Model Year Details
2001 - Class 56 Diesel Electric Locomotive

56066
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.
Models Produced: ---
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.
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

Logo & Box Design:


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Model Ranking:
Current: 2489 - December 2020
Previous: 2301 - November 2020
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Model Year Details (2)
YEAR | CAT | IMAGE |
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2000 | R.2107D |
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2001 | R.2107D |
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Related Service Sheets (1)
NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
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229B | Class 56 Locomotive | February 2001 |
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