Class 56: All Images

56078 drags 87001 into Birmingham New Street with the diverted 1G28 1200 London Euston-Wolverhampton on 31/03/1985. 56078 had hauled the elctric locomotive on the non electrified Nuneaton-Birmingham route due to engineering works in the Coventry area.

58036 and 56059 are stabled between duties at Saltley LIP on 06/03/1986.

56010 rests between duties at Knottingley on 14/03/1986.

56026 powers up the Sharnbrook bank at Souldrop with 6M04 1045 TuThO Brookgate Sdgs-Toton North Yard on 27/11/1990.

56012 'Maltby Colliery' hauls 312789+312790 forming 2G30 0930 Kings Lynn-Cambridge on 14/09/1991. The train was an additional working in connection with the Network South East 'Network Gala Day 1991'. Note the recently installed masts for the Kings Lynn line electrification scheme to the rear of the train.

56038 'Western Mail' passes the box at Nuneaton Abbey Junction after traversing the Nuneaton avoiding line whilst working 6V63 1220 SO March Down RS-Cardiff Tidal TC on 18/01/1992.

56062 has just crossed over the WCML, on what at the time was the Nuneaton avoiding line, whilst working 6V20 1023 SO Mountsorrel Sdgs-Didcot TC on 25/01/1992. Although the Nuneaton avoiding line is no more, this section of line does still exist so as to eliminate trains from Birmingham to the east and vice versa having to cross the WCML on the level.

56038 'Western Mail' emerges from the mist and passes the box at Nuneaton Abbey Junction after traversing the Nuneaton avoiding line whilst working 6V63 1220 SO March Down RS-Cardiff Tidal TC on 01/02/1992.

56064 works a train of steel coil south at Clay Cross Jnct on 01/02/1993.

56007 thunders past Homedown LC, Ashchurch whilst in charge of 6V14 Hull Saltend-Baglan Bay 'vinegar tanks' on 27/07/2001.

56060 passes Kingsbury Sdgs whilst working a southbound steel service on 04/09/2001.

56059 passes Stenson Jnct on 19/11/2001 with 6M47 0911 Aldwarke-Wolverhampton.

56099 arrives at Lincoln Central with 1Z96 0613 Crewe-Cleethorpes on 08/12/2001. The train was a Pathfinder Railtour in connection with Lincolns famous Christmas Market.

With a fine array of semaphore signals visible, 56091 approaches Barnetby station whilst working 6C72 0940 Scunthorpe BSC CHP-Immingham Coal Terminal on 27/06/2002.

56091 thunders through Barnetby whilst working 6C72 0940 Scunthorpe BSC CHP-Immingham Coal Terminal on 27/06/2002.

56100 passes Wetmore Farm, Burton upon Trent.

56065+56071 pass Wetmore Farm, Burton upon Trent with fuel tanks for Kingsbury Oil Sdgs.

56065+56071 arrive at Kingsbury with a petroleum product from the refineries at Immingham.

56065+56071 reverse their train into Kingsbury Oil Sdgs.

56070 passes Barnetby on 26/07/2002 with 7C75 1044 Immingham Coal Terminal-Scunthorpe BSC CHP.

56065 passes Melton Ross on 26/07/2002 whilst in charge of 6C73 1040 Scunthorpe BSC CHP-Immingham Coal Terminal.

56060 speeds through Melton Ross on 26/07/2002 with 7C76 1220 Immingham Coal Terminal-Scunthorpe BSC CHP.

56060 passes Melton Ross on 26/07/2002 whilst working 7C76 1220 Immingham Coal Terminal-Scunthorpe BSC CHP.

With coal dust flying, 56065 powers upgrade at Elsham Carrs on 26/07/2002 in charge of 7C77 1336 Immingham Coal Terminal-Scunthorpe BSC CHP. Being pleased with the shot I hadn't considered that the large cloud of coal dust was headed my way. It was already too late by the time I realised and I got covered in the stuff.