E...Type 5 locomotives

22nd November 2007

The most powerful British diesel loco catagory, type 5's now dominate the Modern railway scene.
The best known type 5 is the Class 55 "Deltic", being the odd one out as it was designed and used for express passenger services on the ECML. Entering service in 1961 these legendary locomotives gave exellent service for 20 years and altough all was withdrawn over 25 years ago the survivors still attract huge interest and devotion from people of all ages.
the 135 class 56's was built in the late 70's early 80's and was the first of the new type 5 heavy freight locomotives, they gave exellent service on all types of freight workings until they was withdrawn in 2002/3 "rather early in my opinion" a few still operate on the main line and several have been preserved, though the vast majority are stored out of use "what a waste".
The class 58 like the 56 was designed for heavy freight work and the 50 members of the class gave good service mostly on MGR coal sevices until like the class 56's was slated for early withdrawal and again most are stored out of use.
The 100 class 60 locomotives entered service in the the early 90's, renowned for there exellent pulling power most of the class are still in service and can be seen on a variaty of freight workings throughout the country.
The overseas built class 59, 66 and 67's now dominate the freight scene and these rather mundane locomotives can be seen all over the country.
The Deltics and Class 58's was extremely rare visitors on the Marches route though Classes 56 and 60's was very common on a variaty of freight workings. Though a few freights are handled by class 60's most freights on the route are now handled by class 66's

55002 at the ELR. 1995 1542x1043 133.jpg	55015 "Tulyar", Crewe. 1993 1718x1112 209.jpg	55015 as 55001 "St Paddy" Worcester. 1994 1796x1181 183.jpg	55019 Hereford 1999 1366x801 Deltic05.jpg
55019 Hereford, May 1999 787x510 Deltic04.jpg	55019 In Hereford, 26-5-99 1968x1058 Deltic01.jpg	55019 in Hereford, 26-5-99 1170x853 Deltic02.jpg	56011 departing Hereford. 1993 1258x842 252.jpg
56011 in Railfreight red stripe livery on railtour duties, Hereford. 1993 1140x833 30.jpg	56011, Hereford. 1993 1028x760 135.jpg	56011, Hereford. 1993 1346x965 42.jpg	56011, Hereford. 1993 762x495 175.jpg
56014 at the SVR. 1994 1292x951 208.jpg	56032, Hereford. 1992 1179x779 375.jpg	56032, Hereford. 1993 1204x838 150.jpg	56038, Canton. 1991 1400x1019 25.jpg
56040 on the bay, Hereford. 1992 1146x901 61.jpg	56040, Hereford. 1992 1038x823 114.jpg	56044 pauses in Hereford with its southbound empty steel train. 1993 1140x745 164.jpg	56044, Hereford. 1993 1341x930 261.jpg
56044, Hereford. 1993 1331x930 158.jpg	56048 in Railfreight red stripe livery on the bay in Hereford. 1993 1224x896 300.jpg	56051, Gloucester. 1991 1385x881 71.jpg	56052, Hereford. 1992 1130x735 379.jpg