English Electric Class 50 Diesels: From the Western Region to Preservation

A gallery of spectacular photos celebrating the history of these popular locomotives of the late twentieth century.

Peter J. Green first photographed Class 50 diesels in action in 1975, while they were still being transferred from the London Midland to the Western Region of British Rail. But it was in the early 1980s, when they were named and painted in Large Logo livery, that his interest in the class really took off. For Peter, they stood out from most other locomotives that were painted ...