Class 58 - Railfreight - 58040 - DCC Sound Fitted Livery_ARC route learning and other duties

route learning and other duties

The general finish of the stock was varnished teak bodies

24129 - CIE Bauxite

Scale-sized and body mounted snowploughs provided for customer to install which allows coupler use if you omit the centre plough

58046 was another locomotive that enjoyed a further career in France before being disposed of at Alizay in 2023

Class 58 - Railfreight - 58040 - DCC Sound Fitted Livery_ARC route learning and other duties58040 was released to traffic on 16th March 1986. This locomotive is typical of the second batch of 15 Class 58s and has many differences from the earlier 35. The engine room doors were now fitted with proper handles, cab ventilation had been improved with the fitting of cab side vents, and the tall cab access handrails had changed to a full height version. Underneath, the bogies had been revised to a new design: the CP3A type with external sandboxes.