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.
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
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
British Rail Class 58
…that had been categorised as Type 5, these being a relatively high-powered locomotive suited to heavy freight trains, the newest of which being the British Rail Class 56. Initial experiences with the latter had proved the type to be somewhat unreliable in service, a factor which had led to dissatisfaction amongst several…
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