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

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE - 50027 - Lion

Region No.
WORKS No	3797/D1168
PREVIOUS No
1948 No.
1957 No.	D427
TOPS No.	50027
NAME	Lion
CLASS No.	50
BUILDER	English Electric Vulcan Foundry
DATE IN SERVICE	1968
DETAILS	D427 1968. Jun - To D05 - Stoke Division 1973. May - To CE/CD - Crewe Diesel 50027 1974. Feb - Renumber 1974. Mar - To BR - Bristol Bath Rd 1974. Mar - To LA - Laira 1978. Apr - Named 'Lion' 1982. Apr - To OC - Old Oak Common 1984. Jan - To LA - Laira 1991. Jul - Withdrawn 1992. Mar - Sold to Private Owner and moved to Mid Hants Railway, Alton 1994. Sep - To North York Moors Railway 2012. Jun - To Mid Hants Railway 2021. Dec - Main Generator Failure, out of service 2024. Nov - Under repair at Mid Hants Railway with help of Class 50 Alliance
STATUS	Preservation
ORGANISATION	Mid Hants Railway