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        Liveries
                BR Blue
                Green
                Large Logo
                Network South East
                Non-PrototypeLiveries applied to the preserved locomotives that were not used in British Rail days.
                Rail Freight
        LocomotivesPictures of every single class 50 with a seperate category for every locomotive.
                50001-0950001 'Dreadnought', 50002 'Superb', 50003 'Temeraire', 50004 'St. Vincent', 50005 'Collingwood', 50006 'Neptune', 50007 'Hercules/Sir Edward Elgar', 50008 'Thunderer', 50009 'Conqueror', 50010 'Monarch'
                        50001 'Dreadnought'
                        50002 'Superb'
                        50003 'Temeraire'
                        50004 'St. Vincent'
                        50005 'Collingwood'
                        50006 'Neptune'
                        50007 'Hercules/Sir Edward Elgar'
                        50008 'Thunderer'
                        50009 'Conqueror'
                50010-1950010 'Monarch', 50011 'Centurion', 50012 'Benbow', 50013 'Agincourt', 50014 'Warspite', 50015 'Valiant', 50016 'Barham', 50017 'Royal Oak', 50018 'Resolution', 50019 'Ramillies'
                        50010 'Monarch'
                        50011 'Centurion'
                        50012 'Benbow'
                        50013 'Agincourt'
                        50014 'Warspite'
                        50015 'Valiant'
                        50016 'Barham'
                        50017 'Royal Oak'
                        50018 'Resolution'
                        50019 'Ramillies'
                50020-2850020 'Revenge', 50021 'Rodney', 50022 'Anson', 50023 'Howe', 50024 'Vanguard', 50025 'Invincible', 50026 'Indomitable', 50027 'Lion', 50028 'Tiger'
                        50020 'Revenge'
                        50021 'Rodney'
                        50022 'Anson'
                        50023 'Howe'
                        50024 Vanguard
                        50025 'Invincible'
                        50026 'Indomitable'
                        50027 'Lion'
                                GrosmontOn the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
                        50028 'Tiger'
                50029 'Renown'One of our two.
                        At Speed
                        Birmingham New Street
                        Blaenavon
                        Exeter
                        Waterloo
                50030 'Repulse'One of our two.
                        At Speed
                        Birmingham New Street
                        Blaenavon
                        Exeter
                        Waterloo
                50031-3950031 'Hood', 50032 'Courageous', 50033 'Glorious', 50034 'Furious', 50035 'Ark Royal', 50036 'Victorious', 50037 'Illustrious', 50038 'Formidable', 50039 'Implacable'
                        50031 'Hood'
                        50032 'Courageous'
                        50033 'Glorious'
                        50034 'Furious'
                        50035 'Ark Royal'
                        50036 'Victorious'
                        50037 'Illustrious'
                        50038 'Formidable'
                        50039 'Implacable'
                50040-5050040 'Leviathan', 50041 'Bulwark', 50042 'Triumph', 50043 'Eagle', 50044 'Exeter', 50045 'Achilles', 50046 'Ajax', 50047 'Swiftsure', 50048 'Dauntless', 50049/50149 'Defiance', 50050 'Fearless'
                        50040 'Leviathan'
                        50041 'Bulwark'
                        50042 'Triumph'
                        50043 'Eagle'
                        50044 'Exeter'
                        50045 'Achilles'
                        50046 'Ajax'
                        50047 'Swiftsure'
                        50048 'Dauntless'
                        50049 'Defiance' (later 50149)Experimental conversion for Railfreight haulage that never progressed beyond this one conversion.
                        50050 'Fearless'
        Preservation
                BlaenavonSoon after we bought them we set about securing them and checking the spares.
                Contractors
                Found
                Gareth Griffiths - 50023
                Group Sales StandA top sales stand for a top group. We aim to be professional in every aspect of our work.
                Moving From Blaenavon To Peak Rail
                        50029
                                First Attempt
                                Motorway Pit Stop50029 'Renown' was held up for a few hours near the M1, the police escort having been called away to deal with a serious crash.
                                Second Attempt
                        50030
                                Getting ready for the move
                                Loading
                                On Trailer
                        Low Loader
                Operation Collingwood
                Peak Rail
                        2002
                                2002-10-21Sponsored walk and first viewing by group members of the locomotives at Peak Rail.
                                2002-11-03First working party to Peak Rail.
                                2003-12-08
                        2003
                                2003-01-26Second working party at Peak Rail with 23 people attending.
                                2003-02-16
                                2003-03-09
                                2003-03-16
                                2003-04-20
                                2003-05-11
                                2003-05-25
                                2003-06-07The weekend of the Peak Rail shunter gala.
                                2003-08-03
                                2003-09-28
                                2003-10-19
                                2003-10-26
                                2003-12-14
                                Peak Rail Shunter GalaHeld over the weekend of the 7th and 8th June 2003.
                        2004
                                2004-01-04
                                2004-01-25
                        2005RRRG activities at Peak Rail in 2005
                                29-05-2005Work party photos from 29th May 2005
                RRRG Activities
                The 2003 AGMA very cordial and good natured AGM was held at the Midland Hotel in Derby on Saturday 24th May 2003 at 14:30. One third of the membership was in attendance, some having travelled from as far afield as Cornwall.
        Waiting For CategorisationPictures that have been uploaded and are waiting to be categorised.