BRITISH RAIL CLASS 57/0

The 'British Rail Class 57/0' is a subclass of the British Rail Class 57 consisting of those locomotives built for Freightliner.
In 1997, Freightliner placed an order for an initial six 'Class 57/0' locomotives. The first of these was released in 1998, and coincided with the unveiling of the new ''British Racing Green'' Freightliner livery. After an evaluation period, Freightliner was sufficiently impressed to order a further six locomotives, with plans for an eventual fleet of 25 locomotives. However, in the event, only twelve locomotives were rebuilt, due to the purchase of completely new Class 66 locomotives from General Motors.
The Freightliner fleet saw use over a wide area, serving locations such as Ipswich, Southampton, Birmingham, Cardiff and Leeds. The introduction of the class resulted in the replacement of the Class 47 locomotives on most long-distance intermodal trains.
In 2007, Freightliner started to replace its Class 57s with new Class 66 locos. Initially, six Class 57s (the second batch) were returned to their leasing company, and have been redeployed with DRS as of July 2007.^[1][2] In July, a start was made on taking the remaining six (the original batch) out of service.^[3]
Freightliner named all its Class 57 locomotives:

Number	Name	Rebuilt from
57001	''Freightliner Pioneer	47356
57002	''Freightliner Phoenix	47322
57003	''Freightliner Evolution	47317
57004	''Freightliner Quality	47347
57005	''Freightliner Excellence	47350
57006	''Freightliner Reliance	47187
57007	''Freightliner Bond	47332
57008	''Freightliner Explorer	47204
57009	''Freightliner Venturer	47079
57010	''Freightliner Crusader	47329
57011	''Freightliner Challenger	47231
57012	''Freightliner Envoy	47060

Subclasses of British Rail Class 57
57/0	57/3	57/6

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