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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D407 12/03/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50007 04/1974  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Hercules (removed 05/02/1984) 06/04/1978
SIR EDWARD ELGAR 25/04/1984

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5012/03/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
To Service 12/03/1968 to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)
Withdrawn 31/03/1994
Time in Service 26 yrs , 19 dys
Cut Up 03/05/1994
Status Preserved

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WL   Western Lines (LMR) (New) on 12/03/1968
D05   Stoke Division on 17/06/1968
LA   Laira w/e 11/05/1974
     Withdrawn on 31/03/1994

Modifications - WIP
Date Modified Order Number Modification Status Charged to Capital Charged to Revenue Total Cost
02/1970   Multiple Working Fitted        

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
12/03/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    
02/1970 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS, Multiple Working fitted    

Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
12/03/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D407
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Allocated to Western Lines (LMR) (WL)
   
17/06/1968 Allocation Reallocated to Stoke Division (D05)    
02/1970 Modification Modification: Multiple Working Fitted    
04/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 50007    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
06/04/1978 Naming Named 'Hercules' at Laira    
25/04/1984 Naming Renamed 'SIR EDWARD ELGAR' by Simon Rattle at Paddington Station    
31/03/1994 Withdrawn Condemned as 50007    
03/05/1994 Scrapped Scrapped    

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