SPECIFICATIONS
| POWER TYPE | Diesel Electric |
| BUILDER | General Motors, La Grange, Illinois, USA/General Motors, London, Canada |
| WHEEL ARRANGEMENT | Co-Co |
| WHEELBASE | 56ft 9in |
| DIMENSIONS | H-12ft 10.in/ L-70ft 0.05in/ W-8ft 8.25in |
| WEIGHT | 121 ton |
| WHEEL DIAMETER | 42in |
| ENGINE | EMD 16-645E3C |
| TRAIN BRAKES | Air |
| BRAKE FORCE | 69 tonnes |
| FUEL CAPACITY | 1000 gals |
| POWER OUTPUT | 3000hp |
| TRACTIVE EFFORT | 122000lb |
| MAX SPEED | 60/75mph |
| BUILT / WITHDRAWN | 1985-95/- | No. BUILT | 15 |
SUB CLASSES
| 59/0 | Original order - ordered, owned and operated by Foster Yeoman |
| 59/1 | subsequent order, ordered, owned and operated by Amey Roadstone Construction |
| 59/2 | Ordered, owned and operated by National Power - Speed raised to 75mph |
RETURN TO LIST OF CLASS TYPES
RETURN TO LIST OF LOCO NUMBERS
LOCOMOTIVES IN CLASS
| REGION OR CLASS |
REGION No. |
1948 No. | 1957 No. | TOPS No. | RENUMBER | STATUS | LOCO FACTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59/0 | 59001 | Commercial | 59001 | ||||
| 59/0 | 59002 | Commercial | 59002 | ||||
| 59/0 | 59003 | Commercial | 59003 | ||||
| 59/0 | 59004 | Commercial | 59004 | ||||
| 59/0 | 59005 | Commercial | 59005 | ||||
| 59/1 | 59101 | Commercial | 59101 | ||||
| 59/1 | 59102 | Commercial | 59102 | ||||
| 59/1 | 59103 | Commercial | 59103 | ||||
| 59/1 | 59104 | Commercial | 59104 | ||||
| 59/2 | 59201 | Commercial | 59201 | ||||
| 59/2 | 59202 | Commercial | 59202 | ||||
| 59/2 | 59203 | Commercial | 59203 | ||||
| 59/2 | 59204 | Commercial | 59204 | ||||
| 59/2 | 59205 | Commercial | 59205 | ||||
| 59/2 | 59206 | Commercial | 59206 |