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Heritage Class 50 50031 'Hood" at Cardiff Central, working the 1710 to Rhymney on a rainy day late in 1998. Photo by David Roberts (david_roberts84@hotmail.com)

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50031 'Hood' at Crewe after arriving with an easter extra Cardiff - 13/04/2006 Photo by Jonathan Lewis (jonathanmlewis@msn.com) Photo Website http://www.86242.fotopic.net

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Preserved Class 50. 50033 'Glorious'is seen on display at the EWS Toton depot open day on Sun 30th Aug 1998. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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Class 50. Preserved 50033 'Glorious' & 50050 'Fearless' are seen here at the Crewe International (Electric) depot open day event on 3-May-97. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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50033 waits it's turn of duty at Bury Bolton St. Photo by Alan Perryman (alanperryman@btinternet.com)

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50033 stands at Rammsbottom with a Rawtenstall Service. Photo by Alan Perryman (alanperryman@btinternet.com)

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50033 'Glorious' on display at the Steam museum in Swindon in June 2006. Photo by David Roberts (david_roberts84@hotmail.com)

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50035 "Ark Royal" seen here at the Old Oak Common open day on August 18 1991, where the locomotive was handed over to the Fifty Fund by Chris Green, then the Managing Director of NSE. The locomotive has now been repainted in Large Logo livery with a grey roof. Photo by Mike Arm (arm@iname.com)

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Having just run round its stock at Didcot, 50037 'Illustrious' approaches to couple up with its train to Paddington in May 1990. (Photo by J Squire)

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50 033 + 47 500 pass Appleford with the 08:50 Paddington - Oxford on 07/05/86. This working was often double headed at the time, being used for testing locomotives off repair at Old Oak Common. Photo copyright Stephen Dance (steved@kellock.co.uk)

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50 040 passes Burngullow with the 07:17 Derby - Penzance, 16/06/84 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (steved@kellock.co.uk)

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50 033 passes Cholsey with the 14:15 Paddington - Oxford, 19/7/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 035 climbs over Penadlake Viaduct near Bodmin Road with the 18:15 Penzance - Bristol, 15/06/84 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (steved@kellock.co.uk)

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Class 50s used to be a regular sight at Paddington in the 70s and 80s but now they only make the occasional appearence on a charter. These two 50031 and 50049 were present in the Spring of 2002. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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50 037 and 50 023 head the 10:00 Oxford - Paddington past Basildon on 10/1/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 031 crosses the viaduct at St Germans hauling the 09:36 Liverpool - Penzance, 15/06/84 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (steved@kellock.co.uk)

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50 031 crosses Blatchford viaduct with the 07:30 Penzance - Aberdeen, 28/12/85 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 036 approaches Dawlish at the head of the 09:30 Plymouth - Paddington service, 29/12/85 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 031 brings the 09:36 Liverpool - Penzance into Taunton, 30/12/85. The semaphore signalling was replaced not long after this photo was taken. Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 032 awaits departure from Penzance on the 18:30 Penzance - Plymouth, 5/4/86 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 034 passes Appleford Crossing Box with the 16:55 Oxford - Paddington, 13/6/87 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 033 passes boats on the Oxford Canal at Heyford with the 14:40 Birmingham New Street - Paddington, 2/7/87 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 039 hauling the 09:25 Waterloo - Portsmouth past Petersfield, 7/8/87 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 039 at Bursledon while working the 12:03 Portsmouth - Paignton, 7/8/87 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 036 at Wyke Champflower hauling the 12:45 Paddington - Paignton, 16/8/86 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 034 & 50 035 pass Beech Grove Lock with the 08:25 Paddington - Newquay, 4/10/87. This special working, AFAIK was the last loco hauled passenger train to traverse the Newquay branch in Cornwall before the run round facilities at Newquay were removed Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 032 passes Tilehurst with an ECS working, 7/1/88 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 032 on an Old Oak Common - Oxford ECS working approaches Culham, 2/3/88 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 032 at Cholsey, 19/7/89, while working the 13:00 Oxford - Paddington Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 031 in Moreton Cutting, near Didcot, with the 08:20 Paddington - Oxford, 22/7/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 035 with the 11:00 Oxford - Paddington at Moreton, 29/9/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 037 rounds the curve at Whitford with a Waterloo - Exeter St Davids working, 30/3/91 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 039 leaves Didcot with the 17:32 Paddington - Oxford, 13/4/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 034 on the 11:18 York - Paddington at Harbury cutting, 31/5/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 033 at Paddington, awaiting departure on the 15:00 Paddington - Hereford, 15/5/82. This was the last weekend of full locomotive hauled working on the Oxford - Worcester line. From the following Monday only a few peak hour services remained formed of hauled stock, the rest all became DMU's. Enthusiasts provided a headboard for this service. Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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50 033 at Hereford, with the 18:50 Hereford - Paddington, 15/5/82. This was the last weekend of full locomotive hauled working on the Oxford - Worcester line. From the following Monday only a few peak hour services remained formed of hauled stock, the rest all became DMU's. Enthusiasts provided a headboard for this service. Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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Class 50s or 'Hoovers' have never been regulars at Stratford so this is possibly the first double-headed departure for them there. Looking absolutely splendid in their Large Logo Livery 50031 and 50049 are soon to depart with a Football charter taking West Ham supporters to Carfiff for the Premiership play off game with Preston. They won 1-0 so the return journey was a happy one. The date May 30th 2005. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic.

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50 038 on a Plymouth - Manchester service approaching Dainton Summit at Wrigwell August 1983 Copyright Stephen Dance (steved@kellock.co.uk)

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Representing class 50's was 50035 'Ark Royal' Doncaster 150 Open Weekend Saturday 26th July 2003 Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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30 June 2001, National Railway Museum, York, England, UK 50033 stabled on a museum siding. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (kf@ph.ed.ac.uk)