Class 56
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Class 56 may refer to:
- British Rail Class 56British Rail Class 56The 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 , and has a Co-Co wheel arrangement...
- DRG Class 56, a German freight locomotive class with a 2-8-02-8-0Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...
wheel arrangement operated by the Deutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche Reichsbahn was the name of the following two companies:* Deutsche Reichsbahn, the German Imperial Railways during the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the immediate aftermath...
and comprising the:- Class 56.0: Prussian G 7.3, LBE G 7.3
- Class 56.1: Prussian G 8.3Prussian G 8.3The Prussian G 8.3 was a 2-8-0, superheated, freight locomotive with three cylinders. It was developed to redress the lack of goods locomotives after the First World War. The inspiration to design a 2-8-0 locomotive based on the 2-10-0 Prussian G 12 came from Württemberg. The first vehicle was...
- Class 56.2: Mecklenburg G 7.3
- Class 56.2II–8DRG Class 56.2–8Between 1934 and 1941 the Deutsche Reichsbahn converted a total of 691 former Prussian-built Class 55.25–56 steam locomotives; the result was the DRG Class 56.2–8. The carrying axle enabled higher speeds and the engine could even be used as a passenger train locomotive. In addition the average...
: Rebuild from Prussian G 8.1 - Class 56.4: Bavarian G 4/5 NBavarian G 4/5 NThe Bavarian Class G 4/5 N was an early German steam locomotive built for the Royal Bavarian State Railways . Its design was based on that of the Class E I and it had unmistakable similarities to the final series of that class. Had the K.Bay.Sts.B...
- Class 56.5: Saxon IX VSaxon IX VThe Saxon Class IX Vs were German, eight-coupled, tender locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways for goods train duties.- History :...
- Class 56.6: Saxon IX HVSaxon IX VThe Saxon Class IX Vs were German, eight-coupled, tender locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways for goods train duties.- History :...
- Class 56.7: Baden VIII e
- Class 56.8–11: Bavarian G 4/5 HBavarian G 4/5 HThe steam engines of Class G 4/5 H operated by the Royal Bavarian State Railways were the most powerful of the German, 2-8-0, freight locomotives....
- Class 56.20–29: Prussian G 8.2
- Class 56.30: LBE G 8.2
- Class 56.31–34: BBÖ 170, ČSD Class 434.0, PKP Class Tr11, JDŽ 24
- Class 56.34–35: BBÖ 270, PKP Class Tr12, JDŽ 25
- Class 56.36: ČSD Class 434.2
- Class 56.37–38: PKP Class Tr20
- Class 56.39–40: PKP Class Tr21
- Class 56.410: Purchased by the DRB in 1941
- Class 56.415: PKP Class Tr103
- Class 56.42: PKP Class Tr11, JDŽ 24