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56039
Class 56
Videos featuring 56039
A railtour operated by a Class 56 locomotive and a Network South East liveried Class 33 is also shown. British Railways and Network South East are identified as operators in the footage. The content provides a visual record of railway activity during a special event.
This video captures scenes from Margam Yard and the mainline in the early 1990s, featuring a variety of British Railways locomotives, including several Class 37 and Class 56 diesel units. The footage was recorded near Heol y Dellaid crossing and includes trains stopping for crew changes. The location is noted as Margam Yard, with additional references to nearby areas such as Caerphilly, Hope, and March. The video provides a nostalgic look at railway operations during this period.
A Class 47 locomotive is seen working from a siding at Basingstoke to join an Exeter train, while a DC Tours railtour arrives at Salisbury behind a Class 37 and Network South East liveried Class 33. The tour later departs with a Class 56 locomotive leading the service.
This video captures a variety of British Rail operations from June 1991, featuring locomotives including classes 33, 47, 56, 59, 60, and 73. It shows Cross-Country services hauled by class 47/8 locomotives, freight trains operated by classes 56, 59, and 60, as well as engineering trains and a light engine move. The footage highlights the presence of semaphore signalling and a signal box at Kensington Olympia during this period. Some locomotive details are identified, including 33019, 56039, and 66039, with operators associated with British Railways and Intercity services. Location and headcode information is not available in the current record.
A newly delivered tamping machine is transported from the Channel Tunnel to the north of England, riding on a regular steel train service between Dollands Moor and Scunthorpe. The video shows the machine being carried as part of the freight movement. Stock numbers 466039, 56039, and 66039 are identified in the footage, with DB Schenker listed as the operator. The location Scunthorpe is mentioned, though no headcode information is available in the metadata.
This video features a group of EWS locomotives captured in Bristol on 31 October 2015. The footage shows several Class 66 diesel-electric units, including 66185 (red), 66132, 66114 (red), 66039, and 66154, during a journey from Margam to Eastleigh via Gloucester. The locomotives were seen at Westerleigh and Keynsham. No headcodes are listed in the metadata.