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FARISH > Diesel Locomotives > CLASS 56

The initial thirty Class 56 Type 5 Co-Co Diesel Freight Locomotives were built from 1976 in Romanian and required rebuilding to correct poor construction methods. The remaining one hundred and fifteen locomotives were completed by BR Doncaster and Crewe, the final locomotive being constructed in 1984.

8057 - Class 56 - BR Coal Sector
8057 - Class 56 - BR Coal Sector
DC Versions
Ref No Year Livery Running No/Name
8055 
1993 BR Blue  56076 
8056 
1993 BR Construction Sector  56059 
8057 
1993 BR Coal Sector  56092 
805D 
1997 Loadhaul  56055 
Farish Limited Edition
805E 
1997 EW&S  56057 British Fuels
Farish Limited Edition