Great British Type 5 Locomotives

Class 55(Deltic)

Prior to the Introduction of HST's the Deltics were the mainstay of the East Coast main line and were for many years the only type 5 locomotives on British Rail

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picture of Class 55 Deltic D9000 on Display at Old Oak Common Class 55 Deltic D9000 on Display at Old Oak Common (37KB)

Class 56

Maximun speed
80 mph

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picture of Class 56 on Display at Old Oak Common Class 56 on Display at Old Oak Common (21KB)

Class 58

Maximun speed
80 mph

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picture of Mainline Class 58 on diaplay at Old Oak Common Mainline Class 58 on diaplay at Old Oak Common (23KB)

Class 59

Maximun speed
80 mph
Built by General Motrors in America, they have become popular with Private Frieght operators

picture of Yeoman Class 59 passing trough Feltham Yeoman Class 59 passing trough Feltham (26KB)

picture of Hanson Class 59 on display at Old Oak Common Hanson Class 59 on display at Old Oak Common (24KB)

picture of MRL Class 59 on display at Old Oak Common MRL Class 59 on display at Old Oak Common (15KB)

Matthew Black 10/9/2002