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

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE - 50029 - Renown

Region No.
WORKS No	3799/D1170
PREVIOUS No
1948 No.
1957 No.	D429
TOPS No.	50029
NAME	Renown
CLASS No.	50
BUILDER	English Electric Vulcan Foundry
DATE IN SERVICE	1968
DETAILS	D429 1968. Jun - To D05 - Stoke Division 1973. May - To CE/CD - Crewe Diesel 50029 1974. Mar - Renumber 1976. Feb - To BR - Bristol Bath Rd 1976. Dec - To LA - Laira 1978. Nov - Named 'Renown' 1979. Jun - To OC - Old Oak Common 1984. Jan - To LA - Laira 1992. Jan - Storage following engine seizure 1992 . Mar - Withdrawn 1995. Jan - Sold to Operation Collingwood and stored at Allied Steel & Wire, Cardiff 1996. Nov - moved to Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway for restoration 2002. Jul - Sold to Renown Repulse Restoration Group, based at Peak Rail. Rowsley 2002. Nov - To Peak Rail for restoration 2024. Sep - Restoration continues to be paused to enable the group to concentrate on their other class 50, 50030
STATUS	Restoration
ORGANISATION	Renown Repulse Restoration Group