D400 | 50050 Fearless

Loco Specific Information
Built By	English Electric at The Vulcan Foundry
Build Number	3770 / D1141
To British Rail / To Service	03.10.1967 / 07.10.1967	D400
TOPS Renumbered	15.02.1974	50050
Time In Service	26 years, 4 months, 22 days	9,642 days
Engine Hours	8,599
Nameplate	Fearless	Fitted	23.08.1978

 

First Noted Working Found
Friday	05 July 1968	1S75 14:05 Euston - Glasgow	R.O. 475 p335

 

Works History & Service Working (Before & After)
1 — Crewe Works (1969/70)
1
	Before	18 May 1969			2215 London Euston to Glasgow
	Works	Collision Damage			Entry after 19.05.1969 / Release prior 25.02.1970
	After
2 — Crewe Works (1971)
2
	Before
	Works	Light Repair			Entry prior 12.12.1971 / Release 18.12.1971
	After
3 — Crewe Works (1975)
3
	Before	05 Feb 1975			1A29 0505 Penzance - London Paddington (Failed at Stoke Canon)
	Works	Intermediate			Entry after 05.02.1975 / Release 10.05.1975
	After	16 May 1975			1B55 1930 London Paddington - Plymouth
4 — Doncaster Works (1979)
4
	Before	22 May 1979			1A44 1955 London Paddington - Oxford
	Works	Intermediate			Entry xx.06.1979 / Release 12.12.1979
	After	18 Dec 1979			4B10 1545 Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth Vans
5 — Doncaster Works (1983)
5
	Before	16 Dec 1982			1B32 1652 London Paddington - Westbury
	Works	Refurbishment			Entry 26.01.1983 / Release 05.07.1983
	After	07 Jul 1983			1V92 1423 York - Plymouth (vice HST)
6 — Doncaster Works (1986)
6
	Before	06 Apr 1986			1V62 2345 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads
	Works	Unclassified			Entry xx.04.1986 / Release xx.05.1986
	After	06 May 1986			1F13 0653 Oxford - London Paddington
7 — Laira Depot (1987)
7
	Before	29 Jun 1987			2C85 1900 Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads
	Works	Major F Exam			Entry 29.06.1987 / Release 31.07.1987
	After	01 Aug 1987			2Cxx 0955 Plymouth - Penzance

 

Last Passenger Duty (PD) / Last Working (LW)
PD	Saturday	26th March 1994	1Z50 17:35 Penzance - London Paddington DH with 50007 The Fifty Terminator Railtour via Westbury
LW	Sunday	27th March 1994	0Z50 Reading - Laira with 50007

 

Post Service
Withdrawn	27.03.1994
Condemned	31.03.1994

 

Identification Markings & Notes

Released from Vulcan works with no horizontal handrails on the cab front at both ends. (Above the multiple working jumper cables)

Released from Vulcan works with multiple working jumper cables fitted.

Allocations / Sectors
Date	Area / Depot	Depot Code	Time Spent at Depot
xx.10.1967	Allocated to London Midland Western Lines	LMWL
xx.06.1968	Allocated to London Midland Stoke Division	D05
21.10.1972	Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road	BR
11.05.1974	Reallocated to Old Oak Common	OC
11.04.1976	Reallocated to Laira	LA
10.1988	Reallocated to Old Oak Common	OC
05.1989	Reallocated to Laira	LA
	Sector Code		Sector
05.1987	RXXA		Parcels
02.10.1988	NWRA		Network SouthEast - Thames & Chiltern
14.05.1989	NSSA		Network SouthEast - Solent & Sarum
20.05.1990	NWXA		Network SouthEast - West of England

Liveries
Date From	Livery	Notes
03.10.1967	Standard British Rail Blue
	Large Logo British Rail Blue, Grey Roof
	Network South East Revised, Light Blue

Damage / Accidents
18.05.1969	While driving the 22.15 London Euston to Glasgow it endured a low speed collision with the failed 21.30 London Euston to Inverness near the top of Beattock summit.
	In accordance with the rule book driver Brown buffered up to the rear of the failed train and pushed forward. The Inverness train created a gap and stopped again.
	Unfortunately driver Brown was unable to stop in time and collided at approximately 10mph. Driver Brown and secondman R. Lunny became trapped in their cab.
	Sadly driver Brown lost his life.
	Source - ASLEF

Preservation
Preserved By	Boden Rail Engineering	At	Nottingham

Photos
Standard British Rail Blue	Nameplate
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