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An MRL logo was centred on the green body side with the company name below on the orange section. All other locomotives have continued to operate in their owning company's colours and 59002 reverted to Foster Yeoman's livery, but the style of painting changed and was generally similar irrespective of the owning company except for the
Aggregates Industries scheme introduced in 2006.
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National Power sold its rail operations to EWS in April 1998. They were repainted into the EWS livery of maroon with a broad, straight yellow band along the bodyside. The number and 'EWS' were in maroon on the yellow band while the EWS logo was applied beneath the right side cab window. This forced a
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59002 was repainted into Mendip Rail livery. This was mostly dark green but with an orange section below, angled downwards in the cab area. It had a grey band around the lower body, also a grey roof. The colours were carried across the front of the cab; only the buffer beam was painted signal yellow.
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The locomotives' livery was silver with a dark blue band along the lower panel of the roof (with 'Yeoman' in white at one end) and another blue band the base of the body side. British Rail required yellow on the ends below the window and on the buffer beam; above this was silver; the bottom blue line
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Throughout its time in
Germany it carried a livery with Foster Yeoman blue at the top of the sides and ends with DB red below, the red area being slightly smaller than the blue. The roof was grey while the buffer beam and area below the body was black. It retained its name and numberplates. A red DB
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Livery was a bright blue body with pale grey bodies, underframe and lower bodyside. Narrow white and red stripes ran along the side between the blue and grey. The fronts had signal yellow below the front windows with blue above. A white and red
National Power logo was positioned in the centre of the
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later produced a ready-to-run model until 2004 when the company ceased trading. Hornby
Railways acquired the moulds and launched its first version of the Class 59 in 2006. It was upgraded with a better mechanism and featured the later arrangement of cab front lights. Since 2017 they have produced a
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along the bottom of the body. The roof is grey, buffer beam and below the body black, and the whole front is lemon yellow. The number is painted on the lower black stripe below the right side cab window and the nameplate moved to above the upper black stripe and offset from the centre of the body.
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GB Railfreight livery is dark blue with orange on the cab and orange bands along the top and bottom of the body sides. The lower part of the cab front is deep yellow but the buffer beam and other parts below the body are black. A 'GBRf' logo and number are orange on the blue body side. In 2015 the
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After Foster Yeoman was sold to
Aggregate Industries all locomotives were given a different livery style. A thin silver band ran right around the locomotive just below window level. Above was mid blue and below was turquoise. The end matched the body colours but with a signal yellow buffer beam. A
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Livery was mustard yellow sides with grey roofs and cabs (but with signal yellow below the front windows), and a large grey ARC logo was positioned on the body side. The number was carried on a cast plate below the drivers window (left side of the cab) and nameplates were fitted below the opposite
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The first Class 59 to be painted into
Freightliner livery was 59206. The main colour on the body side is orange which extends from the lower roof panel down to the bottom of the cab side window. Below this is a black stripe, an orange stripe, another black stripe and finally a lemon yellow stripe
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The DB-Yeoman operation finished in 1999. 259003-2 was transferred to a new company, Heavy Haul Power
International (HHPI), which had been set up as an open access rail freight haulier. This had been established by Richard Painter who had worked with Foster Yeoman and had led the DB-Yeoman joint
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During the first year of operation, the first four locomotives travelled an average of 273,331 miles (439,884 km) each and hauled 2,843,310 tonnes (2,798,400 long tons) between them. Availability was 99.3% and they achieved 99.8% availability over their first ten years.
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All Foster Yeoman locomotives had a mid-blue upper section with silver below. The end matched the body colours but with a signal yellow buffer beam. A blue 'Y' logo with a white background was positioned on the blue section of the sides, with 'Yeoman' in white on blue below
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with 'Super Series' wheel creep control. This allowed a single locomotive to operate the heaviest Foster Yeoman trains which would enable double-heading to be dispensed with and so just four locomotives were ordered in
November 1984. EMD created a new design with their
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was carried around the end. A large 'Y' logo in blue was painted on a white background offset from the body centre. The number was carried on a cast plate below the drivers window (left side of the cab) and nameplates were fitted below the opposite cab window.
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border between the orange and blue was immediately behind the cab side windows and semi-circular mimicking the
Europorte logo with a red quarter circle. In 2020 this was changed to a straight line with the orange area extended back to include the doors.
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of a small bridge. The locomotive was recovered on 19 September 2000 and moved to
Whatley where an initial assessment of the damage was made and repairs made to make the locomotive safe for removal by road. The locomotive was then moved by road to the
2255:. The train consisted of 115 wagons weighing 12,108 tonnes (11,917 long tons; 13,347 short tons) and 5,415 feet (1,650 m) long. 59005 was at the front and 59001 positioned as a mid-train helper. It was worked to the junction with the main line at
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The six Class 59/2s have the same lighting arrangement as the 59/1s and are all equipped with the additional yaw dampers that were tested on 59104 which allows operation at up to 75 miles per hour (121 km/h). Other changes to earlier builds are a
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They were both the first privately-owned diesel locomotives, and the first US-made diesel locomotives, to operate regularly on British mainline railways. One member of the class operated in Germany between 1997 and 2014, before returning to the UK.
1340:. The new contract included the sale of Mendip Rail's eight class 59s to Freightliner. With their work gone DB put the six Class 59/2s up for sale and they were also purchased by Freightliner who continue to operate them on these stone trains.
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on 17 February 1994. It was taken to Derby for inspection and entered service on 14 March 1994. Five more locomotives were ordered in 1994 for coal traffic. These arrived in Hull on 4 August 1995 and were based at a new National Power depot at
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in October 1993. The assets were still owned by each parent company and the staff were seconded. Class 59 maintenance was concentrated at Merehead, leaving the depot at Whatley to focus on wagons. Merehead also took on regular maintenance of
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One of the ARC Southern locomotives was damaged while being tested before delivery. On 13 September 1990 two locomotives were being tested on EMD's test track at London, Ontario. 59102 failed to stop at the end of the line and ran through a
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The main differences from the 59/0s is a revised arrangement of lights on the front to a newer British standard. 59104 was experimentally fitted with additional yaw dampers inboard of the cab steps. It was successfully tested on the
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ARC Southern locomotive 59101 was given a mustard yellow upper section with grey roof and lower body. The end matched the body colours but with a signal yellow buffer beam. A blue ARC logo was positioned in the centre of the yellow
1325:(DB) on 28 June 2007. It traded as DB Schenker until 2 March 2016 when it was rebranded as DB Cargo UK. The locomotives were now painted in DB red with white DB branding. The number was painted below the right side cab window.
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sides. The number was painted below the drivers window (left side of the cab) and nameplates were fitted below the opposite cab window. 12 names of vales were selected to allow for fleet expansion but only five were used.
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that they had been operating at the Torr quarry since December 1980, and so invited EMD to tender for the delivery of six mainline locomotives to use instead of those supplied by British Rail. Domestic manufacturers
805:. These locomotives were first built for EWS in 1998 and are now operated by most British and some European freight operators. This design uses the same body shell but it has some differences including a larger
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on 4 June 1989. It went to Derby for inspection and then entered service from Merehead on 19 June 1989. From October 1993, the five locomotives operated jointly with the ARC Southern Class 59/1s under the
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After ARC became Hanson all locomotives were painted in a similar scheme to Foster Yeoman's except the main roof section was red. The Hanson logo and name was applied to the blue section of the sides.
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for inspection. 59002 and 59004 returned to Merehead on 29 January to allow the training of drivers and maintenance staff and to prove the haulage capability on Foster Yeoman's tracks, also on the
870:) in a ceremony at Merehead on 28 June 1986. At the same time EMD presented a non-working American-style locomotive bell which was fixed to special brackets above the front windows of 59001.
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The first order for four Class 59s was placed on 16 November 1984 and the locomotives arrived at Southampton on 21 January 1986. They were initially hauled to Merehead and then taken to the
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for recommissioning by Arlington Fleet Services. As of September 2020, it is principally used on general freight in the Westbury area where the other Class 59s operate stone trains.
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in October 2014 and taken to Eastleigh for overhaul and modifications to allow it to operate in Britain. It ran its first tests on the main line on 29 May 2015, now again numbered 59003.
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They were the first privately owned diesel locomotives to operate regularly on the British main line, also the first diesel locomotives built for it in the United States, although
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and were unloaded on 20 October 1990. They were hauled to Whatley and then taken to Derby for inspection. The first locomotives entered service from Whatley on 5 November 1990.
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which protected the exit to the main line. It derailed and came to a stop at an angle on the embankment. It was recovered and returned to the factory where it was repaired.
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broke. The trial was halted but concluded that such a 'mega-train' could be operated subject to some modifications. A commemorative plaque was later fitted to 59005.
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agreement but remained the property of Foster Yeoman. In 1997, 59003 was withdrawn from Mendip Rail traffic and modified to work in Germany in a joint operation with
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body kit has been produced by BH Enterprises. A hand-built ready-to-run model has been offered by CJM Models. Prototype Replica Model Railway Products produce an
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When DB Cargo lost the Mendip Rail contract in 2019 they put their Class 59/2s up for sale and Freightliner purchased them to operate on their stone trains.
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fleet of 59/0s and 59/1s. From 2005 a contract was given to Mendip Rail to maintain the Class 59/2s at Merehead alongside their own locomotives.
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2500:. Derby: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Department, British Railways Board. January 1992. 59-0aA, 59-1aA (in work pp. 115–116)
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logo was on the blue section and a blue Yeoman 'Y' on the red section. HHPI removed this and puts its logo and name on the blue section.
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Increasing business resulted in a fifth locomotive being ordered in 1988. 59005 was built by EMD at La Grange and arrived in the UK at
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Mendip Rail continued to contract the operation of their trains to British Rail. After this was privatised the contract was given to
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59103, the only Class 59 to have been seriously damaged in an accident when it derailed near Whatley in 2000. (Photographed in 2008)
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but some was done after arrival in Germany, This included changes to cab controls, signalling equipment, radio, front lights and
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to the Hanson Quarry at Whatley. The locomotive and the first two hoppers rolled over with the locomotive coming to rest on the
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large silver triangle was painted on the side with a blue triangular logo at the top and the company's name in turquoise below.
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locomotives but up to 40% of services were arriving late. Foster Yeoman had been impressed by the power and reliability of the
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was taken out of Mendip Rail service on 29 November 1996 and modified for operating in Germany. The work was mostly done at
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venture. The new company received an operating license in May 2000 which allows operation in Germany and other countries.
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in the 1990s. In 1996 it was agreed that they could operate trains on German railways if they formed a joint venture with
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chassis. When the Class 59/1s entered service an alternative kit was made available with the revised light arrangements.
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when regular services were not running. The locomotives retained at Derby underwent further tests including on the
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854:. The four locomotives started to haul regular trains on 17 February 1986. The locomotives were all named (
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DB Cargo UK's contract to operate the Mendip Rail stone trains expired in 2019 and was awarded instead to
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by a team of 21 people. The locomotives emerged from the workshops towards the end of 1985 and arrived at
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quarry near Merehead in Somerset, with much of the output going to rail-served depots at places such as
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ARC Southern ordered four locomotives in 1987. Construction started in 1990 at EMD's Canadian plant in
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While the locomotives were owned by Foster Yeoman, the operation of trains on the main line was by
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were also invited to tender, but could not meet the 95% availability that Foster Yeoman demanded.
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basic representation of the prototype as part of their Railroad range in a variety of liveries.
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for use in Great Britain. A total of 15 locomotives were built for three different operators.
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Specifications are for subclasses /0 and /1 as at January 1992, except where otherwise noted.
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National Power ceased operating their own trains in April 1998 and the fleet was sold to
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train which had passed signals at danger. The Class 59 was not involved or damaged. See
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from HHPI in August 2014. It was repatriated back to Great Britain from Germany via the
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Sharp, Russell T. (October 2022). "One Little Critter Leads to 500 Big Non-Critters!".
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2746:"The Track Record of Heavy Haul Power EMD General Motors Locomotives over Ten Years"
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1208:. It was handed over to DB at Merehead on 1 March 1997 and left the UK through the
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Marsden, Colin J. (October–November 2020). "Classes 59, 66 and 70 – The New Era".
2924:"Freightliner purchases 14 Class 59 locomotives as Mendip Rail contract continues"
2550:. Vol. 82, no. 10. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Media. pp. 20–27.
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as La Grange was not building locomotives at the time. They arrived in the UK at
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in Yorkshire. It was built by EMD at London, Ontario, and arrived in the UK at
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3080:"Wisconsin Central decides: It's the English, Welsh & Scottish Railway".
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who redeployed them on stone trains alongside Mendip Rail's 59/0s and 59/1s.
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1172:. The contract included the sale of the eight class 59s to Freightliner.
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2654:"EWS to acquire National Power's entire rail division from next April".
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National Power ordered a single locomotive in 1991 to operate trains of
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six Class 59/2s. Foster Yeoman and Amey merged their rail concerns into
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stone train on 12 September 2000 when the first ten hopper wagons
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cab window. The names chosen were of four villages near Whatley.
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3025:"GB Railfreight brings hardy 'Yeoman Highlander' back to the UK"
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on 2 November 2000 for further assessment. It was then taken to
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move for any nameplates to below the driver's side cab window.
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for repairs. 59103 returned to service in the summer of 2001.
794:, and the rail interests of National Power were taken over by
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Vehicle Diagram Book No. 100 for Main Line Diesel Locomotives
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Marsden, Colin J. (October–November 2008). "The Class 59s".
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4,543 L (999 imp gal; 1,200 US gal)
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British railway locomotives and miscellany, 1948 to present
3399:. No. 52. EMAP National Publications. pp. 34–37.
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at 23:20 between Great Elm Tunnel and Bedlam Tunnel on the
1168:. This contract expired in 2019 and was awarded instead to
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Vass, Len (October 1991). "ARC Class 59/1 in whitemetal".
3123:"The UK's leading rail freight company announces re-brand"
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in 1998. Family-owned Foster Yeoman sold its business to
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Sharp, Russell T. (January 1986). "Enter the Class 59".
3027:. London: GB Railfreight. 19 August 2014. Archived from
3013:. No. 245. Stamford: Key Publishing. pp. 4–21.
2975:"59003 departs Yeoman fleet as new company orders 66s".
2748:. Erfurt: Heavy Haul Power International. Archived from
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Green-Hughes, Evan (March 2023). "Class 59 Revolution".
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The Class 59/2s were later allocated to work beside the
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it entered service on 14 September 1997 from a depot in
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on 19 September 1997 when its wagons were struck by an
3198:"Freightliner shows off showroom-fresh '59 locomotive"
2458:. No. 189. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 67.
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HHPI withdrew 259003-2 in August 2014. It was sold to
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agreement but remained the property of ARC Southern.
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since 1980. Following Foster Yeoman's example, rival
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to aid driver familiarity. They were custom built at
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with a wagon which derailed. Later in the journey a
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2945:"Mendip Rail confirms Class 59's German transfer".
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3125:. Deutsche Bahn AG. 2 March 2016. Archived from
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1184:HHPI 259003 on Hamburg Kirchenpauerkai in 2007
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2635:. Ian Allan Ltd. April 1986. pp. 46–47.
1021:, and a more advanced slow speed control for
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3368:Marsden, Colin J.; Fenn, Graham B. (1988).
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486:59/0 & 59/1: 60 mph (97 km/h)
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3329:. No. 173. Stamford: Key Publishing.
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2658:. No. 312. 27 August 1997. p. 6.
2124:28 June 1997 at Ferrybridge Power Station
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3427:Class 59 (Southern Railway E-mail Group)
3111:. No. 1276. August 2007. p. 6.
2327:Modern Traction Kits quickly released a
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515:At rails: 1,889 kW (2,533 hp)
282:21.349 m (70 ft 0.5 in)
4741:Diesel-electric locomotives of Germany
4726:Railway locomotives introduced in 1985
3084:. No. 1142. June 1996. p. 8.
2964:. No. 1153. May 1997. p. 59.
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1212:on 1 May 1997. After testing by DB at
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301:3.912 m (12 ft 10.0 in)
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1827:21 June 1996 at Torr Works, Merehead
1808:28 June 1986 at Torr Works, Merehead
1790:28 June 1986 at Torr Works, Merehead
1772:21 June 1996 at Torr Works, Merehead
1753:28 June 1986 at Torr Works, Merehead
1305:English, Welsh & Scottish Railway
1117:Foster Yeoman 59002 (photograph 2011)
319:126 t (124 LT; 139 ST)
266:4.149 m (13 ft 7.3 in)
252:2.127 m (6 ft 11.7 in)
7:
512:Total: 2,500 kW (3,300 hp)
293:2.629 m (8 ft 7.5 in)
244:2.022 m (6 ft 7.6 in)
206:1.067 m (3 ft 6.0 in)
16:Class of diesel electric locomotives
4721:Electro-Motive Division locomotives
1162:English, Welsh and Scottish Railway
1105:Mendip Rail 59002 (photograph 2000)
1037:English, Welsh and Scottish Railway
801:The Class 59 was superseded by the
796:English, Welsh and Scottish Railway
774:have been the mainstay in both the
657:built between 1985 and 1995 by the
3310:. London: Jane's Transport Press.
2593:"British company buys EMD units".
1188:Foster Yeoman sought contracts in
1005:fire control system (instead of a
550:69 t (68 LT; 76 ST)
14:
1263:is now working for GB Railfreight
685:having been unloaded from the MV
489:59/2: 75 mph (121 km/h)
216:80 m (262 ft 6 in)
3306:Allen, Geoffrey Freeman (1987).
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3282:Hornby Railways Collector Guide
3107:"EWS sold to German Railways".
2922:Holden, Michael (22 May 2020).
542:) at 14 mph (23 km/h)
3327:Modern Locomotives Illustrated
3011:Modern Locomotives Illustrated
2608:"The 'Leaders' have arrived".
2271:2000 Whatley branch derailment
2229:Notable workings and incidents
1143:Hanson 59103 (photograph 2020)
742:EMD based the design on their
1:
3196:Walton, Simon (25 May 2020).
2631:"The Chicago Bears sail in".
2418:59101 was hauling a train at
1216:and further modifications at
1066:Hanson Quarry Products Europe
964:Class 59/2 for National Power
373:169.1 L (10,320 in)
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4685:Departmental multiple units
3204:. Rotterdam: ProMedia Group
2960:"59003 handed over to DB".
2508:– via Barrowmore MRG.
2331:body kit which fitted on a
1501:11 November 1990
917:Class 59/1 for ARC Southern
655:diesel-electric locomotives
538:291 kN (65,419 lb
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2824:Marsden, Colin J. (2019).
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840:Railway Technical Centre
4680:Electric multiple units
2367:List of EMD locomotives
1959:National Railway Museum
1267:59003 was purchased by
1061:Class 59/2s from 2005.
887:Bristol Bath Road depot
772:EMD powered locomotives
659:Electro-Motive Division
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506: • Continuous
3342:Peaty, Ian P. (2014).
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3109:The Railway Magazine
3082:The Railway Magazine
2977:The Railway Magazine
2962:The Railway Magazine
2826:Rolling Stock Review
2633:Motive Power Monthly
2259:in two parts. 59001
2117:Pride of Ferrybridge
2053:18 November 1996 at
2026:2 September 1995 at
1986:Didcot Power Station
1957:4 March 1994 at the
1936:Cambridge T&RSMD
1926:Village of Great Elm
1070:Aggregate Industries
1043:Subsequent operators
927:Village of Great Elm
767:on 21 January 1986.
3251:. pp. 447–449.
3148:Clinnick, Richard.
3129:on 11 November 2017
2428:Southall rail crash
1999:Alan Meadows Taylor
1976:Vale of White Horse
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776:Republic of Ireland
761:La Grange, Illinois
475:Performance figures
74:La Grange, Illinois
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3061:on 18 October 2014
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1913:Old Oak Common TMD
1911:18 August 1991 at
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4027:Main-line diesels
3379:978-0-86093-318-2
3031:on 21 August 2014
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2835:978-1-91220-598-1
2752:on 8 October 2007
2206:Vale of Glamorgan
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2018:Vale of Pickering
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1746:Yeoman Enterprise
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284:over buffers
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4538:D0226/D0227
4518:15097–15099
4439:Multi-modes
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4036:10000–10001
3898:43 (I)
3133:10 February
3065:10 February
3035:10 February
2893:, p. 9
2756:10 February
2595:Railway Age
2536:, p. 3
2329:white metal
2300:branch line
2108:April 2012
2089:March 1998
1966:March 2012
1735:, Merehead
1367:In service
1316:Mendip Rail
1166:DB Cargo UK
1054:Mendip Rail
1048:Mendip Rail
995:Ferrybridge
958:Mendip Rail
907:Mendip Rail
813:Sub-classes
792:Mendip Rail
765:Southampton
344:Engine type
333:Prime mover
316:Loco weight
198:2 x EMD HTC
4705:Categories
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4348:(pre-TOPS)
4029:(pre-TOPS)
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3223:Peaty 2014
2891:Peaty 2014
2776:Peaty 2014
2712:Peaty 2014
2700:Allen 1987
2688:Allen 1987
2581:Allen 1987
2569:Allen 1987
2534:Allen 1987
2522:Peaty 2014
2504:5 February
2480:Allen 1987
2438:References
2241:trap point
2122:1997-06-28
2100:1998-03-12
2078:1996-06-14
2051:1996-11-18
2024:1995-09-02
1982:1996-06-14
1955:1994-03-04
1932:1991-09-14
1909:1991-08-18
1886:1991-09-15
1867:Bridgnorth
1863:1992-05-09
1843:1989-06-25
1825:1996-06-21
1814:June 1996
1812:1996-06-21
1806:1986-06-28
1788:1986-06-28
1770:1996-06-21
1765:Alan J Day
1759:June 1996
1757:1996-06-21
1751:1986-06-28
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1729:1986-06-28
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902:Felixstowe
698:Torr Works
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425:Loco brake
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407:MU working
398:Gear ratio
360:Aspiration
348:Two-stroke
96:Build date
54:Power type
4346:Electrics
4210:Electrics
3405:0262-561X
3335:1756-8188
2641:0144-0292
2618:0262-561X
2556:0041-0934
2464:1753-2469
1680:948510-5
1660:948510-4
1640:948510-3
1620:948510-2
1600:948510-1
1580:918273-1
1555:878029-4
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1495:878029-1
1470:878039-1
1450:848002-4
1428:848002-3
1408:848002-2
1386:848002-1
1129:ARC 59101
1015:lead acid
1009:system),
982:limestone
681:59001 at
628:First run
620:Delivered
568:Operators
379:Generator
307:Axle load
222:Wheelbase
99:1985–1995
91:JT26CW-SS
4497:Southern
3888:41 (III)
3413:49957965
3388:17916362
2420:Southall
2361:See also
2339:Class 58
2333:00 gauge
2293:derailed
2265:coupling
2253:Merehead
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1194:DB Cargo
911:DB Cargo
879:Westbury
809:engine.
803:Class 66
710:Class 56
687:Fairlift
673:Overview
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181: in
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82:, Canada
4593:Getlink
4492:Eastern
4466:99 (II)
4461:93 (II)
4456:88 (II)
4337:93 (II)
4282:83 (II)
4217:22 (II)
4018:70 (II)
3933:48 (II)
3883:41 (II)
3793:21 (II)
3773:18 (II)
3300:Sources
3181:19 July
2355:0 scale
2351:N gauge
2304:parapet
2285:Whatley
2223:(59206)
2208:(59204)
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2178:(59004)
2163:(59001)
2141:2009-01
2128:2008-12
2106:2014-04
2087:1998-03
2060:2018-09
2033:2014-07
2004:2013-12
1991:2013-11
1964:2012-03
1706:Number
1547:Hanson
1507:Hanson
1373:Livery
1358:Number
1226:Hamburg
1218:Cottbus
1206:buffers
1190:Germany
832:Reading
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798:(EWS).
749:EMD 645
720:shunter
589:Numbers
176:⁄
64:Builder
39:in 2003
4657:Lists:
4644:99 (I)
4583:Taurus
4573:HS4000
4332:93 (I)
4307:88 (I)
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1222:Berlin
1214:Minden
1085:sides.
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834:, 1992
826:59003
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717:SW1001
702:Theale
563:Career
354:diesel
298:Height
279:Length
194:Bogies
142:Co′Co′
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1558:1990
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1389:1985
1007:Halon
844:Derby
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652:Co-Co
401:62:15
290:Width
262:Bogie
158:Gauge
151:Co-Co
88:Model
4612:9000
4607:0031
4602:0001
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3067:2023
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990:Hull
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