56001 is seen brand new and awaiting commissioning at Tinsley MPD, 5th September 1976.
Locomotive History
The first of a hundred and thirty five locomotives for heavy freight duties it was built by Electropuere in Romania under license from Brush 56001 had arrived at Harwich accompanied by 56002 a month earlier on the 4th August 1976. The thirty locomotives built in Romania (56001 – 56030) suffered from poor construction standards and 56001 was not accepted into traffic until February 1977, five months after this photograph. This poor construction standard seems to have plagued these thirty locomotives as many were withdrawn from service early, with 56001 being withdrawn in September 1996. It was broken up relatively quickly by MRJ Phillips at Cardiff Canton MPD in May 1997.
Praktica LTL, Orwochrome UT18
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