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10. 56 040 arrives at Shenton. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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11. 56 040 and 31 130 at Shenton. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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15. 56 040 at Shenton. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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56. 040, 56 086 and 56 098 at Shackerstone. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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56 040 and 56 098 at Shackerstone. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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EWS Class 56. 56027 passes through Slateford, Edinburgh, with the 6E30, 13:29 Dalzell BSC - Lackenby BSC steel empties on Tuesday 7th July 1998 at 14:14. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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EWS Class 56. 56029 comes off the Edinburgh Suburban freight line at Slateford station with an unidentified westbound M.G.R train on Tue 30th Mar 1999. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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EWS Class 56. 56029 comes off the Edinburgh suburban freight line at Slateford with the 6S54, 08:50 Blyth - Fort William aluminia service on Tue 21st Sept 1999. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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Class 56. 56030 'Eggborough Power Station' in Railfreight Livery, is seen at Knottingley depot on (date unknown) while another unidentified class member passes by. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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EWS Class 56. Shabby Civil Engineers (dutch) liveried 56031 passes through Slateford station, Edinburgh with an unidentified eastbound loaded M.G.R (coal) train on Tue 13th Oct 1998. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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EWS Class 56. 56031 in the Civil Engineers (dutch) Livery, passes Carrick Knowe, Edinburgh with a (possibly) Millerhill - Thornton Jct light loco movement on Sat 28-Feb-98 at 10:37. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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Class 56 56033'Shotton Paper Mill' & 56107 waiting the right of way at Carlisle with the 7Z37 M.G.R service to Drax power station on 23-aug-97. Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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EWS Class 56. 56035 passes through Slateford, Edinburgh with the 6D38, 12:42 Oxwellmains - Viewpark cement working on Tuesday 14th July 1998 at 13:50. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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Class 56 56035 stands at Cardiff Canton depot (Date Unknown). Photo: Scott Aitken, Scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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One of the few remaining opportunities to see class 56s in the London S.E. area is on the Plasmor blocks working. 56037 is pictured here departing wth the empties for Heck at Pudding Mill Lane E.London on Monday June 9th 2003. Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com

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56039 at the public unveiling of the new Loadhaul livery at the Doncaster works open day in 1994. The livery has now been replaced with that of the new owner EWS. Photo by Mike Arm (arm@iname.com)

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56040 in the Railfreight Livery with Transrail logos at the Basford Hall open day in August 1995. Photo by Mike Arm (arm@iname.com)

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BR locomotive Class 56 no. 56040 "Oystermouth" at Cardiff Central on a railtour to Tower Colliery on 21st October 1995 Photo by G. Blyth (Gary@gblyth.freeserve.co.uk)

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EWS Class 56. 56044 'Cardiff Canton Quality Assured' passes through Slateford, Edinburgh with the early running 6B86, 19:45 Viewpark - Oxwellmains cement empties on Friday 14th Aug 1998 at 19:10. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken aos@cableinet.co.uk

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EWS Class 56 No: 56045 'British Steel Shelton' is seen stabled at Carlisle Citadel while at the head of an unidentified Wood train on Wednesday 15th April 1998 at 00:54. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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EWS Class 56. 56045 'British Steel Shelton' passes through Slateford, Edinburgh, with the 6C10, 06:03 Millerhill - Ravenstruther M.G.R (coal) empties on Wednesday 8th July 1998 at 07:48. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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EWS Class 56. 56046 in the Civil Engineers (dutch) Livery, passes Carrick Knowe, Edinburgh with an unidentified Longannet PS/Thornton Jct - Millerhill empty M.G.R (coal) service on Sat 28-Feb-98 at 10:37. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk)

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Class 56. 56047 is stabled at the south end of Warrington Bank Quay while 43154 can be seen arriving at the head of a service from the north on 5-sept-97. Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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Class 56 56048 stands at Cardiff Canton depot (Date Unknown). Photo: Scott Aitken, Scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk) Website: http://wkweb4.cableinet.co.uk/aos/photography

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A Class 56 in Infrastructure livery hauls a works train south past Milford Junction on 28 July 2000 Digital photo by Peter Hewitt (peter.j.hewitt@btinternet.com)

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6. 56 040 and 31 276 at Shackerstone. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com

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56 046 appraches Radley with a southbound empty stone working, 1/3/88 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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56 034 brings a stone train towards Westbury, at Fairwood Junction, 6/8/88 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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56 041 near Goring & Streatley with a tanker train, 20/12/86 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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56 049 passes Little Bedwyn with a westbound empty stone working, 22/6/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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56 043 takes a loaded stone train west at Moreton, 8/8/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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56 032 passes the preserved canal pumping station at Crofton with an empty westbound stone working, 14/4/89 Photo copyright Stephen Dance (sdance@esfplc.com)

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EWS 56038 at the eastern end of The Valley Vostock - a Pathfinder railtour from Crewe to South Wales. Margam, 7 January 2004. Colin Baker (lokfuehrer@ntlworld.com)

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14. 56 040 and 31 276 at Shenton. Battlefield Line, Leicestershire, 15 May, 2010. D h Thomas. thomdh@hotmail.com