47105 runs round its train at Cheltenham Racecourse on 13th March 2004. Copyright: James Hawkes

47355 stabled at Bristol Barton Hill, during this month it was used regular as a route learning loco, it was photographed on the 14th. Copyright: Jamie Squibbs

47732 after hauling its final passenger train, 1K57 0745 Holyhead-Crewe on Tuesday 30th March. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47732 'Restormel' at Holyhead prior to running round the stock after working 1D65 - the 1030 from Crewe on 20th March. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

The 47750 and 'Way Out' sign photo(!) taken on the 13th, ironically this loco went on to haul the final north Wales loco hauled trains for Arriva. Copyright: Tim Rogers

The former 'ATLAS' at Chester on 1G79 1822 Holyhead-Birmingham on the 24th. This train nearly always entered Birmingham via Bescot, 1D99 returning via the direct route to Wolves. Copyright: Tim Rogers

The final Arriva north Wales loco hauled train was 1H44 0638 Bangor-Manchester, photographed here during the final crew change at Chester on 31st March 2004. Copyright: Dave Bramley

After hauling 1H44, 750 returned to Crewe for a final time - via Chester as usual on 5K44 ECS move. Copyright: Dave Bramley

The previous day, 47750 was in the middle of working 'final' trains when photographed at Colwyn Bay on 1K67. Copyright: S Greaves

47750 while running around its stock at Crewe on the 30th, before hauling the final loco hauled 1D75 1527 to Holyhead. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47750 again running around its stock on the 30th, this time at Holyhead before the final 1G79 1822 Holyhead-Birmingham. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

Earlier in the day, 47750 shows off its 'BRUSH FAREWELL CREWE HOLYHEAD' headboard at Holyhead before 1K67. Copyright: Russ Evans

47750 at Llandudno Junction on 24th March on 1D65. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47776 survived in to late March before being withdrawn following a turbocharger fault, it was photographed at Bangor on the 1st of the month hauling 1K67 1248 Holyhead-Crewe. Copyright: Rowan Crawshaw

776 in the same location from a much higher angle, although working the earlier 1K57 0745 Holyhead-Crewe on the 11th March. Copyright: Alan Crawshaw

47776 at Crewe after working 1K67 on the 4th. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47776 departs Crewe on the 5th with 1D75. Copyright: Tony Woof

When a class 90 failed at Crewe on the 17th, a bizarre to/from Euston 47 move occured when 792 worked 1A82 from Crewe-Euston. With no other locos available, 47790 worked the return working - 1F24 to Liverpool throughout! This is 790 awaiting departure. Copyright: David Johnson

47790 on standby at Warrington on Saturday 20th March, when half of the West Coast seemed to be closed at one time due to high winds! Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47792 working 1D99 2254 Birmingham-Holyhead on the night of the 29th, just before midnight at Crewe. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47792 on 1A82 as mentioned in the above photo. With only five EWS 47's remaining at the time it was very odd to see two of them at Euston at the same time! Copyright: David Johnson

With the exception of the 27th/28th, every weekend in March had diesel hauled drags from Glasgow via the Glasgow & South Western route due to regular engineering work. On the 7th 47816 hauled 1M31 1324 Glasgow-Euston to Carlisle. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

Between the 18th and 24th, 47826 unusually hauled some north Wales services normally worked by HST's. It had not been since 4th December that an HST had not been available for these turns. It was once fairly common to have a loco hauled set deputising for Virgin West Coast HSTs. On its final day of the period, 826 worked 1D87 on which it was photographed at Prestatyn, and then hauled 1A77 1341 Holyhead-Euston THROUGHOUT. 47830 joined the party, hauling the return 1D89 1905 from London throughout and 1A49 on the 25th. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

A regular 47 hauled freight train is 4O77 0737 Westbury-Millbrook and 4V77 the 1348 return on which 47829 was photographed on the 4th. 829 is a regular in the south and is a favourite for local Freightliner Heavy Haul workings. It was seen between Redbridge and Romsey. Copyright: David Wood

Daily diesel haulage, either 47's or 57's still happens between Preston and Longsight, ECS moves for Virgin West Coast, demonstrating this on the 27th was 47830 having attached to the rear of a terminating train from Euston. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

Amongst many trains dragged by 47s on the West Coast on the weekend of the 20th/21st was this 1135 Euston-Liverpool(1F17), seen at Birmingham International where 'NORTH STAR' was removed and the electric continued alone. Copyright: Colin Davenport

47843 at Bishton with an additonal for a Blackpool match at Cardiff, oddly starting at Crewe(!) on 21st March. Copyright: Jamie Squibbs

47848 passes Duffryn with 1Z47 0743 Crewe-Cardiff additonal service on 27th March. Copyright: Jamie Squibbs

An unusual view through a WCRC 'Pullman' car window of 47851 on standby at Carlisle on 20th March. Also present was WCRC's 47854 and 57601 on a tour from Sandy. Copyright: Nick Green

47843 ran out of oil at Abergavenny on 27th March, one of the few 47 failures of the month (749 excluded!) 47853 was behind on the 0950 from Crewe, and unusually PUSHED 843s train all the way to Cardiff at a top speed of 25mph while still hauling its own train! A 1404 arrival at Cardiff missed the start of the rugby game by four minutes. Copyright: Shaun Courtnage

47853 returned on the 1644 Cardiff-Crewe(1W89), photographed on completion of its service. 47812 ran light to Cardiff to work 47843s return service. Copyright: Alan Crawshaw