Class 47, no. 47316 'Cam Peak', at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. This locomotive had recently been returned to traffic after a period in store. It is painted in the distinctive Cotswold Rail coporate livery.
Class 47, no. 47818, at Cambridge on 23rd August 2004. This locomotive is owned by Cotswold Rail but hired to One Railway. Over the summer of 2004, it was used extensively to haul diverted passenger trains from London Liverpool St. to Norwich, due to engineering works at Ipswich.
Cotswold Rail is a spot-hire company of shunting and mainline locomotives, based in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. It owns a fleet of Class 08 shunting locomotives, which are hired to both industry and main-line railway companies. It is also has a growing fleet of Class 47 locomotives, which are hired to One Railway, following on from its predecessor Anglia Railways. They are also hired for passenger charter trains. Cotswold Rail's livery consist of silver, with red and blue bands. It has a policy of naming it locomotives after Cotswold features, such as Cam Peak and the Fosse Way.
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