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|title1 = Diesel 5705 "CoBo"
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<th colspan="5"><center abp="547">D5705</center></th></tr><tr abp="548"><th colspan="2" style="text-align:left; font-weight:normal; background:#F5F5F5;">
  
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*'''Class''': BR Class 28
  
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*'''Number''': D5705
  
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|first_appearance = [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{RWS}}
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*'''Designer''': Metropolitan Vickers
  
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|last_appearance = [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{RWS}}
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*'''Builder''': Bowesfield Works
  
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|creator(s) = [[Rev. W. Awdry]]
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*'''Configuration''': Co-Bo
  
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|name = * Diesel 5705
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* D5705
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|nicknames = CoBo{{Ref|[[Annuals#1999|Annuals 1999]] "[[Bill and Ben (Annual story)|Bill and Ben]]"}}
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<p abp="561">'''D5705''' is [[BoCo]]'s brother, who was only mentioned in an [[Annuals#1987|annual]]. In [[Bill and Ben (Annual story)|another annual]], BoCo claimed to have a twin called "'''DoCo'''" in order to play a trick on [[Bill and Ben]]. D5705 is in fact a real Diesel engine preserved at the East Lancashire Railway.</p>
  
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|gender = Male
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|country_of_origin = {{flag|england}} [[The Mainland]]
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|relative(s) = [[BoCo]]
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|basis = BR Class 28
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|gauge = {{Standard gauge}}
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|power_type = Diesel-electric
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|vehicle = Locomotive
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|type = Mixed traffic diesel engine
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|fuel_type = Diesel
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|configuration = Co-Bo
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|wheels = 10
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|top_speed = 75 mph
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|designer(s) = Metropolitan-Vickers
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|builder(s) = Bowesfield Works
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|year_built = 5 December, 1958
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|number = D5705
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|railway = [[British Railways]]
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|retired = September 1968
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'''D5705''' is [[BoCo]]'s brother, who was only mentioned in an [[Annuals#1987|annual]]. In [[On Your Guard! (Annual story)|another annual]], BoCo claimed to have a twin called "'''CoBo'''" in order to play a trick on [[Bill and Ben]]. D5705 is in fact a real diesel engine preserved and under restoration at the East Lancashire Railway. Not only that, but he pretends to be BoCo at [[Day Out with Thomas]] events.
   
 
==Preservation==
  
==Preservation==
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<p abp="569">D5705 survived by historical accident as a technical services engine and then carriage heating unit TDB968006 before being preserved in 1980. The Class 15 Preservation Society has signed an agreement with the owners of D5705 to become its custodians during its restoration and operation for the next ten years, although funding will remain separate.</p>
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D5705 survived by historical accident as a technical services engine and then carriage heating unit TDB968006 before being preserved in 1980. The Class 15 Preservation Society has signed an agreement with the owners of D5705 to become its custodians during its restoration and operation for the next decade, although funding will remain separate.
   
 
==Livery==
  
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<p abp="571">D5705 is painted in the green livery of British Railways with yellow warning panels.</p>
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D5705 is painted in British Railways Brunswick Green livery with yellow warning panels.
   
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==External Links==
  
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==Appearances==
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* Co-Bo World, D5705's official page.
  
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Railway Series=
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===Companion volumes===
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* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] (''not named, mentioned'')
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* '''1987''' - [[Annuals#1987|Annual]] (''mentioned'')
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* '''1999''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] (''mentioned'')
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* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] (''mentioned'')
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|-|
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Other Media=
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===[[Annuals|Annual Stories]]===
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* '''1999''' - [[Bill and Ben (Annual story)|Bill and Ben]] (''mentioned'')
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==Gallery==
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<p abp="575">{{Other Railways}}</p>
  
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File:D5705asBoCo.jpg|D5705 as BoCo at a Days Out With Thomas event
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File:D7505HornbyModel.jpg|Heljan model of D5705
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</gallery>
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{The Mainland}}
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[[pl:D5705]]
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[[ru:D5705]]
 
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[[Category:Real engines]]
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[[Category:Co-Bo]]
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[[Category:The Mainland]]
 
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Revision as of 04:40, 24 February 2020


D5705 is BoCo's brother, who was only mentioned in an annual. In another annual, BoCo claimed to have a twin called "CoBo" in order to play a trick on Bill and Ben. D5705 is in fact a real diesel engine preserved and under restoration at the East Lancashire Railway. Not only that, but he pretends to be BoCo at Day Out with Thomas events.

Preservation

D5705 survived by historical accident as a technical services engine and then carriage heating unit TDB968006 before being preserved in 1980. The Class 15 Preservation Society has signed an agreement with the owners of D5705 to become its custodians during its restoration and operation for the next decade, although funding will remain separate.

Livery

D5705 is painted in British Railways Brunswick Green livery with yellow warning panels.

Appearances

Companion volumes

Annual Stories

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Annuals 1999 "Bill and Ben"


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