Model Year Details

2001 - Class 56 Diesel Electric Locomotive

56047

Model: Class 56 Diesel Electric Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 56047
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 Dutch

Livery Details: Grey with a yellow strip and black trimming around windows.
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.2106A
Year Information: The livery of the Transrail Engineering Department has this yellow strip in place of the standard dark grey strip, and this is popularly known as the Dutch livery. Like the main Transrail livery, it is still very much in evidence, hauling the same freight loads as any normal Transrail Class 56. 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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