BR / BREL / Electroputere class 56s:
56001 Whatley:
A rare visitor to Laira TMD
Class 56 56001 Whatley in ex-works Railfreight Construction livery, makes a rare visit to Laira Depot as part of Laira's 1988 openday on the 17th July 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56011:
56011 at Toton TMD
Electroputere Romanian built class 56 56011 (wearing revised red stripe Railfreight livery) stands awaiting attention outside Toton Depot on the 4th June 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56012 Maltby Colliery:
56012 Maltby Colliery
An early class 56 withdrawal was 56012, and here we see 56012 Maltby Colliery as she stands with rows of her sister class 56s at Toton Depot on the 28th March 1992.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56016:
Class 56s on Toton TMD
BR / BREL type 5 / class 56s 56066, 56087 & 56016, all wearing the the new Railfreight Coal livery, line-up outside Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56017:
Type 5 under repair inside Toton TMD
Another Electroputere Romanian built type 5 and one of the early class 56 withdrawals, 56017 stands inside Toton TMD on the 4th June 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56024:
56024 at Toton TMD
BR / BREL class 56 56024 wearing her original Railfreight livery, stands on Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56049:
Type 1s and type 5s line-up at Toton
Class 56 56049 (in red stripe Railfreight livery) stands beside class 20 20120 and class 56 56024 (in original Railfreight livery) outside Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56049 outside Toton TMD
Class 56 56049 (wearing the revised red stripe Railfreight livery) stands outside Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56050:
56050 at Plymouth North Road
Making an extremely rare visit to the West Country, class 56 56050 stands at Plymouth with a Dover - St Blazey polybulks working on the 31st December 1987. At Plymouth, the 56 relinquished control of the working to 37673.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56063 Bardon Hill:
Type 5s together inside Toton TMD
Class 56 56063 Bardon Hill stands with class 56 56075 West Yorkshire Enterprise and class 58 58027 inside Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56066:
Class 56s on Toton TMD
Class 56s 56066, 56087 & 56016 (all wearing Railfreight Coal livery) line-up outside Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56071:
56071 enters Doncaster
Class 56 56071 enters Doncaster with an MGR working on the 26th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56071 at Doncaster
Class 56 56071 stands at Doncaster with a return empty MGR working on the 26th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56074 Kellingley Colliery:
56074 Kellingley Colliery on Toton TMD
BR / BREL class 56 56074 Kellingley Colliery in Railfreight Coal livery stands outside Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56076:
56076 at Toton TMD
Wearing revised red stripe Railfreight livery, class 56 'Grid' 56076 stands outside Toton Depot with 56011 on the 4th June 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56079:
56079 inside Toton TMD
Wearing her original Railfreight livery, class 56 56079 stands inside Toton Depot on the 4th June 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56082:
56082 inside Toton TMD
Class 56 56082 stands inside her home depot of Toton TMD on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56087:
Class 56s on Toton TMD
Class 56s 56066, 56087 & 56016 line-up outside Toton TMD on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56107:
Ex-works 56107 at Doncaster
Class 56 56107 in ex-works condition, passes through Doncaster with an MGR working on the 26th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Ex-works 56107 at Doncaster - II
Ex-works class 56 56107 passes through Doncaster with an MGR working on the 26th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Loadhaul 56107
Loadhaul livery seemed to suit the class 56s, and here we see 56107 as she runs 'light engine' through Toton yard on the 22nd February 2003.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56117 Wilton - Coalpower:
56117 inside Toton TMD
Wearing the attractive large logo livery which seemed to suit the class 56s particularly well, 56117 sits inside Toton TMD on the 4th June 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56122 Wilton - Coalpower:
56122 Wilton - Coalpower at Toton TMD
The original class 56 to bear the 'Wilton - Coalpower' nameplates, 56122 Wilton - Coalpower stands withdrawn outside Toton TMD on the 28th March 1992, clearly showing the 'sign of death.' Tragically, this class 56 had given just 9 years service, what a waste....
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56126:
56126 inside Toton TMD
Class 56 56126 (still wearing Large Logo livery) stands inside Toton TMD with class 20 20032 on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56129:
56129 outside Toton TMD
At the time of this photograph, class 56 56129 was less than 5 years old as she stands outside Toton Depot on the 4th June 1988.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
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56135 Port of Tyne Authority:
The final Crewe built diesel
The final diesel locomotive to be built at Crewe Works, BR / BREL type 5 / class 56 56135 Port of Tyne Authority stands at Toton Depot on the 13th July 1991.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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