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On 18 August 1991, 50035 Ark Royal became the first Class 50 locomotive to enter preservation, formally handed over at the Old Oak Common Open Day by Chris Green, then Managing Director of Network SouthEast. Photo J Topping The Fifty Fund had been formed by Dave Keogh and Jonathan Dunster in October 1988, as it became increasingly clear that the Class 50s were heading for the scrapyard. A massive fundraising appeal followed, with shares sold for £25. The response from fellow

Find our booked Severn Valley Railay running days below ⬇️ August *1st, 2nd, 18th, 19th, 20th,*22nd & 23rd * 1st & 22nd Aug = 2 x round trips ! ALSO THIS TREAT ⬇️ Saturday 22nd August at Kidderminster station + Geoff Hudson talk from 19:45 at Kidderminster on Saturday 22nd August These are the rostered running dates and as always locos subject to availability. Please always check with the SVR before making a long journey on locomotive availability & allocation ⬇️ https://svr

On Saturday 11th July 150 shareholders joined us for the 20th anniversary shareholder train at the Severn Valley Railway. Photo J Summerfield 50049 Defiance at Bridgnorth on the 1st trip. Our private charter completed three round trips to Bridgnorth and despite a slight delay and the extreme heat a fantastic day was enjoyed by all. Our 20th anniversary headboard Photo C Barrett We wish to thank everyone that attended and we plan to run future shareholder trains in the future.

We are pleased to give you all a long-overdue update on 50035 Ark Royal and 50044 Exeter. As many of you will remember, both locomotives enjoyed a starring role at The Greatest Gathering event last year , where they temporarily took on a very different appearance. The event was held at Alstom's historic Litchurch Lane Works in Derby last August, which attracted over 30,000 visitors, and formed part of the nationwide Railway 200 celebrations, marking 200 years since the birth