Class 60 - DCR - 60055The Brush Class 60 was the last stand of the British designed and built diesel electric locomotive. From concept to delivery in little over 18 months the construction of this 100 strong class was nothing short of impressive. Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type, they soon went to work on a variety of trains for the Coal, Petroleum, Aggregate and Metals sectors. All 100 locomotives passed through the shadow franchises

2 end that had been rebuilt in early 1984

A relatively early withdrawal came in 1957 from Newport Pill Shed

as the class 66’s were the “go anywhere” type at EWS’s disposal

this decoder works seamlessly with the onboard lighting

CAWD 92750

Split spoke

multiple pipework variations and screw couplings

two fitted with additional ‘Greedy Boards’

and the Samaritans

'Split' / 'single piece' style nose grilles at opposite corners

One of the last pair to be retired in January 1999 along with No

costs were prohibitive