THE first public passenger train hauled by a Class 50 following purchase from BR for preservation, took place on the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) on May 8, 1992.
This train was powered by the Fifty Fund’s No. 50031. Since then, the Fifty Fund has become part of the Class 50 Alliance and on September 24, the 30th anniversary of the milestone operation was marked by the day’s diesel diagram on the