Heljan 5606 Class 56 110 'Croft' Railfreight Construction Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive

Class 56 110 'Croft' Railfreight Construction Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive
Class 56 110 'Croft' Railfreight Construction Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive
Class 56 110 'Croft' Railfreight Construction Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive
Class 56 110 'Croft' Railfreight Construction Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive
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Product Description

The first of BR's heavy Type 5 freight diesels, introduced to cope with an increase in coal traffic after the 1973 oil crisis. The first 30 were built by Electroputere in Romania under sub -contract from Brush, while the rest were constructed by BREL at Doncaster (56031-115) and Crewe (56116-135).

Although they were retired by EWS in 2003, a number have been reactivated for use by freight companies such as Colas, UK Rail Leasing and, soon, GB Railfreight.

Heljan's version is based on the later Doncaster and Crewe -built variant.

FEATURES

  • DCC ready
  • Working lights
  • Sprung buffers
  • Sound ready
  • Smoke Unit ready


SPECIFICATIONS

  • BUILT BY BR Doncaster/Crewe Works
  • NUMBER BUILT 135
  • NUMBER SERIES 56001-135
  • SERVICE CAREER 1976 onwards
  • REGION All
  • PURPOSE Heavy freight
  • STATUS IN 2018 Active/preserved


MEASUREMENTS

  • LENGTH 450mm