Category:British Rail Class 56

**British Rail Class 56**
	class of 135 diesel-electric freight locomotives
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Instance of	locomotive class;
Subclass of	diesel-electric locomotive; Type 5 Locomotive;
Location	United Kingdom;
Operator	British Rail;
Manufacturer	Electroputere (30, 1976–1977); Doncaster Works (85, 1977–1982); Crewe Works (20, 1982–1984);
Service entry	1976;
Speed	130 km/h;
Total produced	135;
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	Q849830; Library of Congress authority ID: sh2004007051; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007561517105171
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English: The British Rail Class 56 is a type of diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight work. It is a Type 5 locomotive, with a Ruston-Paxman power unit developing 3,250bhp (2,423kW), and has a Co-Co wheel arrangement. The fleet was introduced between 1976 and 1983.The first thirty locomotives (Nos.56001-56030) were built by Electroputere in Romania

Français : Les Classe 56 sont une série de 135 locomotives Diesel Co-Co en service sur le réseau des chemins de fer britanniques jusqu'en 2004. Conçues pour le trafic de fret lourd, elles sont entrées en service entre 1976 et 1983.

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This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.

British Rail Class 56 nameplates‎ (10 F)
British Rail Class 56s by line‎ (55 C)
British Rail Class 56s by livery‎ (15 C)
British Rail Class 56s by number‎ (106 C)
British Rail Class 56s by operator‎ (9 C)
British Rail Class 56s by station‎ (31 C)
British Rail Class 56s by traffic‎ (4 C)
Preserved British Rail Class 56s‎ (3 C)

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British Rail Class 69‎ (7 C, 4 F)

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British Rail Class 56s in Hungary‎ (1 F)

Media in category "British Rail Class 56"

The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total.

37263 & 56051 at Kidderminster taken during the Severn Valley Railway Diesel Gala 200523.jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 16.41 MB
37263 departs Kidderminster taken during the Severn Valley Railway Diesel Gala 200523.jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 15.75 MB
56081 + 701024 + 47727 working 5Q12 Wembley Yard to Eastleigh TRSMD passes Basingstoke 05 07 23 (53024881290).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.21 MB
56081 at Doncaster 311023 (53300697201).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.92 MB
56081 at Doncaster 311023 (53301179375).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 13.64 MB
56081 TnT with 69008 on barriers dragging newly refurbished SWR 458407 working 5X65 Wembley Yard (initially from Widnes) to Bournemouth TRSMD passes Basingstoke 21 07 23 (53060699557).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.52 MB
56081 TnT with 69008 on barriers dragging newly refurbished SWR 458407 working 5X65 Wembley Yard (initially from Widnes) to Bournemouth TRSMD passes Basingstoke 21 07 23 (53060699562).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.75 MB
56081 TnT with 69008 on barriers dragging newly refurbished SWR 458417 working 5Q65 Wembley Yard (initially from Widnes) to Bournemouth TRSMD passes Worting Junction 18 07 23 (53055268846).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 19.21 MB
56081 TnT with 69008 on barriers dragging newly refurbished SWR 458424 working 5X73 Wembley Yard (initially from Widnes) to Bournemouth TRSMD passes Basingstoke 13 12 23 (53395166823).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.58 MB
56081 with ex-Class 508 unit barriers at Doncaster ready to work 5M07 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Leicester LIP 311023 (53299838942).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 15.75 MB
56081 with ex-Class 508 unit barriers at Doncaster ready to work 5M07 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Leicester LIP 311023 (53301179270).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 16.45 MB
56081 with ex-Class 508 unit barriers working 5M07 Doncaster Works Wabtec to Leicester LIP passes Doncaster 311023 (53299838377).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.74 MB
56091 TnT with 60029 working 6Z22 Quainton Railhead to Willesden DC Rail Sidings climbs Acton Bank 07 11 23 (53317196600).jpg 5,000 × 3,333; 13.14 MB
56091 TnT with 60029 working 6Z22 Quainton Railhead to Willesden DC Rail Sidings passes Northolt 07 11 23 (53316966093).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 17.84 MB
56091 TnT with 60029 working 6Z22 Quainton Railhead to Willesden DC Rail Sidings passes West Ruislip 07 11 23 (53316723916).jpg 5,451 × 3,617; 11.74 MB
56091 TnT with 60029 working 6Z22 Quainton Railhead to Willesden DC Rail Sidings passes West Ruislip 07 11 23 (53317197190).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 11.04 MB
56301 + 56091 working 6Z60 Willesden DC Rail Sidings to Merehead Quarry passes Hungerford Common 04 08 23 (53093546628).jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 13.52 MB
Railways of Great Britain 143.jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 8.76 MB
Railways of Great Britain 144.jpg 5,472 × 3,648; 13.05 MB

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