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The British Rail Class 60 is a class of Co-Co heavy freight diesel-electric locomotives built by Brush Traction. They are nicknamed Tugs by rail enthusiasts.
History
In the 1980s, British Rail determined there was a requirement for a high-powered Type 5 diesel locomotive for use on its Trainload Freight sector. On 10 August 1987, the British Railways Board issued a competitive tender for response by 7 November, for a fleet of 100 locomotives. Of the six companies invited to tender, only three bid responses were received:[3]
- Metro-Cammell - offered a Metro-Cammell body with an option of traction packages, many untried, and could not offer performance guarantees as stipulated by the tender
- General Electric Company - a partnership with General Motors Electro Motive. They offered a state-of-the-art Class 59, built in the UK, probably at Crewe Works, which had an existing partnership for construction of the Class 91 electric locos
- Brush Traction - offered a locomotive powered by either a Mirrlees or Ruston engine, and used separately excited (Sepex) traction control, as previously tested on the Class 58.
Of the three bidders, Brush was selected, and an order was placed for 100 locomotives in a deal worth around £120 million.[2]
Brush sub-contracted parts construction, with final construction at Brush's erecting shops at Loughborough. The bodyshells, shared with the Class 92 electric locomotives, were fabricated by Procor (UK) of Wakefield. The engine was a higher-powered development of the Mirrlees engine previously fitted experimentally to Class 37 nos. 37 901-37 904.[4]
The first locomotive was delivered in June 1989 and sent to Derby for testing, which revealed a number of teething problems.[2] Parts requiring modifications included the axle box suspension and the Mirlees engine cylinder head.[4]
Design
Bodywork
Unlike the Classes 59 and 66 (solid girder underframe) the Class 60s have a monocoque stressed skin construction with diagonal trusses - with the external bodywork providing support for the internal components.[5]
Two different cab designs were considered and full size mock-ups were made in wood, plastic and metal by the Engineering Development Unit at the Railway Technical Centre in Derby. One of these had a French-style raked-forward cab end, similar to the SNCF Class CC 72000, but this was rejected in favour of a more conventional cab.[6]
Electrical
The main alternator is a Brush BA1006A type, providing power for the traction motors via rectification circuits to DC, the auxiliary alternator is Brush BAA 702A Auxiliary Alternator, providing power for the radiator fans, lubrication and fuel oil pumps, traction motor cooling fans and air compressors amongst others. The main and auxiliary alternators are both driven by the main engine.[7]
Each of the six axles is driven via a reduction gear by one nose suspended axle hung traction motor (Brush designed and built TM2161A four pole motors). Each motor has a separate microprocessor-controlled power supply (SEPEX in Brush's designation - from "Separately Excited"), a system that was first tried on one Class 58, 58050. One feature of this system is that if one set of wheels/axle/motor starts to wheelslip their speed can be reduced without affecting the other motors.[7]
Prime mover
The engine is an 8-cylinder, 145 litre Mirrlees Blackstone 8MB275T diesel traction engine (275 mm cylinder diameter);[8] the Mirrlees engine was one of the most fuel efficient available at the time (189g of fuel per kWhr), but relatively heavy. The engine was also successfully installed in marine applications such as small ships and passenger ferries. The low cylinder count for the rated power was expected to result in lower maintenance costs.[9]
- Engine dimensions[10]
- Eight cylinders in line
- Bore, 275 mm (10.8 inch)
- Stroke, 305 mm (12 inch)
- Power output, 3,100 hp (2,311 kW) at 1,000 rpm
Current operators
DB Cargo UK
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Following the privatisation of British Rail all 100 units came under the management of the English Welsh & Scottish (EWS),[4] It was EWS's policy not to reduce the 100 strong fleet, with both fire and collision damaged locomotives receiving repairs.[11] In 2003/04 a number of the fleet were stored, surplus to requirements.[11][note 1] Between 2004 and 2007 typically between 50–75%[note 2] of the fleet would be out of action at a given time.[4] In 2007 the operational fleet was estimated to be 60 locomotives.[11]
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In June 2007 EWS was acquired by DB Schenker, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German railway company, Deutsche Bahn. Since working for EWS/DB Schenker, Class 60s have typically been employed on stone, aggregate, ballast and petroleum traffic and also on steel trains. By 2009 many Class 60s were in storage, with only fifteen in operation at any one time.[citation needed]
In September 2010 twenty of the class were offered for disposal by DB Schenker UK,[12][13] whilst in November 2010 DBS announced that 20 units would be overhauled.[14] In January 2011 DB Schenker announced that seven units would undergo an overhaul, with an option of an overhaul on a further fourteen units. In January 2013, the overhaul was described as an "upgrade" to create a new fleet of "Super 60's".[15] DB Schenker gave no technical details but, according to Tugtracker, there were mechanical upgrades trialled on 60 099 and electrical upgrades trialled on 60 011. Tugtracker also gives a list of eighteen locomotives upgraded between 1 September 2011 and 1 October 2013.[16]
Locomotives which had gone through the Super 60 program by September 2013 included (17); 60 007, 010, 015, 017, 019, 020, 024, 039, 040, 054, 059, 062, 063, 074, 079, 091, 092, with another four programmed later that year; 60 001, 044, 066 and 60 100, although its unclear if all of these were completed. [17]
In 2012 some Class 60s were offered for sale through Romic-Ace International Pte Ltd.[18] In late 2013 DB Schenker Rail UK offered 20 locomotives for sale.[19] These were to be purchased on 31 October 2013 by Doncaster-based Wabtec Rail in a £10m deal - the deal was reported to have fallen through in 2014.[20]
In August 2017 DB Cargo UK offered a further 20 locomotives for sale, these being 60 003, 004, 005, 006, 008, 013, 014, 018, 022, 023, 025, 027, 030, 031, 032, 037, 042, 050, 051, and 052. They were sold to Wabtec Rail.[21] However again this sale subsequently fell through. In late 2018 DB Cargo UK offered 3 Class 60's (60 004, 014 and 018) for sale, which caused the status of the previous sale of Class 60 locomotives to Wabtec to be uncertain, given all 3 locomotives had thought to have been included in the previous Wabtec sale.[22]
On 1 December 2018 DB Cargo UK offered further Class 60s for sale - 60 008, 028, 029, 046, 055, 064, 070 and 098, which was the first time 60 064 had been put up for sale.[23]
In 2019 DB Cargo UK offered 60 006, 050, 060, 081 and 086 for sale, stored at Toton.[24] All found buyers with three, initially, sold to metal recyclers (60 006 & 086 sold to Ron Hull, Rotherham, 60 050 to Raxstar) and 60 060 & 081 to 'Private Sales'. Subsequently, 60 086 was resold to a private owner and 60 050 was purchased by the same individual.
On 20 January 2020 60 006 was scrapped at Toton and was the first of the class to be scrapped.[25]
On 10 February 2020 60 086 was transferred to the Wensleydale Railway and into preservation.[26] This was followed by 60 050.
GB Railfreight
In July 2018 GB Railfreight bought all ten of Colas Rail’s Class 60 locomotives, Colas having replaced them with a further seven orders for Class 70 locomotives.[27]
DCRail
In March 2019 DCRail acquired four locomotives from DB Cargo; 60 028, 029, 046, 055. These are being overhauled by DB Cargo at Toton TMD with 60 046 the first to enter service in November 2019.[28]
Former operators
British Rail
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By 1990, the class had started to be introduced onto the mainline, replacing previously double headed Class 33 Type 3s in the South East region, as well as Classes 20, 26, 27, 31 and 73.[4] The first locos accepted into traffic were 60 017 and 60 018 in October 1990.[3] The class 60s primarily worked on aggregate (specifically stone) traffic also replacing Class 56s and Class 58s, some of which were withdrawn, others transferred.[2] Their introduction replaced double-heading and also allowed longer and/or heavier trains to be worked.[4]
Colas Rail
In June 2014 it was reported that 10 locos have been sold to Colas Rail. The numbers are 60 002/021/026/047/056/076/085/087/095/096.[29] The first one to appear in the Colas yellow and orange livery was 60 087, which was photographed at Burton-on-Trent on 2 June 2014.[30] In July 2018 Colas Rail sold all ten of its locomotives to GB Railfreight.[31]
Accidents and incidents
- On 30 June 2015, 60 054 was hauling a tanker train that derailed at Langworth, Lincolnshire due to buckled track.[32]
Naming and liveries
In 1989 Railfreight named the Class 60s in traditional fashion; those locomotives attached to the construction and metals sectors were named after British mountains as were some attached to the coal sector. The others (coal and petroleum sectors) received the names of famous British citizens, with an emphasis on those whose contribution had been to science and engineering. Locomotives numbered 60 001 and 60 098 were exceptions, being named Steadfast and Charles Francis Brush respectively.[33] The locomotives received the standard liveries of their respective sectors.
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After coming into EWS's ownership, the Class 60 locomotives were repainted in the red and yellow EWS livery as and when repainting was necessary. Many others carried vinyl stickers on their sides over the former BR sector liveries, demonstrating EWS's ownership. A few locos received new names including 60 033: Tees Steel Express, painted in British Steel blue, and 60 081, repainted in a mock Great Western Railway green livery and renamed Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 2000.
In 2007/08, two locomotives received special liveries: 60 074 received a 'powder blue' livery and was named Teenage Spirit at the National Railway Museum in York as part of a charity event for the Teenage Cancer Trust. 60 040 was repainted in a red livery and named The Territorial Army Centenary as part of the celebration of that event. Both of these locos have since been repainted into standard DB Schenker livery.
In 2010 class 60 number 60 099 was repainted into a Tata Steel silver livery and logo at Toton TMD and unveiled at Tata's Scunthorpe plant on 27 September.[34][35]
In January 2011 60 011 became the first member of the class to receive the standard DB Schenker livery, after a repaint at Toton TMD.[36]
In late May 2014 60 087 emerged from Toton TMD in Colas livery. It was joined by 60 002, 021, 026, 047, 056, 076, 085, 095 and 096.
In 2019 DCR Cappagh acquired four former DB Cargo Class 60s, from store, which were overhauled and repainted by DB Cargo at Toton TMD. 60 046 and 60 055 were repainted in the DC Rail Freight corporate grey livery. 60 046 regained its original name, William Wilberforce, whilst 60 055 regained its original name, Thomas Barnardo. 60 028 was turned out in a blue livery, with large CAPPAGH logo. On 18 February 2020 the final locomotive of the quartet, 60 029, emerged from a repaint, at Toton TMD, in DC Rail Freight grey and carrying its original name, Ben Nevis.
Scrapping
On 20th January 2020 work began scrapping locomotive 60 006 at Toton depot, the first Class 60 to be dismantled.
Fleet summary
Fleet summary 2020.
Owner | Number | Numbers | Notes |
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DB Cargo | 81 | 60 001, 003-005, 007-015, 017-020, 022-025, 030-045, 048-049, 051-054, 057-059, 061-075, 077-080, 082-084, 088-094, 100, 500* | Around 14 locomotives are operational at any one time all of which have received 'Super 60' upgrades. The remainder are stored, many in unserviceable condition at Toton. *Renumbered from 60 016
Stored in Toton Yard (32); 60 003, 005, 023, 025, 027, 030, 031, 032, 037, 041, 042, 043, 048, 051, 053, 058, 067, 068, 069, 072, 078, 083, 088, 089, 093, 094, 097.[37] (*Sold August 2019) |
DCRail | 4 | 60 028, 029, 046, 055. | Sold by DB Cargo UK in 2019 with 'Super Sixty' upgrade. |
GB Railfreight | 10 | 60 002, 021, 026, 047, 056, 076, 085, 087, 095, 096 | Acquired from Colas |
Metal recyclers | 1 | 60 060 | 60 060 to private scrap merchants, following component recovery at Toton TMD. |
Scrapped | 1 | 60 006 | 60 006 broken-up on site at Toton TMD, January 2020. |
Preserved | 3 | 60 050, 60 081, 60 086 | 60 050 and 60 086 initially purchased by Ron Hull (scrap merchants) before being resold for preservation.[38] 60 081 purchased by Locomotive Services Limited for static exhibit at their Margate facility. |
Total | 100 (99 extant) |
Class list
Number | Original name | Subsequent names | Notes |
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60 001 | Steadfast | The Railway Observer | |
60 002 | Capability Brown | 1) High Peak 2) Tempest |
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60 003 | Christopher Wren | Freight Transport Association | |
60 004 | Lochnagar | ||
60 005 | Skiddaw | BP Gas Avonmouth | |
60 006 | Great Gable | Scunthorpe Ironmaster | Scrapped at DBC Toton depot, on the 20th and 21st Jan 2020. |
60 007 | Robert Adam | The Spirit of Tom Kendall | |
60 008 | Moel Fammau | Sir William McAlpine | |
60 009 | Carnedd Dafydd | ||
60 010 | Pumlumon/Plynlimon | ||
60 011 | Cader Idris | ||
60 012 | Glyder Fawr | ||
60 013 | Robert Boyle | ||
60 014 | Alexander Fleming | ||
60 015 | Bow Fell | ||
60 016 | Langdale Pikes | Rail Magazine | Renumbered 60 500, in November 2004, to commemorate 500th issue of Rail Magazine[39] |
60 017 | Arenig Fawr | Shotton Works Centenary Year 1996 | |
60 018 | Moel Siabod | ||
60 019 | Wild Boar Fell | 1) Port of Grimsby & Immingham 2) Pathfinder Tours 30 Years of Railtouring 1973-2003 | |
60 020 | Great Whernside | Pride of Colnbrook | |
60 021 | Pen-y-Ghent | 1) Star of the East 2) Bustler |
Original name restored by GB Railfreight, in Class 44 style, as of 21 May 2019. |
60 022 | Ingleborough | ||
60 023 | The Cheviot | ||
60 024 | Elizabeth Fry | Clitheroe Castle | |
60 025 | Joseph Lister | Caledonian Paper | |
60 026 | William Caxton | 1) Jupiter 2) Helvellyn |
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60 027 | Joseph Banks | ||
60 028 | John Flamsteed | ||
60 029 | Ben Nevis | Clitheroe Castle | Original name restored, upon refurbishment for DC Rail. |
60 030 | Cir Mhor | ||
60 031 | Ben Lui | ABP Connect | |
60 032 | William Booth | ||
60 033 | Anthony Ashley Cooper | Tees Steel Express | |
60 034 | Carnedd Llewelyn | ||
60 035 | Florence Nightingale | ||
60 036 | Sgurr na Ciche | GEFCO | |
60 037 | Helvellyn | Aberthaw/Aberddawan | |
60 038 | Bidean nam Bian | AvestaPolarit | |
60 039 | Glastonbury Tor | Dove Holes | |
60 040 | Brecon Beacons | The Territorial Army Centenary | |
60 041 | High Willhays | ||
60 042 | Dunkery Beacon | The Hundred of Hoo | |
60 043 | Yes Tor | ||
60 044 | Ailsa Craig | Dowlow | |
60 045 | Josephine Butler | The Permanent Way Institution | |
60 046 | William Wilberforce | Original name restored, upon refurbishment for DC Rail. | |
60 047 | Robert Owen | ||
60 048 | Saddleback | Eastern | |
60 049 | Scafell | ||
60 050 | Roseberry Topping | Preserved, currently at the Wensleydale Railway. | |
60 051 | Mary Somerville | ||
60 052 | Goat Fell | Glofa Twr The last deep mine in Wales Tower Colliery | |
60 053 | John Reith | Nordic Terminal | |
60 054 | Charles Babbage | ||
60 055 | Thomas Barnardo | Original name restored, upon refurbishment for DC Rail. | |
60 056 | William Beveridge | ||
60 057 | Adam Smith | ||
60 058 | John Howard | ||
60 059 | Samuel Plimsoll | Swinden Dalesman | |
60 060 | James Watt | ||
60 061 | Alexander Graham Bell | ||
60 062 | Samuel Johnson | Stainless Pioneer | |
60 063 | James Murray | ||
60 064 | Back Tor | ||
60 065 | Kinder Low | Spirit of Jaguar | |
60 066 | John Logie Baird | ||
60 067 | James Clerk-Maxwell | ||
60 068 | Charles Darwin | ||
60 069 | Humphry Davy | Slioch | |
60 070 | John Loudon McAdam | ||
60 071 | Dorothy Garrod | Ribblehead Viaduct | |
60 072 | Cairn Toul | ||
60 073 | Cairn Gorm | ||
60 074 | Braeriach | Teenage Spirit | |
60 075 | Liathach | ||
60 076 | Suilven | Dunbar | |
60 077 | Canisp | ||
60 078 | Stac Pollaidh | ||
60 079 | Foinaven | ||
60 080 | Kinder Scout | 1) Stanley Common EWS Rail Safety Competition Winners 2003 2) Bispham Drive Junior School, EWS Rail Safety Competition Winners 2004 |
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60 081 | Bleaklow Hill | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | Preserved, for static display only, currently at Locomotive Storage Limited, Margate. |
60 082 | Mam Tor | ||
60 083 | Mountsorrel | ||
60 084 | Cross Fell | ||
60 085 | Axe Edge | Mini - Pride of Oxford | |
60 086 | Schiehallion | Preserved, currently at the Wensleydale Railway.[40] First class 60 to be preserved | |
60 087 | Slioch | 1) Barry Needham 2) CLIC Sargent] |
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60 088 | Buachaille Etive Mor | ||
60 089 | Arcuil | The Railway Horse | |
60 090 | Quinag | ||
60 091 | An Teallach | Barry Needham | |
60 092 | Reginald Munns | ||
60 093 | Jack Stirk | Adrian Harrington 1955-2003 Royal Navy/BurgesSalmon |
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60 094 | Tryfan | Rugby Flyer | |
60 095 | Crib Goch | ||
60 096 | Ben Macdui | Impetus | |
60 097 | Pillar | Port of Grimsby and Immingham | |
60 098 | Charles Francis Brush | ||
60 099 | Ben More Assynt | ||
60 100 | Boar of Badenoch | 1) Pride of Acton 2) Midland Railway Butterley |
Preservation
Presently three members of the class have been preserved.
Number | Name | Livery | Status | Location | Notes |
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60050 | Roseberry Topping | N/A | Wensleydale Railway | ||
60081 | Bleaklow Hill | N/A | Static Display | Crewe Diesel TMD | Purchased by Locomotive Services Limited, for display at the Locomotive Storage Limited facility at Margate. Will undergo a cosmetic overhaul before being placed on display. At a later date it will be overhauled for use on LSL run railtours.[citation needed] |
60086 | Schiehallion | N/A | Under Overhaul | Wensleydale Railway | The first class 60 to be preserved, arriving at the Wensleydale Railway on 10 February 2020, for restoration. 60 086 is notable, as it hauled the last limestone train on the Wensleydale Railway in 1992. It is currently unknown if the engine will stay after restoration.[40] |
Models
The locomotives have been reproduced in scale model form by Heljan in O scale, Lima and Hornby in OO scale [41] and Graham Farish in British N scale.
Notes
- ^ At the same time the Class 47, 56 and 58 fleets were withdrawn and the Class 37 fleet reduced ("Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
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References
- ^ Gleed, Edward (15 July 2016). British Rail Class 60 Locomotives. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78500-150-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Glasspool, David. "Class 60". Kent Rail. Retrieved 31 December 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ a b "Railspot Reloaded". Gloucester Transport History. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "rolling stock : class 60". thejunction.org.uk. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "Body". tugtracker.co.uk. November 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ Modern Locomotives Illustrated (206): 5–6. April–May 2014. ISSN 1756-8188.
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- ^ "Engine and Engine Systems". tugtracker.co.uk. December 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2013. [unreliable source?]
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(help) - ^ a b c "Background". tugtracker.co.uk. July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "Items for disposal - New Items for September 2010". www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
- ^ "First 60s to be sold by DB Schenker" (PDF). Railway Herald (238): 5. 23 September 2010.
- ^ Rail Express (175). News, p.4. December 2010.
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(help) - ^ "DB Schenker Rail invests in 'Super 60' high power locomotives" (Press release). DB Schenker Rail UK. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Class 60 Locomotive - Overhauled Loco Fleet List". Tugtracker.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ https://www.railmagazine.com/trains/current-trains/making-the-class-60s-super-again
- ^ "Heavy Haul Freight Locomotives for Sale or Lease". www.locomotives-for-sale.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012.
- ^ Milner, Chris (12 September 2013). "DB Schenker puts 20 Class 60s up for sale". The Railway Magazine.
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(help) - ^ Class 60s sold to Wabtec Railways Illustrated 8 August 2017
- ^ DB Cargo to Dispose of 3 Class 60s DB Cargo UK 28 November 2018
- ^ DB Cargo to Dispose of 8 Class 60s DB Cargo UK 04 December 2018
- ^ https://uk.dbcargo.com/rail-uk-en/what-we-offer/additional_services/Disposals-1926106
- ^ "60006 cut up". RailUK Forums. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ Holden, Michael (11 February 2020). "Class 60 locomotive arrives at the Wensleydale Railway". RailAdvent. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "GB Railfreight buys more locomotives".
- ^ DCRail gets first Class 60 - William Wilberforce] The Railway Magazine issue 1425 December 2019 page 105
- ^ Railways Illustrated (136): 15. June 2014. ISSN 1479-2230.
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(help) - ^ https://www.railmagazine.com/news/fleet/gb-railfreight-buys-more-locomotives
- ^ "Derailment of a freight train near Langworth, Lincolnshire 30 June 2015" (PDF). Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Original Names". tugtracker.co.uk. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2013. [unreliable source?]
- ^ "Tata Steel's arrival into the UK celebrated by DB Schenker". www.rail.dbschenker.co.uk. 27 September 2010.
- ^ KBRAILVIDEOS (26 September 2009). Ex-Works 60099 NEW LIVERY - TATA STEEL - DB Schenker - Toton TMD. YouTube.
- ^ Mark Thomas (12 January 2011). "60011 in DB Schenker livery at Margam Knuckle Yard". fotopic.net.
Outshopped at Toton just days earlier 60 011 was released and ran overnight via Newport ADJ to Margam to work the Robeston oil trains. This is the first of the class to receive DB Schenker livery.
- ^ "Fleet Review". Railways Illustrated. keypublishing. July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Holden, Michael (11 February 2020). "Class 60 locomotive arrives at the Wensleydale Railway". RailAdvent. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ A new 60 Rail issue 500 10 November 2004 page 25
- ^ a b Holden, Michael (11 February 2020). "Class 60 locomotive arrives at the Wensleydale Railway". RailAdvent. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Hornby BR Class 60". Hornby Railways Collector Guide. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
Further reading
- "Class 60 - Brush gets the order". RAIL. No. 82. EMAP National Publications. July 1988. p. 8. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External links
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- Class 60 page at Brush Traction website www.brushtraction.com
- History of the Class 60 www.therailwaycentre.com
- The Class 60 Preservation Group
- Class 60 profile at trainspo.com
- Class 60 page at Dave Coxon's website www.traintesting.com