, it has been restored to BR two-tone green livery with its pre-TOPS number D1705, though of course it retains its Class 47 engine.  It has also been named Sparrowhawk in the tradition of Brush Works policy of naming locomotives after birds of prey (qv Kestrel, Falcon, etc.), though it never carried this name in service.  The other four locomotives have since been scrapped.
British Rail Class 48