BREL Class 58
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The BREL Class 58 is a diesel locomotive in the UK Railway Set.
Statistics and information
Type: | Heavy Freight Diesel |
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Introduction: | 1983 |
Withdrawal: | 2030 |
Speed: | 80mph |
Power: | 3300hp |
Weight: | 129t |
Tractive Effort: | 275kN |
Replaces: | EE Type 3 |
Replaced By: | EMD Class 66 |
Prototype information
Known as "bones" due to their shape, the Class 58 was British Rail's first attempt at a modular, American-style locomotive. They were moderately successful on heavy coal drags and similar unit freight trains, but the introduction of the much more efficient Class 66 saw the 58s retired and exported en masse in the first decade of the 21st century.Similar locomotives
The Class 56 was another heavy freight locomotive of the 1980s which saw early retirement. The 56 was a locomotive featured in the original Transport Tycoon, but I decided to put the 58 in UKRS2 as it has a more distinctive outline.