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50032

D433 | 50033 Glorious

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Photo: K. Connolly - Westbury 03/05/1975
Loco Specific Information
 
Built By English Electric at The Vulcan Foundry    
Build Number 3803 / D1174    
To British Rail / To Service 19.07.1968 / 20.07.1968 D433  
TOPS Renumbered 15.02.1974 50033  
Time In Service 25 years, 8 months, 6 days 9,380 days  
Engine Hours 12,705    
Nameplate Glorious Fitted 26.06.1978
 

 

First Noted Working Found
 
Wednesday 22 July 1970 1S46 0815 Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central   DH with 442 
 

 

Works History & Service Working (Before & After)
1 — Crewe Works (1970)
1
Before    
Works Light Repair Entry Prior 08.11.1970 / Release 28.11.1970
After    
2 — Crewe Works (1972)
2
Before    
Works Light Repair Entry Prior 23.04.1972 / Release Prior 11.06.1972
After    
3 — Crewe Works (1973)
3
Before    
Works Intermediate Entry xx.xx.xxxx / Release 15.01.1973
After    
4 — Crewe Works (1975)
4 Before  
Works Light Repair Entry xx.xx.1975 / Release 07.12.1975
After  
5 — Doncaster Works (1981)
5
Before    
Works Refurbishment Entry Prior xx.07.1981 / Release 15.10.1981
After 16.10.1981 1V93 0950 Edinburgh Waverley - Plymouth between York - Plymouth 
6 — Doncaster Works (1985)
6
Before    
Works Intermediate Entry xx.xx.1985 / Release 25.03.1985
After    

 

Last Passenger Duty (PD) / Last Working (LW)
 
PD Sunday 20 March 1994 1G50 14:45 Scarborough - York
LW Sunday 20 March 1994 1G50 14:45 Scarborough - York
 

 

Post Service
 
Withdrawn from Service 20.03.1994    
Condemned (Withdrawn) 25.03.1994    
Preservation      
       
 

 

Identification Markings & Notes
 
Bottom hand rails on No 1 cab missing.
 
 
 

Allocations / Sectors
 
Date Area / Depot Depot Code Time Spent at Depot
 
xx.07.1968 Allocated to London Midland Stoke Division D05  
xx.05.1973 Allocated to Crewe Diesel CD  
11.05.1974 Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road BR  
09.10.1976 Reallocated to Laira LA  
06.1979 Reallocated to Old Oak Common OC  
07.1990 Reallocated to Laira LA  
 
  Sector Code   Sector
 
05.1987 NXXA   Network SouthEast
30.09.1988 NWRA   Network SouthEast - Thames & Chiltern
20.05.1990 NWXA   Network SouthEast - West of England
09.07.1990 NWXC   Network SouthEast - West of England Reserve
01.08.1990 NWXA   Network SouthEast - West of England
 

Liveries
 
Earliest Noted Latest Noted Livery Notes
 
19.07.1968   Original BR Blue  
00.10.1981 05.08.1989 BR Blue Large Logo Grey Roof  
00.12.1989 25.07.1990 Revised Network SouthEast (Dark Blue)  
 

Damage / Accidents
 
   
 
 
 
 
 

Preservation
 
Preserved By Fifty Fund Alliance At Severn Valley Railway
 

Photos
 
Standard British Rail Blue Nameplate
 
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