British Rail Class 56
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The British Rail Class 56 is a heavy freight diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the 1970s for high-power haulage duties on the UK rail network.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Rail Class 56 diesel-electric locomotives | 1 |
| British Rail Class 58 diesel-electric locomotives | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Rail locomotive class
ⓘ
diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | air and vacuum (early service) ⓘ |
| buildDate | 1976–1984 ⓘ |
| builder |
British Rail Engineering Limited
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brush Traction NERFINISHED ⓘ Electroputere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabConfiguration | dual-cab ⓘ |
| category |
British diesel-electric locomotives
ⓘ
Co-Co locomotives ⓘ Railway locomotives introduced in 1976 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | British Rail Engineering Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
heavy coal traffic
ⓘ
high-power freight duties ⓘ iron ore traffic ⓘ steel traffic ⓘ |
| engineType | turbocharged diesel ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1977 ⓘ |
| fleetNumbers | 56001–56135 ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| height | 3.91 m ⓘ |
| heritageUse | preserved on heritage railways ⓘ |
| introduced |
1970s
ⓘ
1976 ⓘ |
| lengthOverBuffers | 19.38 m ⓘ |
| locomotiveWeight | 126 tonnes ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
129 km/h
ⓘ
80 mph ⓘ |
| multipleWorking | dual ⓘ |
| multipleWorkingSystem | Blue Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickName | Grid ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 135 ⓘ |
| operatingRegion | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colas Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ DB Schenker UK NERFINISHED ⓘ DCRail NERFINISHED ⓘ EWS NERFINISHED ⓘ Fastline Freight NERFINISHED ⓘ Fertis ⓘ GB Railfreight NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Rail Leasing NERFINISHED ⓘ private freight operators in the UK ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
2423 kW
ⓘ
3250 hp ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| primaryUse | heavy freight haulage ⓘ |
| primeMover | Ruston-Paxman RK3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromBRMainline | 2004 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| tractiveEffort |
271 kN
ⓘ
61,000 lbf ⓘ |
| trainBrakes | air ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Co-Co ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | Co-Co ⓘ |
| width | 2.64 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
British Rail Class 56 diesel-electric locomotives
this entity surface form:
British Rail Class 58 diesel-electric locomotives