50007 was on display at crewe Works open day in 1984, resplendent in lined Brunswick green, and with brass GWR-style plates, renamed 'Sir Edward Elgar'. The renaming put a lot of enthusiasts' noses out of joint as I recall - something akin to heresy to rename a pseudo-Warship after a composer! However, I don't think anyone could disagree that it looked superb. Here's a photo of it at Waterloo in 1988, waiting to leave with an Exeter train; pity about the NSE coaches....
