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Revision as of 23:27, 10 December 2016

Class 50 Alliance Limited owns four Class 50 (English Electric Type 4The British Railways classification for diesel locomotives of 2000 bhp to 2999 bhp) diesel locomotives, three of which are resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. It operates a fifth, also resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, which is owned by Class Fifty Operations Limited.[1]

History

Class 50 Alliance Limited is a Private Limited Company, company number 02740837. The Company was originally named Project Defiance Limited when incorporated in 1992. At that time the principal objective was to acquire, restore and operate 50049 Defiance.[2]

In November 2006, the shareholders approved a resolution to acquire the assets of The Fifty Fund, including 50035 Ark Royal and 50044 Exeter, with effect from January 2007. The present company name was adopted in December 2006 to reflect this.[3]

50007 Hercules was acquired in November 2016 to be used primarily for mainline contract work.[4]

Locomotives

Locomotives owned or operated by the Alliance are:

No Owned by Notes
50007 Hercules The Class 50 Alliance Not resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway
50031 Hood Class Fifty Operations Limited: Operated by The Class 50 Alliance
50035 Ark Royal The Class 50 Alliance
50044 Exeter The Class 50 Alliance
50049 Defiance The Class 50 Alliance


See also

Diesel Locomotives
List of preservation groups

References

  1. SVRLive
  2. Companies House Incorporation details
  3. 2006 Accounts filed at Companies House
  4. Press release 7 November 2016

Links

Class 50 Alliance web site
50 Fund web site (still maintained)
Class Fifty Alliance Limited on Companies House