Class 50 - BR Blue Pre-refurbishment - 50035 'Ark Royal' Livery_BR Lined Green (late) 73961 was the first 73/9

73961 was the first 73/9 to enter traffic during 2014

Whilst some of these “ghost locos” were quickly repainted into the maroon and gold EWS livery

Motorola®

50046 was only the second to be so treated after 50042 Triumph

2b coaches and three Mk

Class 50 - BR Blue Pre-refurbishment - 50035 'Ark Royal' Livery_BR Lined Green (late) 73961 was the first 73/9Illustrating the breadth of the Accurascale Class 50 tooling suite is 50035, one of three members of the fleet to gain plated headcode panels during 1977 8 with sealed beam marker lights along with Nos. 50003 and 50007, the latter at the No. 1 end only. In January 1978 the ten year old locomotive become the first of the newly minted Warship class to be honoured with nameplates following the easing of the ridiculous embargo on new namings. The Laira