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BR Class 50 50035 Ark Royal

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==50035 Ark Royal in preservation==
50035 was the first Class 50 to be preserved, being acquired by [[Class 50 Alliance Limited|The Fifty Fund (now Class 50 Alliance)]] and handed over by BR Network SouthEast at the 1991 Old Oak Common Open Dayheld on 17-18 August.<ref>[http://www.bropendays. Since acquisition 50035 co.uk/1965_1993.html BR Open Days] (Retrieved 18 August 2019)</ref> It was moved initially to St Leonards where the initial restoration work and start-up was carried out.  Subsequently, the loco was moved by road to the SVR, arriving 19 September 1996, since when it has been a regular performer .<ref>SVR Stock Book, 9th edition</ref> Ark Royal is not registered to work on the main line but can be hauled for the purposes of [[SVR-based diesel locomotives visiting other events|visiting other railways]].  For some years 50035 ran in a fictitious Load Haul livery and [[Locomotive numbering||numbered 50135]], but in 2015 it was repainted into BR blue livery.
For some years 50035 was running in a fictitious Load Haul livery and numbered 50135, but in 2015 it was repainted into BR blue livery.
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File:50135 Ark Royal 2 (7690431654).jpg|50035 as 50135 in 'Load Haul' livery
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