page_title: British Rail Class 57
section_title: West Coast Railways
hierarchical_section_title: British Rail Class 57 / Current operators / West Coast Railways
caption_attribution_description: English: West Coast Railways' 57316 is at Derby with an empty train that is headed for Bath.
context_page_description: The Class 57 diesel locomotives were re-manufactured from Class 47s by Brush Traction of Loughborough between 1998 and 2004. The locomotives were fitted with re-conditioned EMD engines and the same model of traction alternator as that fitted to the Class 56.
context_section_description: In April 2003, 57601 was sold to West Coast Railways, but it remained in traffic with First Great Western for a few months. WCRC managing director said that the first thing he did when he took control of the loco was to pass it through his paint shop to apply the house colours in the original diesel style.
  In January 2011, WCRC purchased 57001 from Porterbrook and 57005 from Advenza Freight, followed in April 2011 by 57006 from Advenza, with 57001 and 57006 returned to service and 57005 stored at Carnforth. In January 2013, 57313-316 were purchased from Porterbrook, making West Coast Railways the only company to operate all three class 57 sub-classes. These have since had their Dellner couplings removed.
caption: West Coast Railways 57316 at Derby
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