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GrimShady · 23 Jan 2020

Sad to see the first go. I thought they were marvelous looking machines when they first came out. Didn't BR have a Type 3 version planned along with a Pax version?

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Steveswan10 · 24 Jan 2020

Very sad to see these beast of machines being dumped and scrapped....I understand that they will be extremely expensive is repair....especially the more seriously damaged ones. Can still remember the first one I see at Hereford-1990s (60035 Florence Nightingale) the first one I saw at Warrington Latchford Sidings-1994 on the Fiddlers Ferry coal trains (60016 Langdale Pikes) and the first one I saw at Barnetby 1997 (60092 Reginald Munns) but still hope that there will be more returned to service with other operators

Murray J · 24 Jan 2020

are any more scheduled to be scrapped?

Far north 37 · 24 Jan 2020

Murray J said:
are any more scheduled to be scrapped?

60086 was purchased with 60006 by ron hull for scrap but there are reports it may possibly be saved.

ExRes · 24 Jan 2020

As Far north 37 says plus Raxstar bought 050 from the same lot

Far north 37 · 24 Jan 2020

ExRes said:
As Far north 37 says plus Raxstar bought 050 from the same lot

Yes forgot about that one also 60081 was purchased on the same tender but is being cosmetically restored for display at the hornby museum in margate.

ExRes · 24 Jan 2020

Far north 37 said:
Yes forgot about that one also 60081 was purchased on the same tender but is being cosmetically restored for display at the hornby museum in margate.

The only mystery from that batch seems to be 060, reported as sold to a 'private buyer' but I've not seen anything about it since

Far north 37 · 24 Jan 2020

ExRes said:
The only mystery from that batch seems to be 060, reported as sold to a 'private buyer' but I've not seen anything about it since

Just reported as a private sale same as 60081 was at the time wonder if the two are linked possibly.

ExRes · 24 Jan 2020

Far north 37 said:
Just reported as a private sale same as 60081 was at the time wonder if the two are linked possibly.

As you say, although if it was LSL I would've thought they'd be happily announcing it

There are a few others that have been 'in the news' in recent months, 004, 008, 014 & 018 were bought by GBRf at the same time as DCR bought their four, they were reportedly bought as spares donors for the GBRf fleet so will obviously end up meeting the torch when their usefulness comes to an end, there is also 038, temporarily swapped with 029 by DCR but dropped from the Super60 group because of water damage, you have to wonder just how bad the damage is and if it makes 038 spares fodder as well

Far north 37 · 24 Jan 2020

ExRes said:
As you say, although if it was LSL I would've thought they'd be happily announcing it

There are a few others that have been 'in the news' in recent months, 004, 008, 014 & 018 were bought by GBRf at the same time as DCR bought their four, they were reportedly bought as spares donors for the GBRf fleet so will obviously end up meeting the torch when their usefulness comes to an end, there is also 038, temporarily swapped with 029 by DCR but dropped from the Super60 group because of water damage, you have to wonder just how bad the damage is and if it makes 038 spares fodder as well

Yes you wonder how much a state some of them are actually really in.

Far north 37 · 27 Jan 2020

60086 purchased by ron hull has been resold on to the same private buyer that bought 60060, 60050 purchased by raxstar has also bben offered for resale.

Spirit555 · 10 Feb 2020

I have been told that 60086 has arrived at the Wensleydale Railway today

Mark

ExRes · 10 Feb 2020

Spirit555 said:
I have been told that 60086 has arrived at the Wensleydale Railway today

Mark

It did, transported by Allelys so may well be in the next series of Train Truckers, if there is a next series of course ........

physics34 · 11 Feb 2020

Never a big fan of 60s but sad nonetheless

D365 · 11 Feb 2020

Spirit555 said:
I have been told that 60086 has arrived at the Wensleydale Railway today

Preservation? Or will it see further commercial use?

ExRes · 11 Feb 2020

D365 said:
Preservation? Or will it see further commercial use?

If it was to see further commercial use then surely it would have stayed at Toton for the work to be done there, DBC have been taking around 6 months to put a 60 through the Super60 with all the facilities and trained staff that they have along with the large pool of spares donors available to them to make use of, I'd be very concerned for the financial future of any preservation group attempting such a rebuild

ExRes · 11 Feb 2020

ExRes said:
If it was to see further commercial use then surely it would have stayed at Toton for the work to be done there, DBC have been taking around 6 months to put a 60 through the Super60 with all the facilities and trained staff that they have along with the large pool of spares donors available to them to make use of, I'd be very concerned for the financial future of any preservation group attempting such a rebuild

Just as addition to that, with 60060 said to be following 086 it would be interesting to know how much has already been spent with the purchases, storage at Toton and road transfers, it certainly shows the levels of commitment needed in the preservation world

alexl92 · 11 Feb 2020

ExRes said:
60006 and 60086 went to Ron Hull as a pair, I'd imagine that 086 will go the same way quite soon

Far north 37 said:
60086 was purchased with 60006 by ron hull for scrap but there are reports it may possibly be saved.

Far north 37 said:
60086 purchased by ron hull has been resold on to the same private buyer that bought 60060, 60050 purchased by raxstar has also bben offered for resale.

Spirit555 said:
I have been told that 60086 has arrived at the Wensleydale Railway today

Mark

D365 said:
Preservation? Or will it see further commercial use?

ExRes said:
Just as addition to that, with 60060 said to be following 086 it would be interesting to know how much has already been spent with the purchases, storage at Toton and road transfers, it certainly shows the levels of commitment needed in the preservation world

60086 has been transported to Leeming Bar as above. It is intended to be restored for preservation use but whether that's on the WR or elsewhere is yet to be decided. The fate of the second one is unknown at the moment as far as I know.

Lesterhoss · 11 Feb 2020

According to RailAdvent today 60086 plus 142028 & 142060 have arrived at the Wensleydale Railway. The pacers are planned to be used for offpeak/educational duties.

59CosG95 · 11 Feb 2020

60081 is due to move to the Hornby Rail Museum in Margate, as a static exhibit. Cosmetic work is due to be undertaken at Toton before the 'orliers come with their lorry.

D365 · 11 Feb 2020

Lesterhoss said:
According to RailAdvent today 60086 plus 142028 & 142060 have arrived at the Wensleydale Railway. The pacers are planned to be used for offpeak/educational duties.

Yeah interesting to see the work they have planned for the Pacers, I don't think it confirmed any specific plans for the Class 60 though?

59CosG95 said:
60081 is due to move to the Hornby Rail Museum in Margate, as a static exhibit. Cosmetic work is due to be undertaken at Toton before the 'orliers come with their lorry.

Didn't realise that LSL are opening a proper railway museum there! Thought it was just becoming a storage facility.

pdeaves · 11 Feb 2020

D365 said:
Didn't realise that LSL are opening a proper railway museum there! Thought it was just becoming a storage facility.

May as well get some extra income by letting people see in the storage site.

ungreat · 11 Feb 2020

I was lucky enough to have driven all 100 of them. We had them at Leicester in the very late 1980s/early 90s on test on the Mountsorrel stone trains. After I moved to Toton driving they were more or less sorted and were great locos on the 2000t coal trains we moved.

ExRes · 12 Feb 2020

Things become clearer ...... 60050 moved to Leeming Bar by road yesterday after it was purchased from Raxstar by the owners of 086 and 060, it's reported on WNXX that 060 will remain at Toton as a parts donor, whether they will try to preserve both locos or just concentrate on 086 isn't clear yet

IamTrainsYT · 12 Feb 2020

ExRes said:
It did, transported by Allelys so may well be in the next series of Train Truckers, if there is a next series of course ........

They were busy yesterday! They also took 4 pacer carriages to Scotland

Edders23 · 12 Feb 2020

The purchase of 3 locos is quite extravagant for a preservation project. I wonder if there might not be some sort fledgling TOC in the offing perhaps bidding for transfer work or RHTT

snakeeyes · 12 Feb 2020

IamTrainsYT said:
They were busy yesterday! They also took 4 pacer carriages to Scotland

Anywhere in particular, or just dumped over the Border?

fgwrich · 12 Feb 2020

snakeeyes said:
Anywhere in particular, or just dumped over the Border?

The Waverley Route Heritage Centre at Whitrope (of all places) has taken two.

xotGD · 12 Feb 2020

Edders23 said:
The purchase of 3 locos is quite extravagant for a preservation project. I wonder if there might not be some sort fledgling TOC in the offing perhaps bidding for transfer work or RHTT

Hopefully it won't just be yet another line of scrap on a heritage line.

Good luck to the project.

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