🚂 Remember The Grid? The Mighty Class 56 Locomotive ⚙️ In the golden age of British Rail freight, the Class 56 was the workhorse of the network—hauling coal, steel, and heavy loads with over 3,250 horsepower of diesel thunder. Nicknamed “The Grid” because of its iconic horn grille, this beast powered the UK’s industrial heart through the '70s, '80s and beyond. 💥 But did you know the first 30 were built in Romania... and nearly doomed the whole class due to poor construction? 🇬🇧 It wasn’t unt

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A brief look inside the cab of a class 45 locomotive. 45108 has recently returned to the Midland Railway - Butterley from its placement at the East Lancashire Railway to have some repairs and maintenance work carried out. You can see the cab interior is looking a bit tired, but it probably looks similar to how it was when it was in British Rail service. The mighty Sulzer engine still runs sweetly though! #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railways #trainspotting #heritagerailway #class4