CLASS 50 - ENGLISH ELECTRIC - DIESEL ELECTRIC TYPE 4 Co-Co

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE - 50001 - Dreadnought

Region No.
WORKS No	3772/D1143
PREVIOUS No
1948 No.
1957 No.	D401
TOPS No.	50001
NAME	Dreadnought
CLASS No.	50
BUILDER	English Electric Vulcan Foundry
DATE IN SERVICE	1967
DETAILS	D401 1967. Dec - Allocated to LMWL London Midland Western Lines 1968. Jun - To D05 London Midland Stoke Division 1973. May - To CE Crewe Diesel 1973. Jul - To BR Bristol bath Road 50001 1974. Feb - Renumbered 50001 1974.May - To OC Old Oak Common 1976. Apr - To LA Laira, Plymouth 1978. Apr - Named Dreadnought 1991. Apr - Withdrawn and stored at Laira 1992. Jan - To Booths at Rotherham 1995. Sep - Sold by Booths to Operation Collingwood for eventual restoration 1999. Dec - On failure of Operation Collingwood, sold back to Booths 2000. Apr - Sold to Cotswold Rail, but never moved 2002. Dec - Scrapped
STATUS	Scrapped - 2002
ORGANISATION	C F Booth, Rotherham