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From October 4 - 6 2018 the SVR hosted the joint largest operational gathering of one loco type ever staged in preservation (steam or diesel), with ten working locos. [[The Class 50 Alliance|Class 50 Alliance]] locos [[50007|50007 Hercules]], [[50031|50031 Hood]], [[50035|50035 Ark Royal]], [[50044|50044 Exeter]] and [[50049|50049 Defiance]] were joined by guests 50008 Thunderer, 50015 Valiant, 50017 Royal Oak, 50033 Glorious and 50050 Fearless. [[BR Class 50 50026 Indomitable|50026 Indomitable]] would have made the record breaking 11, but was on static display following problems with an engine start up the week before.
An intensive operation of Class 50 hauled services included local services between Kidderminster and Bewdley and Class 50 hauled ballast trains using the [[BR 'Seacow' 40t Bogie Ballast Hoppers]]. An exhibition of Class 50 memorabilia and models was on display in The [[Engine House]], and on October 6 [[50049]] was formally rededicated at [[Kidderminster]] by Commodore Robert Bellfield, Royal Navy, Commander Devonport Flotilla, Devonport Dockyard – the former home to training base HMS Defiance.
'Glorious' ran in mostly green undercoat, with the public invited to 'tag' the locomotive with graffiti in marker pen in exchange for a £5 contribution towards its repaint, raising £3,460 towards the £10,000 cost. <ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epnovember18 Express Points November 2018]</ref> An antecendent to the class, [[Diesel Locomotives hired by the SVR|hired-in 40106]], was spare loco and operated on the Saturday.It recorded excellent passenger numbers of 3,574.<ref>SVR NBI</ref>
==See also==