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Last night, Network Rail requested the hire of Class 50 No. 50049 Defiance to assist with snow-clearing operations on the West Midlands corridor ahead of the arrival of Storm Goretti. Departing Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway at 23:30, Defiance headed for Birmingham Snow Hill after being prepared by the C50A volunteers — many of whom had endured a challenging journey just to reach Kidderminster in the first place. Fortunately, conditions proved less severe than e

On Tuesday 26th August 2025, 50049 had an unplanned shutdown at Bridgnorth whilst working a routine train on the SVR. When attempting to re-prime the fuel, it was confirmed that there was zero fuel pressure. A plan was formed to bring the loco back to Kidderminster whereby further examinations and tests could take place, this took place on Thursday 28th August. A few local tests were performed and the fuel was primed once again and surprisingly 20psi of fuel pressure regis

Uk Railtours “The East Lancashire Railway “ 📆 Saturday 7th March 2026 📍Commencing at Watford Junction with various pickup points ⭐️ 2 Class 50’s & a class 56* Hanson & Hall’s 50008 Thunderer along with Class 50 Alliance’s 50049 Defiance escorted on to the ELR metals by The Class 56 Group’s mighty grid ✅ Option to visit the museum and enjoy a trip on the 12 mile scenic route between Heywood and Rawtenstall. For more information and tickets 🎟️ please visit ⬇️ https://www.ukr

50049 rests at Princes Risborough this evening for tomorrow’s mainline railtour with Hanson & Hall’s 50008 Thunderer. UK Railtours “The...

Taken from the cab of 50049 Photo G Turner A evening spectacle by the very talented Tom McAtee. 50044 & 50035 in their new temporary...

Day 2 at The Greatest Gathering saw a earlier entry into the site for the huge crowds with the line up of 50049 & 50033 & 50007 being a...

A huge convoy of exhibits for the Greatest Gathering, departed the Severn Valley Railway today with 50049 Defiance leading from the...

The full timetable and locomotive allocations are now available ⬇️ to view for the upcoming Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival...

A superb day was enjoyed on the Severn Valley Railway yesterday (Saturday 12th April) as The Fifty Fundraiser was well supported. The...

100 Vac miles are on offer on a special fundraising event being held on the Severn Valley Railway on Saturday 12th April. This event has...

The sunshine may have been unpredictable at the The “Greatest Gathering” launch on Thursday 30th January, but our locomotive certainly...

The Fifty Fund Alliance are delighted to have been invited to provide a locomotive for the official launch event for The “Greatest...

The Fifty Fund - Alliance would like to wish all our supporters and shareholders a healthy and prosperous 2025. We have lots of exciting...

A evening photoshoot was held at the Severn Valley Railway, as part of their Autumn Diesel Bash in October. Photo D Hector 4 of our...

What a wonderful 4 days we have had at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash with 50033, 50035, 50007 and 50049 all making...

This popular 4 day event will have some special visiting locomotives joining the home fleet line up, which includes 4 of our fleet....

Today we worked in conjunction with Hanson & Hall in order to collect and deliver 58023 from Leicester LIP to Kidderminster SVR. This...

On the stroke of midnight the curtain fell on what can only be described as a “simply amazing “bank holiday weekend, as Pathfinder...

50007 Hercules & 50049 Defiance have safety arrived into Aberdeen this evening, on day one of Pathfinder Railtours “The Grampian...

We are forever proud of our loco’s history as they have all been wide and varied including a wide selection of liveries, and variations. ...