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Defiance Heads To Kent
50049 rests at Princes Risborough this evening for tomorrow’s mainline railtour with Hanson & Hall’s 50008 Thunderer. UK Railtours “The...
13 hours ago


Memories of The Greatest Gathering
Taken from the cab of 50049 Photo G Turner A evening spectacle by the very talented Tom McAtee. 50044 & 50035 in their new temporary...
Aug 7


Large Logo Trio at The Greatest Gathering
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...
Aug 3


Defiance leads Greatest Gathering Convoy From The Severn Valley Railway
A huge convoy of exhibits for the Greatest Gathering, departed the Severn Valley Railway today with 50049 Defiance leading from the...
Jul 25


Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival 15th - 18th May
The full timetable and locomotive allocations are now available ⬇️ to view for the upcoming Severn Valley Railway Spring Diesel Festival...
May 10


Fundraising Event Success
A superb day was enjoyed on the Severn Valley Railway yesterday (Saturday 12th April) as The Fifty Fundraiser was well supported. The...
Apr 13


The Fifty Fundraiser
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...
Mar 12


50049 shines at Derby
The sunshine may have been unpredictable at the The “Greatest Gathering” launch on Thursday 30th January, but our locomotive certainly...
Jan 31


Rail 200 The Greatest Gathering
The Fifty Fund Alliance are delighted to have been invited to provide a locomotive for the official launch event for The “Greatest...
Jan 29


Happy New Year
The Fifty Fund - Alliance would like to wish all our supporters and shareholders a healthy and prosperous 2025. We have lots of exciting...
Jan 2


Old Oak Common Recreated
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...
Nov 6, 2024


Fantastic Diesel Bash at the Severn Valley Railway
What a wonderful 4 days we have had at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash with 50033, 50035, 50007 and 50049 all making...
Oct 7, 2024


Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash 3rd - 6th October
This popular 4 day event will have some special visiting locomotives joining the home fleet line up, which includes 4 of our fleet....
Oct 1, 2024


Hercules and Defiance collect 58023
Today we worked in conjunction with Hanson & Hall in order to collect and deliver 58023 from Leicester LIP to Kidderminster SVR. This...
Sep 14, 2024


A Scottish Success
On the stroke of midnight the curtain fell on what can only be described as a “simply amazing “bank holiday weekend, as Pathfinder...
Aug 27, 2024


The Grampian Highlander
50007 Hercules & 50049 Defiance have safety arrived into Aberdeen this evening, on day one of Pathfinder Railtours “The Grampian...
Aug 24, 2024


GBRf Memories Video
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. ...
Aug 3, 2024


Repaint update on 50007 & 50049
We are pleased to share progress with the repaint of Hercules & Defiance this week at Arlington Fleet Services,Eastleigh. 50007 Hercules...
Jul 25, 2024


Repaint work commences
50007 “Hercules “is looking a little faded this week as work begins on the repaint at Arlington Fleet Services,Eastleigh. As you can see...
Jul 9, 2024


50007 & 50049 arrive in Eastleigh for repaint
Hercules & Defiance are now in the care of Arlington Fleet services in Eastleigh for their transformation into the classic blue large...
Jul 1, 2024
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