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| Class 60 | See Technical Data |
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| 60001 brand new on delivery from Brush, Loughborough. CJM |
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| Viewed from its cooler group end, No. 60074 is seen painted in triple grey livery with Mainline Freight bodyside branding. Originally, when built, the entire fleet of 100 Class 60s were named, however over the years many de-namings and re-namings have taken place. Access to internal equipment on this fleet is via removable roof sections and twin opening doors in each side. No. 60074 is illustrated at Toton. CJM. |
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Class 60 fleet are externally very basic, with an uncluttered front
end. The main equipment items are:- A-warning horns, B-multiple control jumper socket (behind door, cable stowed in engine compartment), C-marker, head and tail light cluster (2), D-draw hook with coupling, E-air brake pipe, F-main reservoir air pipe, G-obstacle deflector plate, H-cab air ventilation intake, I-sand box, J-windscreen wipers. Loco No. 60019 is illustrated. CJM. |
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| With its No. 2 end closest to the camera, No. 60019 shows the first version of EW&S livery, later repaints omitted the ampersand from the initial's which read EWS. The 100 strong Class 60 fleet can be found working throughout the EWS network and due to their haulage capacity are normally seen on the heavier freight flows. The fleet are allocated to Cardiff Canton, Toton, Eastleigh, Thornaby and Immingham. No. 60019 is seen at the Brush Works in Loughborough. CJM. |
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| During the period of shadow privatisation operation a couple of locos emerged in Loadhaul black and orange livery, which looked very smart on this body design. With a matt black finish, No. 60059 is seen from the single grille side from No. 1 end. CJM. | For the 2000 open weekend at Old Oak Common depot, EWS agreed to repaint No. 60081 in a mock Great Western Railway green livery, and rename it Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The loco also had cast EWS logos and brass coloured horns fitted in keeping with past Great Western tradition. The last three digits of its number 081 were also applied in GW style on the front end. In resplendent condition the loco is seen at Old Oak Common. CJM. |
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| A small number of Class 60s also emerged in Mainline Freight aircraft blue, as shown here on No. 60044 passing Dawlish with the up 'Silver Bullet's' to Scotland. This colour scheme suited the profile of the box-like body structure of the Class 60 well. CJM. | As part of EWSs policy to twin with some of its larger customers, a pair of Class 60s were finished in British Steel livery in the 1990s, this was changed in 2000 to a Corus silver grey, as shown here on No. 60033 outside Toton depot in November 2000. The loco is seen from its No. 2 end. CJM. |
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| 60001, the pioneer loco of the build in EWS-livery. CJM |
| Last Updated: 30 August 2006 |
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