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Feb 14
Glorious Greatest Gathering
We are delighted to announce the appearance of 50033 Glorious at “The Greatest Gathering “ event being held at Alstom Works in Derby 1st...


Jan 31
50049 shines at Derby
The sunshine may have been unpredictable at the The “Greatest Gathering” launch on Thursday 30th January, but our locomotive certainly...


Jan 2
Happy New Year
The Fifty Fund - Alliance would like to wish all our supporters and shareholders a healthy and prosperous 2025. We have lots of exciting...


Oct 7, 2024
Fantastic Diesel Bash at the Severn Valley Railway
What a wonderful 4 days we have had at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash with 50033, 50035, 50007 and 50049 all making...


Aug 24, 2024
The Grampian Highlander
50007 Hercules & 50049 Defiance have safety arrived into Aberdeen this evening, on day one of Pathfinder Railtours “The Grampian...


Aug 10, 2024
Large Logo Duo Return
We are pleased to report that 50007 Hercules & 50049 Defiance have returned to our home base after their repaint into classic large logo...


Jun 30, 2024
Mazey Day Success
A wonderful trip to Penzance with Pathfinder Railtours “The Mazey Day Cornishman “excursion was had by all on Saturday 29th June. 50007...


Jun 11, 2024
A Glorious Gala at the West Somerset Railway
50033 Glorious has certainly lived up to her name during her star appearance at the Somerset based railway last weekend. The West...


Jun 1, 2024
50033 Goes West
Details for 50033 move to the West Somerset Railway for the their upcoming Summer Diesel Festival have been released....


May 27, 2024
A Glorious Return
50033 Glorious has made a successful return to traffic today on the Severn Valley Railway. 18 months after her last appearance which has...


May 21, 2024
SVR Diesel Festival Spectacular
Fine sunny weather along with a fantastic line up of diesels ensured the Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival (16th -19th May)was...

Apr 3, 2024
Tag The Tank
The Class 50 Alliance and The Fifty Fund are pleased to announce their "Tag the Tank" fund-raising appeal, an initiative whereby you can...

Mar 24, 2024
Glorious update
The refurbishment of 50033 continues at Kidderminster SVR this weekend after months of work stripping,repairing and cleaning its time to...

Feb 4, 2024
SVR Spring Diesel Festival Tickets
The Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival tickets are NOW on sale. This popular event,will be held over 4 days from Thursday 16th...


Jan 12, 2024
2023 In Pictures
A short video of our highlights of 2023 for you to enjoy. Thank you to all the contributors that allowed us to feature their images.

Jan 2, 2024
New Year Message
As we move into a new year with the Class 50 Alliance, we must reflect on what we have achieved in 2023. We have reached a milestone in...


Dec 7, 2023
1st mainline tour date in 2024 announced.
We are delighted to be operating Pathfinder Tours "The Mazey Day Cornishman"on Saturday 29th June 2024. Announced today, the tour will...


Nov 6, 2023
Winter Preparations for 50031
With the winter, and inclement weather rapidly approaching it was time to “baton down the hatches” on 50031 Hood this weekend at...
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