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  • UKRL 56 x 2 appear at Midland Railway Gala

    17th June 2017
    UKRL 56 x 2 appear at Midland Railway Gala

    This one crept under our radar but 56081 & 56104 are currently at the Midland Railway Centre Butterley as part of this weekends diesel Gala.…

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  • 56006 to attend East Lancs Diesel Gala 7th – 9th July 2017

    9th June 2017

    Please see text in bold for the latest news 56006 has been invited back to the Eat Lancs Diesel Gala and the Committee and Volunteers…

    Read more: 56006 to attend East Lancs Diesel Gala 7th – 9th July 2017
  • Class 56 Gallery- progress update

    1st June 2017

    While the main photo galleries are updated with the thousands of images we have to upload , anyone with an eye for excellent railway photography…

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  • JUNE 2017 CLASS 56 WORKINGS

    1st June 2017

    24/6/17 Operational locos were located as follows 56078 Barnetby, 56087 + 56113 Derby , 56094 Shrewsbury , 56096 +56105 Doncaster , 56202 Grangemouth, 56303 Chaddesden.…

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  • More Grid Galleries …

    10th May 2017

    Yep, we now have galleries up for the first 50 members of the class. Take a look at our galleries pages here

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  • First 20 Grid Galleries published

    8th May 2017

    We have just published our first two albums containing fots of the first 20 locos in the class. Join us for a walk down memory lane…

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  • CLASS 56 GROUP AGM DATE 1ST JULY 2017

    22nd April 2017

    The annual meeting of the Class 56 Group will take place on the above date. Details are available in the latest edition of Gridiron which…

    Read more: CLASS 56 GROUP AGM DATE 1ST JULY 2017
  • MAY 2017 Class 56 workings

    22nd April 2017

    31/5/17 – 56094 had stabled up at Cardiff Canton, and 56105 was working back to Crewe after overnight work at Stockport. 30/5/17 – The active…

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  • April 2017 class 56 workings

    22nd April 2017

    1/4/17. 56078+56087  worked 2109 Whitemoor – Hauhley Jcn (Near Stowmarket) 56094  worked 2239 Tyne – Durham Sig TY358(arr 2325) 56113  worked 2120 Doncaster Decoy- Ulceby…

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  • Grid Photo Albums

    20th April 2017

    Keep an eye out on our site as we’ll shortly be putting together a comprehensive photo gallery of every member of the class built. In the mean…

    Read more: Grid Photo Albums
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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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