Dapol N-Gauge - Class 56 (Doncaster Built) Construction
Livery 56056 (DCC Fitted)
Product Code: 2D-004-008D
Production Details:
Dapol Class 56 (Doncaster Built) Construction Livery 56056 DCC
Fitted. (British N-Gauge, 1:148) The British Rail Class 56 is a type of Co-Co
locomotive designed for heavy freight work and was introduced between 1976 and 1983.
In all, 135 Class 56’s were built, the first 30 by Electroputers in Romania, but due
to poor quality of construction the remainder were built by BREL at theirDoncaster
and Crewe works. The Class 56 was considered to be a successful locomotive and had a
long service life, however performance and maintenance costs savings made from the
deployment of the new imported Class 66 resulted in most of the fleet of Class 56’s
being decommissioned or sold on by 2006. 7 Class 56’s are currently preserved
including Frank Hornby at Barrow Hill.
The Dapol Class 56 feature:
● Detailed body with etched grills and separately fitted handrails; ● Finely
detailed cast wheels; ● 5 pole Super creep motor with huge pulling power and
incredible slow running speed; ● All wheel drive and pick up; ● Directional Lights;
● DCC Fitted With a Gaugemaster DC23 decoder; ● Supplied with both magnetic and
standard with standard knuckle couplers
Discontinued