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  • Saturday 07/04/18 – News round up

    7th April 2018

    Saturday 07/04/18. (Last updated at 17:00) The group are pleased to report that after much delay, 56301 has finally been moved away by road from…

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  • Thursday 05/04/18 – Mainline news round up

    5th April 2018

    Thursday 05/04/18. Above: 56302 runs light engine northbound through Huntingdon today, working the 0Z58 Acton Lane Reception Sidings – Doncaster CHS route learning run. Photo…

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  • Wednesday 04/04/18 – Mainline movements today

    4th April 2018

    Wednesday 04/04/18 56078 & 56113: 6E32 0313 Lindsey Oil Refinery – Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H33000/2018/04/04/advanced 6M32 0855 Preston Docks (Ribble Rail) – Lindsey Oil Refinery http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O87219/2018/04/04/advanced…

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  • Tuesday 03/04/18 – Mainline movements today

    3rd April 2018

    Tuesday 3rd April 2018 Mainline movements for today reported as follows (information correct as at 1430)… 56078 & 56113 are once again working the Preston…

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  • Easter Fleet Status

    2nd April 2018

    Monday 2nd April 2018 The Class 56 Group would just like to take this opportunity to wish all visitors to the site a very happy Easter.…

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  • Another undated shot from Knottingley

    30th March 2018
    Another undated shot from Knottingley

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  • 31 years ago – 56094 at Knottingley July 1987

    30th March 2018
    31 years ago – 56094 at Knottingley July 1987

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  • Fleet status mid March 2018 (17/3/18)

    17th March 2018

    Locations currently reported as below. The Basford Hall pair usually work some engineers trains over Saturday evening / Sunday morning. That could be anywhere in…

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  • Fleet status early March 2018

    3rd March 2018

    As far as can be determined, the operational class 56 fleet are located as follows: 56049 / 56051 / 56090 / 56094 / 56113 NOTTINGHAM EASTCROFT…

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  • Current status of our locomotives – 56006 & 56301

    3rd March 2018

    56006 – Out of traffic at Baron Street, Bury. The technical team are awaiting the purchase of a megger tester which allows the insulation to…

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The Class 56 Group

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.

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