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Class 50 Alliance Limited, commonly referred to as 'The Class 50 Alliance Ltd ', owns four Class 50 (English Electric Type 4) diesel locomotives , and operates a fifth which is owned by Class Fifty Operations [[50031 Consortium Limited]].<ref>[httphttps://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-211016-1-high-sherrif SVRLive]</ref>, in turn owned by a small number of its shareholders. The Class 50 Alliance Ltd was formed in 2013 company is supported by the merger of two groups, [[The Fifty Fund and Project Defiance]]. It has a sixth locomotive on loan. All are resident on the SVR.

C50A is also a shareholder of [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]].<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01046274/filing-history Full list of shareholders at 24 June 2016]</ref> ==History==Class 50 Alliance Limited is a Private Limited Company, company number 02740837. The Alliance’s Company was originally named Project Defiance Limited when incorporated in 1992. At that time the principal objective was to acquire, restore and operate [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance | 50049 Defiance]].<ref>Companies House Incorporation details</ref> In November 2006, the shareholders approved a resolution to acquire the assets of [[The Fifty Fund]], including [[BR Class 50 50035 Ark Royal | 50035 Ark Royal]] and [[BR Class 50 50044 Exeter | 50044 Exeter]], with effect from January 2007. The present company name was adopted in December 2006 to reflect this.<ref>2006 Accounts filed at Companies House</ref>  From that time the Alliance assumed responsibility for maintenance and operation of the locomotives , while The Fifty Fund became a public 'front end', dedicated to fundraising, promotion of the class, and selling shares in the Alliance. Shareholders in the Alliance are automatically enrolled as members of The Fifty Fund.<ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/index.php/about-us/origins-of-the-fund Fifty Fund 'Origins of the Fund']</ref> ==Locomotives==Locomotives owned or operated by the Alliance are:

! No !! Owned by !! Notes

| [[BR Class 50 50007 Hercules | 50007 Hercules]] || The Class 50 Alliance || See note below|- | [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood | 50031 Hood]] || [[50031 Consortium Limited]] || Operated by The Class 50 Alliance

| [[BR Class 50 50031 Hood 50033 Glorious | 50031 Hood50033 Glorious]] || Class Fifty Operations Limited: Operated by The Class 50 Alliance Tyseley Loco Works || See note below

| [[BR Class 50 50035 Ark Royal | 50035 Ark Royal]] || The Class 50 Alliance ||

| [[BR Class 50 50044 Exeter | 50044 Exeter]] || The Class 50 Alliance ||

| [[BR Class 50 50049 Defiance | 50049 Defiance]] || The Class 50 Alliance||

Notes:*50007 Hercules was acquired in November 2016 to be used primarily for mainline contract work, in part funded by a £150,000 secured loan from shareholder Phil Swallow.<ref>[http://www.fiftyfund.org.uk/50007Purchase20161107.pdf Press release 7 November 2016]</ref><ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02740837/charges/mK9n9iMIjztgegXE6VwQsNn6y74 Charge Code 0274 0837 0001, Companies House, 20 February 2017] (Retrieved 28 October 2018)</ref> From early 2017 she moved to [[Diesel Depot|Kidderminster TMD]] but, unlike the other Fifty Fund operated locomotives, there was no running agreement with the SVR until 2018. *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 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]] in June 2018 for contract work. It 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. It has subsequently remained on the SVR. ==[[Awards]]==The Alliance has featured several times in the HRA Awards:  *The runner up prize in 2020 in the Coiley Locomotive Engineering Award category for the restoration of 50033<ref>Severn Valley Diesels Official Facebook, 11 February 2020</ref>  *In 2021 the award for diesel locomotion<ref>Severn Valley Diesels Official Facebook, 29 April 2021</ref> In 2024 the Mortons Media ''Rail Express'' Modern Traction Award for reaching 100 mainline tours<ref>Rail Express, February 2024, p.14</ref>

*[[Diesel Locomotives]]<br>*[[List of preservation groups]]*[[Awards]]

*[httphttps://www.class50alliancefiftyfund-alliance.co.uk/ Class 50 Alliance web siteand Fifty Fund website]<br>*[http://wwwbeta.fiftyfundcompanieshouse.orggov.uk/ 50 Fund web sitecompany/02740837 Class Fifty Alliance Limited on Companies House] (still maintained)<br>