PHOTO REPORT: CLASS 50 No. 50 026 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE IS TESTED BEFORE HAULING ITS FIRST PASSENGER TRAINS IN 22 YEARS - 9th May 2012

News Item from Andrew P.M. Wright - 5th June 2012
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
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Class 50 loco No. 50 026 under test on 9th May 2012 meets SR 4-6-2 "West Country" Class no. 34028 Eddystone at Corfe Castle prior to the three-day Diesel Gala held from Friday to Sunday, 11th to 13th May 2012. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright.

By Andrew P.M. Wright

One of the stars of the recent Swanage Railway Diesel Gala and associated Dorset Beer Festival was Class 50 No. 50 026 'Indomitable' as it hauled its first passenger trains in 22 years.

The diesel-electric locomotive was tested between Swanage, Corfe Castle and Norden Park & Ride during several days prior to the event and Swanage Railway official photographer and press officer Andrew P.M. Wright recorded the testing on Wednesday, 9 May, 2012.

Built in 1968, Class 50 No. 50026 'Indomitable' was rescued from a scrapyard in 1992 following its withdrawal by British Rail in 1990.

Class 50 loco No. 50 026 under test on 9th May 2012 with the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle in the background. Photo Andrew P.M. Wright.

The Swanage Railway's official photographer & press officer, Andrew P.M. Wright, has supplied a photo report of 20 photos showing Class 50 No. 50 026 diesel loco under test on Wednesday 9th May 2012. Please scroll down the page to see all the photos.