56301 is booked to run light engine tomorrow 24th July as 0Z56 11:30 Leicester LIP – Chaddesden Sidings arr 12:32 (Realtime Trains | 0Z56 1130…

Following a test run last Wednesday when 56301 (with 47749 in tow) ran from Leicester to Barrow Hill and back, the locomotive has been returned…

Work to rewire the wheelslip protection circuits on 56006 has continued over the winter but unfortunately the work cannot now be completed soon enough to…

This years C56G & C56LL AGM will take place on – Saturday 15th July 2023 -at Bury East Lancashire Railway Start time is 12:30 at…

56006-progress. Pleased to report the tarpaulin fitted over the weekend of the AGM is doing its job as the inside of the locomotive is now…

56006 It is regretted that 56006 will not be available for the ELR September Gala. As explained previously to G56G members , the amount of…

The C56G AGM took place on Saturday 23rd July at the East Lancashire Railway in Bury. The meeting was reasonably well attended and two members…

56006 remains unavailable and will not be performing at next weekends ELR Diesel Gala. The overhaul of the top part of the electrical cubicle is…

The Annual General Meeting of the Class 56 Group will take place on Saturday 23rd July 2022. The venue is now confirmed and the meeting…

We are well aware that our attempts to provide updates on the progress of repairs on 56301 has seen a number of ‘false dawns’ in…