British Rail Class 56
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The British Rail Class 56 is a type of diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight work. It is a Type 5 locomotive, with a Ruston-Paxman power unit developing 3,250 bhp, and has a Co-Co wheel arrange
A Class 56 at Doncaster Works in 2003
Builder's portrait of BR 56001 in the premises of the Electroputere works, Craiova, SR Romania (1976)
56115 on a railtour.
Fastline 56303 passing Kingsthorpe, just north of Northampton station, 2007
British Rail Class 58
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The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight. The narrow body with cabs at either end led to them being given the nickname "Bone" by rail enthusiasts.
British Rail Class 56
…housings were supplied from Swindon. Final assembly was transferred from Doncaster Works to Crewe Works, allowing Doncaster to commence work on the new Class 58 heavy freight locomotive. As a consequence of poor experiences with the early Romanian-built members of the class, the subsequent locomotives featured…
A class 58 at Saltley in 1987
58 001 on a very short train at St Denys
The removed cab of 58 022
58023 and 99001 at the Greatest Gathering, Derby 2025