British Rail Class 58
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Date: 28/01/2022

British_Rail_Class_58:
The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight. During the mid-1970s, British Rail operated several different diesel locomotives that had been categorised as Type 5, these being a relatively high-powered locomotive suited to heavy freight trains, the newest of which being the British Rail Class 56. A significant emphasis on component reduction and reliability was present during the Class 58's design due to the persistent reliability issues suffered by the preceding Class 56. Within its two years of operation, the Class 58 had reportedly proved to be considerably more reliable than the preceding Class 56.Deliveries of further locomotives continued until early 1987, at which point the final example, 58 050, was delivered. While not seeing further use on the Class 58, the SEPEX control system was a central feature in the design of the Class 60. During 2000, EWS announced that eight Class 58s were to be transferred to Spain, where they were initially hired to Spanish infrastructure operator GIF. Subsequently, a large number of Class 58s, alongside numerous Class 56s, operated in France for Fertis, TSO and Seco Rail.In May 2007, all of the locomotives from the French contract were returned to the UK and placed back into storage. The type's withdrawal was hastened by the introduction of 250 Class 66s. During September 2002, the last few Class 58 locomotives were withdrawn after working the last charter train, the "Bone Idol" from King's Cross to Skegness and return. According to Railways Illustrated, the fleet's operational history could be summarised as having been a shocking waste, having been withdrawn at a point where none of the locomotives were close to being life-expired; the periodical also observed the absurdity of many of the class being in storage in depots across France while there was a shortage of available locomotives in the UK during the mid-2010s.

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