Class 50

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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Video: Class 50 locomotives repainted in GB Railfreight colours

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Andy

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20th March 2019

Two Class 50 locomotives which have been repainted in GB Railfreight colours, unveiled this afternoon (March 20 2019) at Eastleigh works. Full story in the April 2019 issue of The Railway Magazine.
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Class 50s @50 line-up shaping up very nicely

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Chris Milner

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6th July 2018

What will be the biggest gathering ever of Class 50s in preservation is starting to take shape, and quickly becoming the must-visit event of 2018. The Class 50 Alliance has confirmed the latest additions to the line-up for the Severn Valley Railway’s Class 50 Golden Jubilee gala event on October 4-6th . Garcia Hanson’s 50008 Thunderer, Neil…
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RIDE WITH THE RM – Double-headed Class 50s to Glasgow!

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Chris Milner

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1st March 2017

CELEBRATE three major anniversaries by joining us on an exclusive Railway Magazine charter train from Euston to Glasgow on October 7. This once-in-a-lifetime special is being staged to commemorate: ■ The 120th anniversary of The RM ■ The golden jubilee of the Class 50s ■ The diamond jubilee of ‘The Caledonian’ express Some of the…
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Class 50

Staff charter takes GBRf ‘50s’ back to Scotland

Video: Class 50 locomotives repainted in GB Railfreight colours

Class 50s @50 line-up shaping up very nicely

RIDE WITH THE RM – Double-headed Class 50s to Glasgow!

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