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In February 2018 an agreement was reached for [[The Class 50 Alliance]] to take 50033 on a 3 year loan with a view to restoring the loco and getting it operational.<ref>[https://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/index.php/our-locomotives/50033-glorious Fifty Fund]</ref> Work on the locomotive continued at Tyseley under the guidance of Fifty Fund volunteers<ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/index.php Fifty Fund website] (Retrieved 11 February 2018)</ref> before the locomotive moved to the [[Diesel Depot]] on 31 May 2018.<ref>[https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/6498/glorious-hoover-being-returned-to-its-former-glory/ Railway Magazine]</ref> The locomotive returned to traffic at the [[Tales from the Severn Valley#Class_50_Golden_Jubilee|Class 50 Golden Jubilee]] on 4-6 October in mostly green undercoat, with the public invited to 'tag' the locomotive with graffiti in marker pen in exchange for a contribution towards its repaint. The Alliance took the runner up prize at the HRA Awards 2020 in the Coiley Locomotive Engineering Award category for this restoration.<ref>Severn Valley Diesels Official Facebook, 11 February 2020</ref>
Repainting in BR 'Large Logo' livery took place at Arlington in Eastleigh, after which 50033 Glorious was towed back to the SVR by sister 50007 Hercules on 29 August 2019.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/post/glorious-returns SVR Live]</ref> Although the initial loan period ran to 2021 the locomotive remains on the SVR with no public pronouncement on its current status. In June 2021 the 33 ton power unit was removed to allow the main generator to be replaced by an overhauled machine.
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