Loco Specific Information
Built By	English Electric at The Vulcan Foundry
Build Number	3770 / D1141
To British Rail / To Service	03.10.1967 / 07.10.1967	D400
TOPS Renumbered	15.02.1974	50050
Time In Service	26 years, 4 months, 22 days	9,642 days
Engine Hours	8,599
Nameplate	Fearless	Fitted	23.08.1978

 

First Noted Working Found

 

Works & Exam History
1	Collision Damage	Entry After 19.05.1969 / Release Prior 25.02.1970	ZC	Crewe Works
2	Light Repair	Entry Prior 12.12.1971 / Release 18.12.1971	ZC	Crewe Works
3	Intermediate	Entry After 05.02.1975 / Release 10.05.1975	ZC	Crewe Works
4	Intermediate	Entry xx.06.1979 / Release 12.12.1979	ZF	Doncaster Works
5	Refurbishment	Entry 26.01.1983 / Release 05.07.1983	ZF	Doncaster Works
6	Unclassified	Entry xx.04.1986 / Release xx.05.1986	ZF	Doncaster Works
7	Major F Exam	Entry 29.06.1987 / Release 31.07.1987	LA	Laira Depot

 

Last known working before and after a repair
1	Sunday	18th May 1969	2215 London Euston - Glasgow
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3	Wednesday	05th February 1975	1A29 0505 Penzance - London Paddington between Penzance - Stoke Canon Failed
3	Friday	16th May 1975	1B55 1930 London Paddington - Plymouth
4	Tuesday	22nd May 1979	1A44 1955 London Paddington - Oxford
4	Tuesday	18th December 1979	4B10 1545 Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth Vans
5	Thursday	16th December 1982	1B32 1652 London Paddington - Westbury
5	Thursday	07th July 1983	1V92 1423 York - Plymouth between Leeds - Ashchurch started Leeds due to industrial action, Failed. vice HST
6	Sunday	06th April 1986	1V62 2345 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads between Birmingham New Street - Bristol Temple Meads 05/04 dep.
6	Tuesday	06th May 1986	1F13 0653 Oxford - London Paddington
7	Monday	29th June 1987	2C85 1900 Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads
7	Saturday	01st August 1987	2Cxx 0955 Plymouth - Penzance

 

Last Passenger Working (PD) / Last Working (LW)
PD	Saturday	26th March 1994	1Z50 1735 Penzance - London Paddington DH with 50007 The Fifty Terminator Railtour via Westbury
LW	Sunday	27th March 1994	0Z50 Reading - Laira with 50007

 

Post Service
Withdrawn	27.03.1994
Condemned	31.03.1994

 

Identification Markings & Notes

Released from Vulcan works with no handrails on the top of the nose at both ends.

Allocations / Sectors
Date	Area / Depot	Depot Code	Time Spent at Depot
07.10.1967	Allocated to Crewe Diesel	CD
21.10.1972	Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road	BR
11.05.1974	Reallocated to Old Oak Common	OC
11.04.1976	Reallocated to Laira	LA
10.1988	Reallocated to Old Oak Common	OC
05.1989	Reallocated to Laira	LA
	Sector Code		Sector
05.1987	RXXA		Parcels
02.10.1988	NWRA		Network SouthEast - Thames & Chiltern
14.05.1989	NSSA		Network SouthEast - Solent & Sarum
20.05.1990	NWXA		Network SouthEast - West of England

Liveries
Date From	Livery	Notes
03.10.1967	Standard British Rail Blue
	Large Logo British Rail Blue, Grey Roof
	Network South East Revised, Light Blue

Damage / Accidents
18.05.1969	While driving the 22.15 London Euston to Glasgow it endured a low speed collision with the failed 21.30 London Euston to Inverness near the top of Beattock summit.
	In accordance with the rule book driver Brown buffered up to the rear of the failed train and pushed forward. The Inverness train created a gap and stopped again.
	Unfortunately driver Brown was unable to stop in time and collided at approximately 10mph. Driver Brown and secondman R. Lunny became trapped in their cab.
	Sadly driver Brown lost his life.
	Source - ASLEF

Preservation
Preserved By	Boden Rail Engineering	At	Nottingham

Photos
Standard British Rail Blue	Nameplate
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