Railways On Line - Class 50 Profile

Class 50 Profile

English Electric Type 4

BUILT: 1967-68 by the English Electric Company at Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows.

ENGINE: English Electric 2,700hp.

NUMBER SERIES: 50001-50050.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: D400-D449.

TRANSMISSION: 6 English Electric Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 100mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 50,000lb.

WEIGHT: 117 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: Co-Co.

FLEET STRENGTH: NIL (All Withdrawn - Some Preserved)

Loco Name Details - Class 50

Data taken from the PC TOPS Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates 



  NUMBER   NAME               DATE NAMED                                     
  50001    Dreadnought        09/05/1978
  50002    Superb             21/03/1978
  50003    Temeraire          09/05/1978
  50004    St Vincent         09/05/1978
  50005    Collingwood        05/04/1978
  50006    Neptune            25/09/1979
  50007    Sir Edward Elgar   25/02/1984
  50008    Thunderer          01/09/1978
  50009    Conqueror          08/05/1978
  50010    Monarch            16/03/1978
  50011    Centurion          17/08/1979
  50012    Benbow             03/04/1978
  50013    Agincourt          19/04/1978
  50014    Warspite           30/05/1978
  50015    Valiant            21/04/1978
  50016    Barham             03/04/1978
  50017    Royal Oak          24/04/1978
  50018    Resolution         06/04/1978
  50019    Ramillies          18/04/1978
  50020    Revenge            07/07/1978
  50021    Rodney             31/07/1978
  50022    Anson              02/04/1978
  50023    Howe               11/05/1978
  50024    Vanguard           15/05/1978
  50025    Invincible         06/06/1978
  50026    Indomitable        29/03/1978
  50027    Lion               17/04/1978
  50028    Tiger              10/05/1978
  50029    Renown             26/11/1978
  50030    Repulse            10/04/1978
  50031    Hood               28/06/1978
  50032    Courageous         17/07/1978
  50033    Glorious           26/06/1978
  50034    Furious            06/04/1978
  50035    Ark Royal          17/01/1978
  50036    Victorious         16/05/1978
  50037    Illustrious        08/06/1978
  50038    Formidable         05/05/1978
  50039    Implacable         26/06/1978
  50040    Leviathan          15/09/1978
  50040    Centurion          05/07/1987
  50041    Bulwark            08/05/1978
  50042    Triumph            04/10/1978
  50043    Eagle              28/06/1978
  50044    Exeter             27/04/1978
  50045    Achilles           12/04/1978
  50046    Ajax               11/10/1978
  50047    Swiftsure          26/05/1978
  50048    Dauntless          16/03/1978
  50049    Defiance           02/05/1978
  50049    Defiance           22/02/1989
  50050    Fearless           23/08/1978
  50050    Fearless           31/03/1994
  50149    Defiance           09/08/1987

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[50007] [JPEG Image of 50007 size 33K]

Class 50 50007 in Special GWR Green Livery

[50008] [JPEG Image of 50008 size 27K]

Class 50 50008 in British Rail Standard Blue Livery

[50009 at Bristol] [JPEG Image of 50009 size 31K]

Class 50 50009 at Bristol Temple Meads in British Rail Blue Big Logo Livery

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Last revised: 16 September 1998