British Rail Class 50

Origin
Designed By
 
Ordered By
British Railways
Built By
English Electric Company Limited
Works
Newton-le-Willows
Built
1967-1968
Number Built
50 (50 in database)
Withdrawn
1987-1994
Length Of Service
22.4 years (average)
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Specification
Traction
Diesel
Transmission
Electric
Max Speed
80.0 mph - 100.0 mph
Modelled By
Builder N OO9 HO OO O
Dapol 19
Graham Farish 5
Heljan 7
Hornby 32
Lima 31
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Operators & Markings
Operators
British Rail
British Rail Network SouthEast
British Rail Railfreight
English, Welsh & Scottish Railway
BR Pre-TOPS
D400-D449
BR TOPS
50001-50050
BR TOPS
50149
Models
Builder Catalogue # Year Running # Class, Operator (Livery) "Name" Scale Finish Era DCC
Dapol 2D-002-000 D406 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) N P DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-000D D406 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) N P DCCF
Dapol 2D-002-000S D406 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) N P DCCS
Dapol 2D-002-001 50043 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) N P DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-001D 50043 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) N P DCCF
Dapol 2D-002-001S 50043 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) N P DCCS
Dapol 2D-002-002 50040 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Leviathan" N P DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-002D 50040 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Leviathan" N P DCCF
Dapol 2D-002-002S 50040 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Leviathan" N P DCCS
Dapol 2D-002-003 50037 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Illustrious" N P 8 DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-003D 50037 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Illustrious" N P 8 DCCF
Dapol 2D-002-003S 50037 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Illustrious" N P 8 DCCS
Dapol 2D-002-004 50007 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Green) "Sir Edward Elgar" N P DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-005 50149 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Railfreight (General Triple Grey) "Defiance" N P 8 DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-005D 50149 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Railfreight (General Triple Grey) "Defiance" N P 8 DCCF
Dapol 2D-002-006 50046 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Ajax" N P 7 DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-006D 50046 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Ajax" N P 7 DCCF
Dapol 2D-002-007 50018 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Resolution" N P 8 DCCR
Dapol 2D-002-007D 50018 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Resolution" N P 8 DCCF
Graham Farish 371-250 50017 British Rail Class 50, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (Maroon & Yellow) N P 9 No
Graham Farish 371-251 2005 50004 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "St. Vincent" N P 7 No
Graham Farish 371-252 2005 50149 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Railfreight (Two-Tone Grey, Red Stripe) "Defiance" N P 8 No
Graham Farish 371-253 2006 50037 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Illustrious" N P 7 No
Graham Farish 371-253A 2010 50033 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Glorious" N P 7 No
Heljan 4020 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) O P 6/7 DCCW
Heljan 4021 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) O P 6/7 DCCW
Heljan 4022 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) O P 8 DCCW
Heljan 4023 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) O P 8 DCCW
Heljan 4024 50007 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (GWR Green) "Sir Edward Elgar" O P 7 DCCW
Heljan 4025 50149 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Railfreight (General Triple Grey) "Defiance" O P 8 DCCW
Heljan 4028 50049 British Rail Class 50, GB Railfreight (Blue & Yellow) "Defiance" O P 9 DCCW
Hornby R2348 2003 50018 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Resolution" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2349 2003 50035 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Ark Royal" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2350 2003 50045 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Achilles" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2374 50031 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Hood" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2408 2004 50007 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Green) "Sir Edward Elgar" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2428 2006 50037 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Illustrious" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2429 2006 50002 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Superb" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2434 50149 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Railfreight (Grey) "Defiance" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2474 2005 D421 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) OO P 6 DCC8
Hornby R2478 50011 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2486 2005 50013 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Agincourt" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2487 2005 50004 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "St. Vincent" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2499 50007 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Green) "Sir Edward Elgar" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2575 2006 50027 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Lion" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2641 2007 50020 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Revenge" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2748 2008 50011 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Centurian" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R2749 2008 50001 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Dreadnought" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2749 50048 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Dauntless" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2793 2009 50048 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Dauntless" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R2802XS 2009 50015 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Grey & Yellow (Dutch)) "Valiant" OO P 8 DCCS
Hornby R2901XS 2010 50037 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Illustrious" OO P 7 DCCS
Hornby R30153 2022 50044 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Exeter" OO P 7 DCC21
Hornby R30154 2022 50042 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Triumph" OO P 7 DCC21
Hornby R3054 2011 50008 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Thunderer" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R3263 2014 50024 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Vanguard" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R3264 2014 50046 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Ajax" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R3471 2016 50026 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Indomitable" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R3571 2017 D400 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) OO P 6 DCC8
Hornby R3653 2018 50040 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Leviathan" OO P 7 DCC8
Hornby R3658 2018 50033 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Glorious" OO P 8 DCC8
Hornby R3882 2020 50007 British Rail Class 50, GB Railfreight (Blue) "Hercules" OO P 11 DCC8
Hornby R3883 2020 50049 British Rail Class 50, GB Railfreight (Blue) "Defiance" OO P 11 DCC8
Hornby TT3013M 2023 50007 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (GWR Green) "Sir Edward Elgar" TT P 8 N18DCC
Hornby TT3014M 2023 50040 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Leviathan" TT P 7 N18DCC
Hornby TT3015M 2023 50049 British Rail Class 50, GB Railfreight (Blue & Yellow) "Defiance" TT P 11 N18DCC
Lima L204692 50046 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) OO P 7 No
Lima L204716 50050 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Peco Golden Jubilee 1946-1996" OO P 7 No
Lima L204787 50036 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Victorious" OO P 7 No
Lima L204811 50009 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Conqueror" OO P 7 No
Lima L204896 50019 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Ramillies" OO P 7 No
Lima L204961 50040 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Leviathan" OO P 7 No
Lima L204977 50013 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Agincourt" OO P 7 No
Lima L205007 50015 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Grey & Yellow (Dutch)) "Valliant" OO P No
Lima L205009 D400 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) OO P 6 No
Lima L205011 50031 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) OO P 7 No
Lima L205027 50034 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Revised Red, White & Blue) "Furious" OO P 8 No
Lima L205121 50008 British Rail Class 50 "Thunderer" OO P No
Lima L205131 50023 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Howe" OO P 8 No
Lima L205135 50017 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) OO P 8 No
Lima L205140 50007 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Brunswick Green) "Sir Edward Elgar" OO P No
Lima L205141 50020 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Revenge" OO P 7 No
Lima L205142 50043 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Eagle" OO P 7 No
Lima L205170 50001 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue) "Drednaught" OO P 7 No
Lima L205175 50017 British Rail Class 50 OO P No
Lima L205177 50025 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Invincible" OO P 8 No
Lima L205179 50033 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Glorious" OO P 8 No
Lima L205207 50035 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Revised Red, White & Blue) "Ark Royal" OO P 8 No
Lima L205224 50044 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Red, White & Blue) "Exeter" OO P 8 No
Lima L205226 50015 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Valliant" OO P 7 No
Lima L205227 50038 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Formidable" OO P 7 No
Lima L205232 50010 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Monarch" OO P 7 No
Lima L205265 50003 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Revised Red, White & Blue) "Temeraire" OO P 8 No
Lima L205279 50021 British Rail Class 50, British Rail (Blue with Large Logo) "Rodney" OO P 7 No
Lima L205280 50028 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Revised Red, White & Blue) "Tiger" OO P 8 No
Lima L205281 50149 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Railfreight (Grey) "Defiance" OO P 8 No
Lima L205291 50027 British Rail Class 50, British Rail Network SouthEast (Revised Red, White & Blue) "Lion" OO P 8 No
Locomotives
Ordered By Built By Built Withdrawn Length Of Service Running Numbers Names
British Railways English Electric Company Limited October 1967 March 1994 26.4 years BR D400, BR 50050 Fearless
British Railways English Electric Company Limited December 1967 April 1991 23.3 years BR D401, BR 50001 Dreadnought
British Railways English Electric Company Limited December 1967 September 1991 23.8 years BR D402, BR 50002 Superb
British Railways English Electric Company Limited January 1968 July 1991 23.5 years BR D403, BR 50003 Temeraire
British Railways English Electric Company Limited December 1967 June 1990 22.5 years BR D404, BR 50004 St Vincent
British Railways English Electric Company Limited January 1968 December 1990 22.9 years BR D405, BR 50005 Collingwood
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 July 1987 19.3 years BR D406, BR 50006 Neptune
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 March 1994 26.0 years BR D407, BR 50007 Hercules
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 June 1992 24.3 years BR D408, BR 50008 Thunderer
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 January 1991 22.8 years BR D409, BR 50009 Conqueror
British Railways English Electric Company Limited February 1968 September 1988 20.6 years BR D410, BR 50010 Monarch
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 February 1987 18.9 years BR D411, BR 50011 Centurion
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 January 1989 20.8 years BR D412, BR 50012 Benbow
British Railways English Electric Company Limited March 1968 March 1988 20.0 years BR D413, BR 50013 Agincourt
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 December 1987 19.7 years BR D414, BR 50014 Warspite
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 June 1992 24.2 years BR D415, BR 50015 Valiant
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 July 1990 22.3 years BR D416, BR 50016 Barham
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 September 1991 23.4 years BR D417, BR 50017 Royal Oak
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 July 1991 23.3 years BR D418, BR 50018 Resolution
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 September 1990 22.4 years BR D419, BR 50019 Ramillies
British Railways English Electric Company Limited April 1968 July 1990 22.3 years BR D420, BR 50020 Revenge
British Railways English Electric Company Limited May 1968 April 1990 21.9 years BR D421, BR 50021 Rodney
British Railways English Electric Company Limited May 1968 September 1988 20.3 years BR D422, BR 50022 Anson
British Railways English Electric Company Limited May 1968 October 1990 22.4 years BR D423, BR 50023 Howe
British Railways English Electric Company Limited May 1968 February 1991 22.8 years BR D424, BR 50024 Vanguard
British Railways English Electric Company Limited May 1968 August 1989 21.3 years BR D425, BR 50025 Invincible
British Railways English Electric Company Limited June 1968 December 1990 22.5 years BR D426, BR 50026 Indomitable
British Railways English Electric Company Limited June 1968 July 1991 23.1 years BR D427, BR 50027 Lion
British Railways English Electric Company Limited June 1968 February 1991 22.7 years BR D428, BR 50028 Tiger
British Railways English Electric Company Limited June 1968 March 1992 23.8 years BR D429, BR 50029 Renown
British Railways English Electric Company Limited June 1968 April 1992 23.8 years BR D430, BR 50030 Repulse
British Railways English Electric Company Limited July 1968 August 1991 23.1 years BR D431, BR 50031 Hood
British Railways English Electric Company Limited July 1968 October 1990 22.3 years BR D432, BR 50032 Courageous
British Railways English Electric Company Limited July 1968 March 1994 25.7 years BR D433, BR 50033 Glorious
British Railways English Electric Company Limited July 1968 June 1990 21.9 years BR D434, BR 50034 Furious
British Railways English Electric Company Limited September 1968 August 1990 21.9 years BR D435, BR 50035 Ark Royal
British Railways English Electric Company Limited August 1968 April 1991 22.7 years BR D436, BR 50036 Victorious
British Railways English Electric Company Limited September 1968 September 1991 23.0 years BR D437, BR 50037 Illustrious
British Railways English Electric Company Limited September 1968 September 1988 20.0 years BR D438, BR 50038 Formidable
British Railways English Electric Company Limited September 1968 June 1989 20.8 years BR D439, BR 50039 Implacable
British Railways English Electric Company Limited September 1968 August 1990 21.9 years BR D440, BR 50040 Leviathan
British Railways English Electric Company Limited October 1968 April 1990 21.5 years BR D441, BR 50041 Bulwark
British Railways English Electric Company Limited September 1968 October 1990 22.1 years BR D442, BR 50042 Triumph
British Railways English Electric Company Limited October 1968 February 1991 22.3 years BR D443, BR 50043 Eagle
British Railways English Electric Company Limited October 1968 January 1991 22.3 years BR D444, BR 50044 Exeter
British Railways English Electric Company Limited October 1968 December 1990 22.2 years BR D445, BR 50045 Achilles
British Railways English Electric Company Limited November 1968 March 1992 23.3 years BR D446, BR 50046 Ajax
British Railways English Electric Company Limited November 1968 April 1988 19.4 years BR D447, BR 50047 Swiftsure
British Railways English Electric Company Limited December 1968 July 1991 22.6 years BR D448, BR 50048 Dauntless
British Railways English Electric Company Limited December 1968 August 1991 22.7 years BR D449, BR 50049 Defiance