Fifty Years of Fifties: An Evening with Geoff Hudson - Saturday 8th June

A special event with a talk about the Class 50s is being held during our Summer Diesel Festival.

With a career in the rail industry that spans over 50 years, British Rail's former Fleet Manager at Laira Depot (Plymouth), has had a close association with the class 50s locomotives throughout. We are pleased to announce that Geoff Hudson has agreed to share insights into these fascinating locomotives and their operation with us in a special event to be held on Saturday 8th of June at the DEPG Depot at Williton starting at 6pm and finishing at 9pm, with 50033 ‘Glorious’ as the backdrop at the depot.

Geoff is well known to many enthusiasts from his narration and presenting work with Locomaster Profile's class 50 video programmes (essential viewing in the late 1980s and early 1990s). During this sure to be fascinating evening, Geoff will take us through his personal highlights, and many previously untold stories, supported by audio visuals tracing the history of the class 50 from their inception through to the final years with British Rail and into preservation,