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

DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE - 50031 - Hood

Region No.
WORKS No	3801/D1172
PREVIOUS No
1948 No.
1957 No.	D431
TOPS No.	50031
NAME	Hood
CLASS No.	50
BUILDER	English Electric Vulcan Foundry
DATE IN SERVICE	1968
NAME	1978. Jun - Hood
LIVERY	2025. Oct - Current Livery - BR Inter City Swallow
DETAILS	D431 1968. Jul - D05 - Stoke Division 1973.May - To CE/CD - Crewe Diesel 50031 1974. Feb - Renumber 1976. May - To LA - Laira 1980. May - To OC - Old Oak Common 1990. May - To LA - Laira 1991. Aug - Withdrawn 1991. Sep - Sold to Class 50 Fund 1992. Mar - Moved to St. Leonards Railway Engineering, West Marina Depot 1997. Nov - Moved to Severn Valley Railway 1997-1999 - On hire to Cardiff Railway Co. 1999. Mar - returned to SVR Kidderminster 1999. Sep - Re-instated as HQ 2005. Dec - To Old Oak Common 2006. Jul - Sold to Class 50 Operations Ltd 2007. Jan - Main generator flashover 2010 - Jun - following repairs moved back to Severn Valley Railway 2013. Dec - more repairs at Eastleigh Works 2015 - Corrosion repairs at RVEL Derby 2019. Sep - Out of use with engine failure
STATUS	Preservation - Being Restored
ORGANISATION	Severn Valley Railway