hank Wrote:
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> I thought the Class 47 engines were re-boilered in
> the 1912-16 period like the Class 60 & the 1881
> Class 70 engines. Replacing iron with steel and
> all that.
>
> Unlike the Class 56 & 45 1/2 engines which
> remained iron and were scrapped in 1916-17...
Given that the class 47 was built with straight boilers, and 169 presently has an extended wagon top boiler, it's fairly safe to say that you're right and it received a new boiler.