Freightliner Class 70 Storage

[Photohunter71]

Thanks for the info! I was going to speculate about the Mendip contract, but thought 59's and 66's would be used for this contract!

 

[BRX]

Thanks for the info! I was going to speculate about the Mendip contract, but thought 59's and 66's would be used for this contract!

It seems the idea is to use 66/6s for that, but they will need to be taken off other services and the 70s may be used to replace them on those other services.

 

[ABB125]

It seems the idea is to use 66/6s for that, but they will need to be taken off other services and the 70s may be used to replace them on those other services.

Is there any reason why they can't just use class 70s on the Mendip trains?

 

[ExRes]

Status as at pm 12th September, provided by WNXX

Stored on Line 1 Leeds : 01/04/09/13/14/16/17/18/19

Stored on shed : 11

Stored on shed road 4 : 02

Available on shed : 15

Maintenance : 10

In service or allocated : 03/05/06/08/20

Driver training : 07

 

[adh144004]

70001 made a light engine return trip to Blea Moor earlier today

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R06619/2019-12-13/detailed

 

[LMS 4F]

When I went by a couple of weeks ago I counted seven in the line. No numbers, I'm not that quick.

 

[Domf]

Passed Leeds today 20/2/2020 stored on line 1 only 4 Class 70's 13,17,18,19, the rest have moved on, some appear to be having maintenance outside main sheds

 

[Momo and diggy]

Passed Leeds today 20/2/2020 stored on line 1 only 4 Class 70's 13,17,18,19, the rest have moved on, some appear to be having maintenance outside main sheds

Wonder whether they will be used in the tunstead hardendale workings

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Wonder whether they will be used in the tunstead hardendale workings

they have showed up on turnstead moves quite a few times

 

[palmersears]

70's are spreading their wings quite a lot now. Numerous workings out of Tunstead and Earles, as well as appearances on the Bredbury binliner. Reports of them dropping onto departmental workings from Doncaster and Basford Hall to Toton as well.

 

[The_Train]

Was reported earlier this week that 009 was moved from the 'storage line' in readiness to be moved inside for repairs. So that will be another back out soon enough.

Wasn't the original plan to bring the 70s back for the Mendip work? Guessing that never happened and they've replaced 66s on other workings instead. Nice to see them hauling heavier stuff instead of just working intermodals. I do wonder whether the 70s have been given a new lease of life in readiness for HS2 work?

 

[Domf]

The last few days I've seen a light Class 70 (a different number every night) pass Woodlesford around 16:50 presume heading home to Leeds, with a number of crew on board, driver training? HS2 work would be an obvious choice for the 70's real heavy haul work

 

[palmersears]

Was reported earlier this week that 009 was moved from the 'storage line' in readiness to be moved inside for repairs. So that will be another back out soon enough.

Wasn't the original plan to bring the 70s back for the Mendip work? Guessing that never happened and they've replaced 66s on other workings instead. Nice to see them hauling heavier stuff instead of just working intermodals. I do wonder whether the 70s have been given a new lease of life in readiness for HS2 work?

They had a couple of trial runs on the Mendip traffic, and they coped absolutely fine, but in the end FL decided the 66/6s were a safer bet.

 

[03_179]

As Freightliner have taken over the Ardingly - Acton's maybe we'll see them on that too maybe ?

 

[Domf]

70009 for the last week has been heading the stored line 1 at Leeds, it's movements didn't seem to last long, it now brings line 1 back up to 5 units as I reported the other 4 on Feb 20th

 

[ScottDarg]

Wonder whether they will be used in the tunstead hardendale workings

Happened today - 70016: https://flic.kr/p/2iDeW9r

 

[ScottDarg]

The last few days I've seen a light Class 70 (a different number every night) pass Woodlesford around 16:50 presume heading home to Leeds, with a number of crew on board, driver training? HS2 work would be an obvious choice for the 70's real heavy haul work

Driver training for use on traffic to/from Boulby Mine. They started appearing on trains this week: https://flic.kr/p/2iCLGA6

 

[IamTrainsYT]

Caught one last week working from turnstead sidings to Bredbury tilcon

 

[Momo and diggy]

they have showed up on turnstead moves quite a few times

70016 was on the hardendale tunstead today running about an hour early

 

[xotGD]

Driver training for use on traffic to/from Boulby Mine. They started appearing on trains this week: https://flic.kr/p/2iCLGA6

These clean-burning modern diesel engines are so much better for the environment than the clag-belching monsters of yore. Not!

 

[The_Train]

These clean-burning modern diesel engines are so much better for the environment than the clag-belching monsters of yore. Not!

And I care not a jot....claaaaaaaaaag and noooiiiiiiiiiiiissssssseeeeeeee

 

[Woolly]

And I care not a jot....claaaaaaaaaag and noooiiiiiiiiiiiissssssseeeeeeee

Yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[IamTrainsYT]

And I care not a jot....claaaaaaaaaag and noooiiiiiiiiiiiissssssseeeeeeee

Greta wouldn’t be impressed

 

[The_Train]

Greta wouldn’t be impressed

 

[ExRes]

Courtesy of WNXX the up to date storage situation is

Stored at Crewe Basford Hall (all April 20) - 001, 004, 006, 008, 011 & 014

Stored at Leeds Midland Road (all April 20) - 002, 003, 005, 007, 010, 015, 016 & 020

Stored at Leeds Midland Road - 009 (January 17) - 013 (April 17) - 017 (May 18) - 018 (March 17) - 019 (March 18)

 

[palmersears]

Crazy to think some of the company's newest locos haven't turned a wheel in anger for over 3 years now

 

[50039]

Courtesy of WNXX the up to date storage situation is

Stored at Crewe Basford Hall (all April 20) - 001, 004, 006, 008, 011 & 014

Stored at Leeds Midland Road (all April 20) - 002, 003, 005, 007, 010, 015, 016 & 020

Stored at Leeds Midland Road - 009 (January 17) - 013 (April 17) - 017 (May 18) - 018 (March 17) - 019 (March 18)

Wow... does that imply that 012 is the only one not in storage?

 

[DarloRich]

Wow... does that imply that 012 is the only one not in storage?

was just about to ask would it not be easier to list the active ones!

 

[DBS92042]

Wow... does that imply that 012 is the only one not in storage?

70012 was the one dropped on delivery and never entered service with Freightliner. So currently all of Freightliner's 70s are stored

 

[43096]

Wow... does that imply that 012 is the only one not in storage?

012 is - famously - not part of the Freightliner fleet. It was dropped while being lifted off the ship during delivery and badly damaged. It was returned to GE. All Freightliner 70s are currently stored.