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BR Class 50 50031 Hood

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{{Infobox diesel loco
|image = Bridgnorth_-_50031_arriving_with_GWR_coaches50031_20170401.jpg|caption = 50031 Hood arriving at Bridgnorthin 2017
|construc = English Electric Vulcan Foundry Works, Newton-le-Willows
|wheels = Co-Co
50031 was sent to RVEL, Derby for refurbishment in June 2015. On 11 April 2016, it was revealed that the locomotive had been repainted in a fictitious [http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/imagingcentre/view/425082/TW BR Inter-City livery], with the locomotive returning to the SVR on 13 April 2016. Following a return to service, the locomotive was re-dedicated in a ceremony at Kidderminster on 17 September 2016. The ceremony marked two anniversaries; 100 years since the keel of HMS Hood was laid in 1916 and 75 years since the ship was sunk during World War 2.
 
==Gallery==
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File:Bridgnorth_-_50031_arriving_with_GWR_coaches.jpg|50031 Hood arriving at Bridgnorth
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