5604 Class 56 Trainload Freight three-tone grey Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive option-set-w-coach-1 Glowing fire light effect

Glowing fire light effect

each displaying the status of the track sections with a control light or driving a suitable block signal

and two styles of plated boiler panel

Seven survived into departmental stock until the 1960’s

ITEM NUMBER 20-221

5604 Class 56 Trainload Freight three-tone grey Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive option-set-w-coach-1 Glowing fire light effectThe 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