Model Year Details

2001 - Class 56 Diesel Electric Locomotive

56066

Model: Class 56 Diesel Electric Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 56066
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives

Locomotive Class: Class 56 (Type 5)

Designer: British Rail
Class Information: During the early 1970’s the need for more powerful dedicated heavy freight diesel-electric motive power led to the development of the Class 56 in order to haul the newly introduced Merry-Go-Round dedicated coal traffic. The Class 56 was to be the first newly designed diesel in 15-years and was first of the second generation diesels used by British Rail. The Class 56 was nick-named “Grids” due to the expanded metal mesh grille located at cab ends. More...
Weight: 126 tons
Purpose: Heavy Freight
Wheel Arrangement: CO-CO

Model Information: Length - 254mm.
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Company: Transrail - Transrail
Logo: Transrail Logo
Logo Years: 1994 - 1996

Livery: Transrail 2-Tone Grey

Livery Details: Light grey upper panel with lighter grey lower panel. Yellow cab ends with black window trimmings.
Company Information: Transrail was a freight company formed in 1994, and was based in South West England, Wales, the North West and Scotland. In 1996 the company was amalgamated with others to form EWS.

Year: 2001
Catalogue Number: R.2107D
Year Information: Transrail was one of the private freight companies taken over by EWS in 1996. However, this did not mean that all the locomotives were immediately re-painted, many Transrail liveried 56's can still be seen hauling general freight as well as MGR's. Powered by a ringfield motor.
Model Motor: Ringfield
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Seventh Edition 2001
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 47th Edition

Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Seventh Edition 2001

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