Hornby R30155TXS - BR Railfreight, Class 56, Co-Co, 56060 'The Cardiff Rod Mill' - Era 8 (Sound Fitted) West Coast Railway Company and

West Coast Railway Company and more

InterCity and Regional Railways schemes to name just three

Tourist Second Opens

A new subclass was created for locomotives refurbished with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment

British Railways and the first three private owner liveries

Hornby R30155TXS - BR Railfreight, Class 56, Co-Co, 56060 'The Cardiff Rod Mill' - Era 8 (Sound Fitted) West Coast Railway Company andThe British Rail Class 56 Type 5 Co Co diesel locomotive was first introduced in 1976 to cope with the increased requirement for heavy freight. British Rail awarded the contract to design and build these new engines to Brush Traction in Loughborough, who subsequently sub contracted the construction to Electroputere in Romania, due to the lack of capacity in their own works. The initial 30 locomotives to be delivered from Romania suffered from transit