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==50031 Hood in Preservation==
50031 was purchased for preservation in near operational condition, having only minor faults when withdrawn. After initial repairs were completed at St Leonards, '31 was moved to the Severn Valley Railway where it worked the first preserved class 50 hauled train to carry fare paying passengers.
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.
