Class 60's

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:02 pm

Hi all,
are these loco still about or only in small batches?

Saw 600021 going through gateshead metrocenter one afternoon last week.

Andy

JSReeves86 · Post by **JSReeves86** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:22 pm

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

alexnick · Post by **alexnick** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:42 pm

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

LNERandBR · Post by **LNERandBR** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:44 pm

See one or two go though Lincoln each day.

Anonymizeruk · Post by **Anonymizeruk** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:26 pm

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

Samd22 · Post by **Samd22** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:24 pm

andylloyd wrote:Saw 600021 going through gateshead metrocenter one afternoon last week.

Those shopping centre arcades really are quite big

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:35 am

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,

ajax103 · Post by **ajax103** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:49 am

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.

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:50 am

i wish they did

Class 67s are used as t-birds

ajax103 · Post by **ajax103** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:41 am

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.

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:04 pm

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.

LNERandBR · Post by **LNERandBR** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:13 am

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.

yj03ppv · Post by **yj03ppv** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:10 pm

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.

andylloyd · Post by **andylloyd** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:14 pm

as it was going through the station at gateshead metro there was a lot of clag! Thought it blew something up. lol

Andy

ahardy · Post by **ahardy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:22 pm

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

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