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Class 50 Names and Numbers

Glorious Nameplate and crest

Not unusually for the express locomotives of the Western Region of British Rail, all members of the class were named. The names chosen cemented the region's close ties with the Royal Navy. With two exceptions the names applied shortly after arrival from the midland region were not removed until withdrawal. 

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The names below are the names carried before withdrawal from service. Since then, a number of the class have carried names in tribute to other classmates. 

Number

Name

Renamed

50001

Dreadnought

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50002

Superb

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50003

Temeraire

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50004

St. Vincent

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50005

Collingwood

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50006

Neptune

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50007

Hercules

Sir Edward Elgar

50008

Thunderer

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50009

Conqueror

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50010

Monarch

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50011

Centurion

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50012

Benbow

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50013

Agincourt

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50014

Warspite

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50015

Valiant

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50016

Barham

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50017

Royal Oak

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50018

Resolution

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50019

Ramillies

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50020

Revenge

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50021

Rodney

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50022

Anson

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50023

Howe

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50024

Vanguard

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50025

Invincible

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50026

Indomitable

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50027

Lion

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50028

Tiger

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50029

Renown

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50030

Repulse

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50031

Hood

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50032

Courageous

50033

Glorious

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50034

Furious

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50035

Ark Royal

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50036

Victorious

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50037

Illustrious

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50038

Formidable

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50039

Implacable

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50040

Leviathan

Centurion

50041

Bulwark

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50042

Triumph

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50043

Eagle

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50044

Exeter

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50045

Achilles

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50046

Ajax

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50047

Swiftsure

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50048

Dauntless

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50049

Defiance

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50050

Fearless

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