Class 58 - Mainline Blue (Preserved) - 58023 - DCC Sound Fitted

Class 58 - Mainline Blue (Preserved) - 58023 - DCC Sound FittedEntering service in December 1984, 58023 was a typical mid batch locomotive. Most reliability modifications had been undertaken, but not the more drastic changes seen on the second batch. Outshopped in Red Stripe livery, it worked for a couple of years before being displayed at the Welbeck Colliery open day on 25th June 1989 in ex works Triple Grey livery with Coal Sector branding. A locomotive that spent a good few years unnamed, it worked like this

High Performance Traction features

new to Stratford in March 1959 and withdrawn from Bescot in May 1997

The use of driving trailers on the Enterprise ended with the introduction of the 111s

both ironically removed during refurbishment and considered too expensive to reinstate

and four-aspect signalling with correct symbols displayed on screen

these figures are designed and produced in the UK specifically for the Accurascale Manor

cab front bracket and current GBRf branding

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with Knuckle couplers provided for inner vehicles

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and mixed with other coal wagons such as 16t minerals (MCO)

This had originally been built by English Electric at Newton-le-Willows as D6806 in January 1963