The British Rail (BR) Class 50 is a diesel locomotive built from 1967-68 by English Electric at their Vulcan Foundry Works in Newton-le-Willows. Fifty of these locomotives were built to haul express passenger trains on the then non-electrified section of the West Coast Main Line between Crewe Carlisle and Scotland. They were originally hired from English Electric Leasing not being purchased outright by BR until around 1973.
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