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The British Rail Class 58 is a class of Co-Co diesel locomotive designed for heavy freight. Introduced in 1983 they followed American practice of modularisation. EWS withdrew them in 2002 after 20 years in service and 30 were subsequently hired abroad – four to the Netherlands eight to Spain and twenty to France.

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height (cm)
3.91
length (km)
19.13
width (mm)
2.72
active years end year
1987-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1983-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Doncaster Works, BREL
number built
50
power type
Diesel-electric transmission
top speed (kmh)
128.747

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