Nameplate PROGRESS with separate MANCHESTER AIRPORT plate ex British Railways Diesel locomotive

Nameplate PROGRESS with separate MANCHESTER AIRPORT plate ex British Railways Diesel locomotive Class 47 built at Crewe Works as D1626 in 1964 later re numbered to 47045, 47568 and 47726. Named at Manchester Airport Station in November 1995 to mark the 1995 Chartered Institute of Transport conference held at Manchester Airport, nameplates removed in November 2002. Both plates are rectangular cast aluminium in as removed condition, nameplate measures 52in x 9.75in and Manchester Airport 33.5in x 9.5in.