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Class 60's
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:02 pm
by andylloyd
Hi all,
are these loco still about or only in small batches?
Saw 600021 going through gateshead metrocenter one afternoon last week.
Andy
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:22 pm
by JSReeves86
There are still quite a few about, A number can be seen around Doncaster - barnetby area. Also the RMCs to/from peak Forest are usaly a 60.
60090 @ grindleford last saturday
http://www.jrsrailwayphotography.fotopi ... 76166.html
a good site for fleet lists is the junction
http://www.thejunction.org.uk/
JR
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:42 pm
by alexnick
I always seem to see at least 1 Class 60 in operation every time I pass Peterborough. I presume they do see regular use.
Nick
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:44 pm
by LNERandBR
See one or two go though Lincoln each day.
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:26 pm
by Anonymizeruk
There is still usually a daily Kingsbrook - Lindsay (or however it's spelled) tanks which is worked by a tug. Head to Grantham and watch it do a run-round in the freight sidings
Cheers
Gaz
Re: Class 60's
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:24 pm
by Samd22
andylloyd wrote:Saw 600021 going through gateshead metrocenter one afternoon last week.
Those shopping centre arcades really are quite big
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:35 am
by Whitemoor
there are currently about 50-60 (maybe more) 60s running, they keep altering them about between storeage and matanince needs.
EWS deny they use them, but without them, theybe be more in the s**t than they are now
Plus they sound nicer than the sheds and look better,
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:49 am
by ajax103
EWS has a Class 60 as a Thunderbird for the GNER trains at Kings Cross, just to the side of Platform 1.
At the moment, 60017 is residing there.
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:50 am
by Whitemoor
i wish they did
Class 67s are used as t-birds
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:41 am
by ajax103
Whitemoor wrote:i wish they did
Class 67s are used as t-birds
My mistake, it's 67017
I did see a EWS 60 at the diesel shed on Saturday morning though.
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:04 pm
by allypally
One bounces through Loughborough on a long train of oil tanks at it's 'full whack' of 60 mph at about 1740 on a Saturday.
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:13 am
by LNERandBR
Whitemoor wrote:Plus they sound nicer than the sheds
When I'm in the car park in Lincoln and a 60 goes past it feels like the whole building is shakeing. When a shed goes past it dosen't.
The 60's are far superiour to the sheds in the noize departement.
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:10 pm
by yj03ppv
I've never seen one...
Ok, tell a lie, I've seen a few but only from moving trains, never experienced one proper.
I aim to rectify that situation in the coming weeks.
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:14 pm
by andylloyd
as it was going through the station at gateshead metro there was a lot of clag! Thought it blew something up. lol
Andy
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:22 pm
by ahardy
See them through Leeds quite often on both short tank trains and also longer freights (not sure what type, maybe cememnt of powder). Various liverys, EWS red, Grey with EWS stickers and loadhaul.
Andy