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At the [[Tales from the Severn Valley#Class_50_Golden_Jubilee|Class 50 Golden Jubilee]] on October 6 2018 it was formally rededicated at [[Kidderminster]] by Commodore Robert Bellfield, Royal Navy, Commander Devonport Flotilla, Devonport Dockyard – the former home to training base HMS Defiance.
On 20 March 2019 freight operator GB Railfreight and [[The Class 50 Alliance]] unveiled [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules|50007 Hercules]] and 50049 into GBRf livery, with the locomotives available to operate selected GBRf trains on a ‘spot-hire’ basis.<ref>Class 50 Alliance, 15 January 2019</ref><ref>GB Railfreight Facebook 20 March 2019</ref>
===50049 Defiance on the main line in preservation===
!data-sort-type="date"| Date!!Tour name !! Tour Operator!!Route !! Notes !! Reference
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|data-sort-value="116/9/2000" | 16 September 2000||Celtic Hoover || || ||With 50031 Hood (as D431) ||
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|data-sort-value="27/11/2004" | 27 November 2004||The Yorkshire Royale||Pathfinder||Cardiff-Derby (detached/reattached)-York (steam) ||With 50031 Hood and 6233 Duchess of Sutherland|| <ref name="EEOrg"/>
|data-sort-value="7/10/2017" | 7 October 2017||The Caledonian ||Pathfinder||Crewe-Glasgow ||With [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] || <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeiPbEitQU YouTube] (Retrieved 21 January 2018)</ref>
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|data-sort-value="14/4/2018" | 14 April 2018||Cumbrian Hoovers ||Pathfinder ||Birmingham - Settle & Carlisle -Carlisle returning via Cumbrian Coast ||Charity railtour, with [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] || <ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/ Fifty Fund website] (Retrieved 21 January 2018)</ref>
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|data-sort-value="23/6/2018" | 23 June 2018|| Mazey Day Cornishman ||Pathfinder ||Tame Bridge Parkway - Penzance (50s From/to Worcester) ||With [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]], the pair running as numbers 50006/11 ||
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|data-sort-value="5/1/2019" | 5 January 2019|| The Waverley Re-Union ||Pathfinder ||Birmingham (via Carlisle) to Edinburgh and Tweedbank ||With [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] ||
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|data-sort-value="23/3/2019" | 23 March 2019|| The Terminator – Phoenixed ||Pathfinder ||London Paddington to Penzance and return to Waterloo ||With [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] ||
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|data-sort-value="26/8/2019" | 26 August 2019|| The Cotswold Eden ||Pathfinder ||Didcot to Carlisle ||With [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] ||
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