A resplendent Class 56 56133 seen at Crewe Works Open Day in 1984
<b>Sat. 2nd June 1984 1Z38 - 'The Midland Executive' railtour</b>
A rather excellent railtour that managed to include scheduled stops at Derby and Crewe for the two works open days :)

A view of one of the last batch of Class 56s built at Crewe 56133 named 'Crewe Locomotive Works'. The locomotive is in ex-works condition, and has just undergone its naming ceremony.

The &gt;b&gt;British Rail Class 56 is a type of diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight work. It is a Type 5 locomotive, with a Ruston-Paxman power unit developing 3,250 bhp (2,423 kW), and has a Co-Co wheel arrangement. The fleet was introduced between 1976 and 1983. The first thirty locomotives (Nos.56001-56030) were built by Electroputere in Romania, but these typically suffered from poor construction standards and many were withdrawn from service early for extensive rebuilding before re-entering revenue service. The remaining 105 locomotives were built by BREL at Doncaster Works (nos. 56031 to 56115) and Crewe Works (Nos.56116 to 56135). Enthusiasts nicknamed them &quot;Gridirons&quot; (or &quot;Grids&quot; for short), due to the grid-like horn cover on the locomotive's cab ends fitted to nos. 56 056 on.
More here: <a href="https://uktransport.fandom.com/wiki/British_Rail_Class_56" rel="noreferrer nofollow">uktransport.fandom.com/wiki/British_Rail_Class_56</a>

Taken with a Zenith TTL SLR camera and standard lens. <b>Scanned from the original negative with no digital restoration</b>

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