With its new nameplates covered up and to be named later in the day 56018 looks very smart in its GBRf livery standing in the sun at Barrow Hill. Formally numbered 56018 it is one of three Romanian-built members of the class selected to be rebuilt by Progress Rail at its Longport (Stoke-on-Trent) facility. With the rebuilding process retaining the origonal bogies from this angle, the Class 69 is instantly recognisable as a former Class 56 but from the front, there are some distinct differences.
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