Class 50026 Diesel Locomotive 'Victorious', Shrub Hill Station
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| Photo: Charles Moorhen |
UK British Rail diesel locomotive Class 50036, bearing the nameplate 'Victorious' after a Royal Navy aircraft-carrier, stands in BR Blue livery at Shrub Hill station, Worcester, in May 1989, after pulling in with a rake of Network South East liveried coaches.
Although Class 50036 - original numberD436 - was out-shopped in standard blue livery, it did in fact carry two other liveries; large logo BR blue, and BR blue with grey roof.
The Class 50 locomotives were dubbed with the nickname 'Hoovers' due to their shape and the noise they made whilst in operation. However, others maintain that the nickname was in fact attached to the 50's by staff at Paddington station.
50036 'Victorious' was named on the 16th May 1978.
On the 10th May 1987, the loco had the 'honour' of operating the final loco-hauled service from Paddington to Worcester.
Class 50036 was withdrawn from service on the 12th March 1991 and scrapped at Booth-Roe scrapyard , Rotherham, in July 1992.
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