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In [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1990-1999#1997 | November 1997]] Hood was the first mainline-certified preserved class 50 to haul a main line railtour, “The Pilgrim Hoover” from Birmingham International to Plymouth via the South Devon Banks.
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. An engine overhaul is planned to begin in 2021<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blsep20 Branch Lines newsletter, September 2020] (Retrieved 29 August 2020)</ref>.
===50031 Hood on the main line in preservation===
