Class 58 - EWS Red/Gold - 58050

Class 58 - EWS Red/Gold - 58050The final Class 58 to be delivered, 58050 brought the curtain down on British Rail built locomotives. From this point onwards, private firms would build locomotives exclusively. In March 1987, 58050 was formally handed over for traffic, being named just a month later as Toton Traction Depot in honour of the class's home base. 58050 was chosen to represent the class at the Triple Grey launch at Ripple Lane in October 1987, so it only carried the Red

Extra fine factory-fitted pipework

this locomotive was originally numbered 66250 and was the last EWS class 66 as part of their “red revolution” which had started with 66001 just a few years earlier

Completed at Vulcan Foundry in March 1961 and delivered to 30A Stratford

called 'Walsall B'

Worth Valley

Taken into stock in June 1995 its early career saw it plying its trade between Dollands Moor and locations such as Wembley and Daventry

As with all GWR built 5700s it was fitted with cast iron numberplates that were painted “off yellow” to represent brass

975025 Caroline

Pack A contains wagons 30072 and 30139 with full Keg loads

Introduced in 1961

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it soon gained a small red Welsh dragon logo on the driver’s cabsides