Class 50 No. 50007 Hercules

Staff charter takes GBRf ‘50s’ back to Scotland

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd September 2019

July 6 saw Class 50s Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance work a GB Railfreight staff charter from Motherwell to Scarborough via the East Coast Main Line. The train worked the empty stock north from Burton to Motherwell via Lancaster and Carlisle on July 5, and then ran via Edinburgh and York to the North…
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Prototype HST power car withdrawn by NRM

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Sam Hewitt

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1st July 2019

RESTORED prototype HST power car No. 41001 has been withdrawn from all forthcoming engagements. This follows detection of possible engine problems during operation at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s (KWVR) May 3-6 diesel and mixed traffic gala. The power car was conveyed by rail from the KWVR to Kidderminster on May 7 in convoy 5Z89,…
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Class 50s unveiled in GB Railfreight livery

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd April 2019

THE close and growing relationship between the Class 50 Alliance and GB Railfreight has been underlined with the repainting of two of the former’s locomotives in GB colours as part of an on-going hire agreement. No. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance were unveiled on March 20 at Eastleigh Works after the repaint by Arlington Fleet Services.…
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Pathfinder returning English Electric classics to old haunts

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Sam Hewitt

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28th February 2019

FANS of English Electric traction will have the opportunity to relive past glories over the coming months with Pathfinder Tours. March 23 sees Class 50s return to the West of England to mark 25 years since their final run under British Rail. The ’50 Terminator-Phoenixed’ is an epic day out, starting from London Paddington at…
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Tyseley makes TOC debut with Birmingham ‘Polar Express’ festive trains

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

VINTAGE Trains (VT) was set to return to full main line steam charter operation as an independent train operating company on November 29 with the first of its new ‘Polar Express’ festive specials from Birmingham Moor Street. The trains are based upon the 2004 film of the same name, and are scheduled to run four…
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Class 50 No. 50007 Hercules

Staff charter takes GBRf ‘50s’ back to Scotland

Prototype HST power car withdrawn by NRM

Class 50s unveiled in GB Railfreight livery

Pathfinder returning English Electric classics to old haunts

Tyseley makes TOC debut with Birmingham ‘Polar Express’ festive trains

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