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==50007 Hercules in Preservation==
50007 Sir Edward Elgar was purchased by the Class 40 Appeal and was transferred to the Midland Railway Butterley in July 1994. Under this name, 50007 [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas|attended SVR diesel galas]] in 2000 and 2004. In 2013, the locomotive was sold to a private owner and relocated to Washwood Heath, where it was repainted from GWR Green to BR Blue, and re-named Hercules.<ref name="EEArchive" /> [[The Class 50 Alliance]] acquired the locomotive in November 2016, being generally in good condition and fitted with the relevant equipment for mainline running. It is intended that the Early 2017 saw her at [[Diesel Depot|Kidderminster TMD]] where her generators will be overhauledwere removed, sent away for overhaul and refitted, before hauling planned haulage of a number of railtours in 2017 and 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the class.<ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/index.php/our-locomotives/50007-hercules The Fifty Fund - 50007 Hercules], accessed 2016/11/22</ref> Unlike the other [[Class 50 Alliance Limited|Fifty Fund]] operated locomotives there is no running agreeement with the SVR.
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