 However, there was to be a further lease of life for 47 117 (D1705) when it was bought for preservation by rail enthusiast and pop music producer Pete Waterman.It is now owned by the Type 1 Locomotive Association and works on the private Great Central Railway.At the GCR, it has been restored to BR two-tone green livery with its pre-TOPS number D1705, though of course it retains its Class 47 engine.