5602 Class 56 Railfreight Large Logo Grey Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive Terrier WHEEL CONFIGURATION 0-6-0T

WHEEL CONFIGURATION 0-6-0T

Depth 116mm

Separately added ladders and rails

Finely detailed semaphore signal

Profiled metal wheels

5602 Class 56 Railfreight Large Logo Grey Heavy Freight Diesel Locomotive Terrier WHEEL CONFIGURATION 0-6-0TThe 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