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| 56 006 at Barrow Hill. 7 July, 2010. D h Thomas thomdh@hotmail.com |
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BR locomotive Class 56 no. 56001 "Whatley" at London Waterloo on the "Scratcher" railtour on 24th April 1993
Photo by G. Blyth (Gary@gblyth.freeserve.co.uk) |
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Class 56 Over the first weekend of March 2007, the Nene Valley Railway held their 'Spring Diesel Gala' event which seen 3 preserved Class 56's in action on the railway. In this view, taken on Sat 3rd March 2007 at 08:03, Loadhaul liveried 56003 runs out of the yard at Wansford as Railfreight 'Red Stripe' liveried 56098 idles in front of the main shed while emitting a smokescreen of exhaust.
Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk)
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Class 56 Preserved 56003 stands at Wansford LC, on the Nene Valley Railway, while awaiting the right on way to run back into the station to work the 2E42 08:30 Wansford - Peterborough NV passenger service with classmate 56057 during the spring 'Diesel Gala' event on sat 3rd Mar 2007 at 08:27.
Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk)
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Class 56 Preserved 56003 stands at Wansford LC, on the Nene Valley Railway, while awaiting the right on way to run back into the station to work the 2E42 08:30 Wansford - Peterborough NV passenger service with classmate 56057 during the spring 'Diesel Gala' event on sat 3rd Mar 2007 at 08:28.
Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk)
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Class 56 Preserved Class 56 - 56003, approaches Wansford with the 2M43 09:40 Peterborough NV - Wansford service during the Nene Valley Railway's spring 'Diesel Gala' event on Sat 3rd Mar 2007 at 10:21.
Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk)
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Class 56 Preserved Class 56's, 56003 & 56098 run back into Wansford Station during the Nene Valley Railway's spring 'Diesel Gala' event on Sat 3rd Mar 2007 at 12:39.
Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk)
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EWS Class 56. BR blue liveried 56004 is seen stabled in the bay platform at Warrington Bank Quay station while 86207 'City of Lichfield' arrives with an unidentified southbound Virgin Trains Service on Friday 17th April 1998 at 12:19.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk). |
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EWS Class 56. BR blue liveried 56004 is seen stabled in the bay platform at Warrington Bank Quay station on Friday 17th April 1998 at 12:34.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk). |
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EWS Class 56. BR blue liveried 56004 is seen departing from the bay platform at Warrington Bank Quay station on Friday 17th April 1998 at 13:07.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk). |
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56 004 passes Finsbury Park. This is the only Class 56 left in BR blue.
Photo and scan by Anthony Rispoli (anthony@rispoli.freeserve.co.uk) |
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A nice British Railway's diesel loco class 56 56006 is seen at York Railfest outside the National Railway Museum. This picture was taken on the 6th of June 2004 Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk |
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EWS Class 56. 56010, one of only a handful of the Romanian built examples left in service, stands at Motherwell TMD on sunday 25th July 1999.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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EWS Class 56. Romanian built 56010 is seen stabled at Ayr T&RSMD on saturday 31st July 1999. At the time of writing only 7 of the 30 (56001-56030) Romanian built Class 56's remain in service while 11 have been scrapped.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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BR locomotive Class 56 no. 56010 in Worksop Yard for the Open day on 5th September 1993
Photo by G. Blyth (Gary@gblyth.freeserve.co.uk) |
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Class 56 Data Panel. This view shows the data panel for a Class 56 locomotive as applied to 56010 when seen at Ayr T&RSMD on saturday 31st July 1999. It lists the weight, brake force, Electric Train Heating Index (blank if not fitted), Routa Availability and maximum speed of this locomotive and is current for all Class 56's. Note the bodyside corrosion to the right of the panel.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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EWS Class 56. Romanian built 56018 is pictured stabled on Motherwell depot on Sun 7th Feb 1999.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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EWS Class 56. Romanian built 56022 is seen stabled at Ayr T&RSMD on saturday 31st July 1999. At the time of writing only 7 of the 30 (56001-56030) Romanian built Class 56's remain in service while 11 have been scrapped.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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EWS Class 56. 56022 passes through Slateford station in Edinburgh with the 6L80, 14:01 Deanside - Wisbech petfoods service on Tue 21st Sept 1999.
Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)
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56 019 + 31 409 on the late running 12:38 Poole - Manchester in Harbury Cutting near Leamington, 06/05/88. It is assumed the 31 had failed (the train was normally a 47 turn) and was rescued by the 56
Photo copyright Stephen Dance (steved@kellock.co.uk) |
| Class 56 006 at Barrow Hill. 7 July, 2010. D h Thomas thomdh@hotmail.com |
| Class 56 006 at Barrow Hill. 7 July, 2010. D h Thomas thomdh@hotmail.com |
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A British Railway's diesel shunter class 20 and a British Railway's diesel loco class 56 56006 are both seen at York Railfest outside the National Railway Museum. This picture was taken on the 6th of June 2004 Photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk |
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Class 56 diesel loco 56006 in BR blue at the Rail200 Railfest at the National Railway Museum, York on the 1st June 2004.
Photo by Chris McKenna |
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This is one of the last remaining Romanian built 'Grids' still in service with EWS. Of the 135 class 56s built the first 30 were manufactured in Romania.
It is also one of the few locos that are currently running in BR Blue livery so it always makes a welcome sight.
Doncaster 150 Open Weekend Saturday 26th July 2003 Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com |
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This took us by surprise as it was hidden from view but a young James
moved quickly and took this picture of 56004...the only time we saw it running...at Newport
S.Wales in August 1998.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic. |
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56006 became the second Romanian built class 56 to return to Rail Blue and is seen
here on the Ripple Lane to Immingham paper train at Stratford in 2002.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic. |
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56007 was on of the last Romanian built class members to remain in traffic.
Seen here still in Transrail livery at Doncaster on a coal train in 2000.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com British and Foreign Railway Pictures Jampics Fotopic. |
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56019 was the last loco to run in the popular 'Red Stripe' Railfreight livery. One of the first 30
class 56s bulit in Romania it is seen here at Stratford E.London in October 1998.
Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com |
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Class 47 diesel loco 47498 Prince William in royal train livery stands next to class 56 diesel loco 56006 at the Rail200 Railfest at the National Railway Museum, York.
Photo by Chris McKenna 01/06/2004 |
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