Class 56

56301 passes March, working the 1108 Chaddesden-Kings Lynn TC empty boxes turn on March 28. KEITH PARTLOW.

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DCRail finalises purchase of Class 56 after fault-free running

The Class 56 has been sold to the freight operator by the Class 56 Group.

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Seven Class 14s star at 60th anniversary gala

A four-day gala at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway on July 25-28 celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Class 14 Type 1 diesel hydraulic locomotives.

Locomotives 28 Aug

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EXCLUSIVE: The GB Railfreight Class 69 project explained

Inside the GBRf Class 69 project

30 Dec

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GB Railfreight buys 16 Class 56s from UK Rail Leasing

“This is an important deal for us as it provides much needed capacity for our expanding business" - GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith

15 Jun

UK Rail Leasing 56098 at Wansford on April 8. JOHN RUDD.

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Freight fleets star at Nene Valley Railway diesel gala

Locomotives from DB Cargo, GB Railfreight and UK Rail Leasing starred at the Nene Valley Railway diesel gala on April 8-10, alongside two Class 47s.

11 Apr

50017 Royal Oak (nearest the camera) and 50007 Hercules stand at Dereham as 41001 arrives at Dereham. AL PULFORD.

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Class 50s and prototype High Speed Train power star at Mid-Norfolk Railway diesel gala

Boden Rail Engineering Ltd's three main line-certified Class 50s starred at the Mid Norfolk-Railway's diesel gala on April 1-3, alongside prototype HST 41001.

7 Apr

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UKRL offers re-engineered ‘56s’ as a heavy haul solution

Class 56s could be re-engineered with new power units as a cost-effective solution to the freight industry’s need for heavy haul locomotives.

1 Feb

UKRL 37905 (left), 56081 and the Class 56 Group's 56006 stand at Leicester on January 15. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Inside UK Rail Leasing's Leicester depot

RICHARD CLINNICK presents a selection of images from a visit to UK Rail Leasing's Leicester workshop.

18 Jan

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Progress on preserved Romanian Class 56

Work continues on Class 56 Group’s 56006 at UK Rail’s Leicester depot – could it run next year?

30 Nov

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Freightliner hires UK Rail Leasing Class 56

Freightliner Heavy Haul has confirmed to RAIL it is hiring 56081 from UK Rail Leasing, and that more could follow

18 Nov

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UK Rail Leasing’s in-demand ‘56s’ set for overhauls

Thirteen of the 15 Class 56s owned by UK Rail Leasing are likely to be overhauled, with the company revealing to RAIL that there is a demand for the locomotives

8 Jan