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Class 50 Alliance Limited

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50033 Glorious taken under lease
Class 50 Alliance Limited, commonly referred to as 'The Class 50 Alliance', owns four Class 50 (English Electric Type 4) diesel locomotives, three of which are resident on the SVR. It operates a fifth, also resident on the SVR, which is owned by [[50031 Consortium Limited]].<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-211016-1-high-sherrif SVRLive]</ref> and has a sixth on loan. The company is supported by [[The Fifty Fund]].
==History==
50007 Hercules was acquired in November 2016 to be used primarily for mainline contract work.<ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/50007Purchase20161107.pdf Press release 7 November 2016]</ref>
 
50033 Glorious was taken on loan in February 2018 from Tyseley Loco Works for an initial three year period, to restore it to operating condition and to operate it. Work on the locomotive will continue at Tyseley "for the time being" under the guidance of Fifty Fund volunteers.<ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/index.php Fifty Fund wesite] (Retrieved 11 February 2018)</ref>
==Locomotives==
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| [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] || The Class 50 Alliance || Not resident on operating under a running agreement with the SVR|- | [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood | 50031 Hood]] || [[50031 Consortium Limited]] || Operated by The Class 50 Alliance
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| [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood 50033 Glorious || Tyseley Loco Works | 50031 Hood]] || [[50031 Consortium Limited]]: Operated Leased by The Class 50 Alliance ||. Resident at Tyseley Loco Works
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| [[BR Class 50 50035 Ark Royal | 50035 Ark Royal]] || The Class 50 Alliance ||
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