Model Year Details
2004 - Class 56 Diesel Electric Locomotive

56098
Running Number: 56098
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: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Logo
Logo Years: 1965 - 1997

Livery: B.R. Blue Large Logo

Livery Details: Rail blue with yellow cab and black window trimming, with large logo.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.
Catalogue Number: R.2235E
Year Information: ---
Model Motor: Ringfield
Publication: Hornby OO Scale Model Railways - 50 - Fiftieth Anniversary Edition 2004
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 50th Edition

Logo & Box Design:


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Model Ranking:
Current: 2143 - December 2020
Previous: 2432 - November 2020
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Model Year Details (2)
YEAR | CAT | IMAGE |
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2003 | R.2235E |
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2004 | R.2235E |
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