class 60 s

[markpturner]

on board a service what went through toton yard today it looks like a dumping ground for class 60 s lines off them scattered in the yard and round the shed area didn t bother trying to count them there was too many .what a shame for these powerfull loco s certainly look and sound better than the numerous class 66 s

[62440]

wnxx lists no less than 75 of the class at Toton currently.

Regards, 62440.

[mike-the-trainman]

Hi The 60,s are a powerful Locomotive they had afew reliablity problems when they where new but settled down over the years .Ideal for large coal trains ,container train etc. cant understand why they have been sidelined especialy when they are not that old. thankyou Mike

[HM181]

Class 60's good engines, nice ride, take 2600 tons trailing with no bother at all.
Compare 66 against a 60, there is no comparison 60's win by a mile.

[21Aman]

Originally Posted by HM181

Class 60's good engines, nice ride, take 2600 tons trailing with no bother at all.
Compare 66 against a 60, there is no comparison 60's win by a mile.

Main problem with class 60's they are all coming upto "F" exams at £500,000 a go.
That's why EWS/GB Schenker want to get rid of them !
Shame really wonderful locos to work on, they would pull anything,a class 66 is a very poor tool in comparison .

[HM181]

In 2003 we had an opencast coal flow for an opencast beside the M1 close to It junction with the M62.
The coal was trucked into Hunslet East, Leeds and digger loaded into the train of MGR's for transportation to the power station at West Burton, Nottingham.
Worksop drivers worked the train in and out of Hunslet East and to the Power station.
Healey Mills Groundstaff supervised the loading of these trains and supplied the required vehicle examination of th HAA'a on arrival /departure.
In the first week class 66's were used for these trains, and each day the train stuck on the steep gradient out of HE.
To get round this, the train ad to be split in half so the 66 had to trip the train in two goes upto Neville Hill behind L783 sub.
This messing about was rectified very quickly by the Coal Desk in the Wendy House at Doncaster providing a class 60 for this job.
When the 60 came onto a fully loaded MGR set, it flew upto Neville Hill and was away in fine style back to Worksop. EWS were very slow learners in such things.
This job lasted a year till the coal ran out.

[Midland Compound]

A class 60 was seen at Basford Hall today on an infrastructure train. Not sure which, maybe 60014 - is that still running ?

[62440]

60014 is listed on wnxx as stored at Toton yard. 60010/11/16 are the lowest numbered still currently active I believe, but the situation is "fluid".

Regards, 62440.

[pre65]

So, could we say that the 60 was like the 9F steam compared to the 66 being like the 8F ?

At 1/2 million a go those examinations are pretty thorough, more like a total rebuild.

What would the scrap value of a working 60 be ?

If a heritage line bought one would the same rules apply re the F examination ?

[21Aman]

Originally Posted by pre65

If a heritage line bought one would the same rules apply re the F examination ?

If you wanted to run the Class 60 on the main line,then yes the same rules would apply.