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D435 entered service at Stoke in August 1968, having been built as English Electric Works No 3805/D1176.
In May 1973 D435 was transferred to Crewe, being re-numbered 50035 in March 1974. Following electrification of the WCML, 50031 50035 moved to Plymouth Laira in December 1976 (following a brief spell at Bristol), moving again to London’s Old Oak Common in June 1980.
In January 1978, 50035 was named Ark Royal after HMS Ark Royal, a Royal Navy World War 2 aircraft carrier. Commissioned in 1938, HMS Ark Royal was sunk on 14 November 1941 after being torpedoed by German U-boat U-81.
50035 was the first Class 50 to be preserved, being acquired by The Fund and handed over by BR at the 1991 Old Oak Common Open Day. Since acquisition 50035 has been a regular performer on the SVR.
For some years 50035 was running in a fictitious Load Haul liveryand numbered 50135, but in 2015 it was repainted into BR blue livery.
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File:50135 Ark Royal 2 (7690431654).jpg|50034 50035 in 'Load Haul' livery
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