[lnwr20]

Well i remember when the first class60's where on test trials, they brought two fully loaded iron ore trains from South Wales over to the Swindon area coupled them both together at a combined total weight of something near 3,000 tonnes. Then coupled a class 60 with a class 56 inside to assist if nessary then it was sent back to South Wales via Gloucester to see how it would cope with the gradients an weight over that route, an from what i can recall the train made good time an the 56 was just idling the whole way an added to the weight making the total train weight just over 3,000 tonnes. i would like very much to see a class 66 try that feat on it own when they struggle up the North & West route through Hereford with not even half that weight on.