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Numbers Carried
Type Number Date From Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops) D449 11/12/1968  
TOPS (Tops) 50049 16/02/1974  

Names Carried
Name Date From
Defiance 02/05/1978

Locomotive Specifics
Class as Built 50
Subclass/Rebuild History
ClassFrom
5011/12/1968
Wheels Co-Co
Builder English Electric Vulcan Foundry
To Service 11/12/1968 to Stoke Division (D05)
Withdrawn 01/08/1991
Time in Service 22 yrs, 7 mths , 21 dys
Status Preserved

Allocations - WIP
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
D05   Stoke Division (New) on 11/12/1968
BR   Bristol Bath Road w/e 11/05/1974
LA   Laira m/e 04/1977
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1991

Configuration - WIP
Date Configuration Description Additional Diagram Source
11/12/1968 xes Dual brakes, Electric Train Heating, Slow Speed Control BR AWS    

Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Summary
Start Event Details Source See Also
11/12/1968 To Service To service as British Railways number D449
Built at English Electric Vulcan Foundry
Allocated to Stoke Division (D05)
   
16/02/1974 Renumbered Renumbered to 50049    
11/05/1974 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BR)    
04/1977 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
02/05/1978 Naming Named 'Defiance' at Laira    
01/08/1991 Withdrawn Condemned as 50049    

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