47847 open up at Whitacre Junction with 1M87 0935 Penzance-Manchester Piccadilly on 30/06/2003. The train was diverted via Nuneaton (reversal) & Stafford due to engineering works.
47851 has 86251 dead on the rear when working 1V84 1003 Glasgow Central-Penzance at Whitacre Junction on 30/06/2002. The line between Stafford & Wolverhampton was closed for engineering work, which required trains for Birmingham using the Trent Valley line from Stafford to Nuneaton where a reversal enabled the train to reach Birmingham New Street.
47841 rounds the curve at Whitacre Junction on 07/07/2002 whilst working a diverted 1V84 1003 Glasgow Central-Penzance. The train was 70 minutes late at this point.
