50007 Hercules entered service in August 1968 as D407 and was named Hercules on 6 April 1978, then renamed Sir Edward Elgar on 25 February 1984 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. Retired from service on 26 March 1994, 50007 was preserved by the Class 40 Appeal at Midland Railway Butterley, then sold into private hands, before being acquired by the Class 50 Alliance in November 2016.
The Class 50 Alliance frequently partnered with GB Railfreight to operate class 50 locomotives on the national network and in January 2019 two locomtoive, 50007 and 50049 were taken on hire by GB Railfreight and painted in the familiar GBRf blue and orange livery.
Technical Specification & Detail
Finish Standard
Length 275mm
DCC Ready
Era 11 (2014 +)
Minimum Curve R2
Age Suitability 14+
Motor 5 Pole Skew Wound