R30073 BR, Class 56, Co-Co, 56047

R30073 BR, Class 56, Co-Co, 56047R30073 BR, Class 56, Co Co, 56047 Era 7 Diesel 7 British Rail TOPS 1971 1986 Product Info The 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

while other hi-tech features include traction control

► Universal receiver/transmitter charge lead

the Welsh Marches line and South Wales - Bristol area services and Far North Lines but later seeing use in north/mid Wales and occasionally the West Country

and even the large gun shield from the M113 ACAV

Plan Book with instructions for the system

streamlined and cultured

expressly wanted by Henry Ford

The slide molded gun barrel is nicely recessed

and allows the modeller to choose a wide variety of configurations suitable for their specific track plan

78047 was eventually scrapped in January 1967

Ceramic - China

Strong dependable pick-up