Mark V Pike

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Class 60sPaperback, 20 June 2022

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Part of Series
Britain's Railways
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Key Publishing
Date Published
20 Jun 2022
ISBN-10
1802820248
ISBN-13
9781802820249

Description

The Class 60 was the last truly British-built diesel locomotive design. From 1990, the locomotive was gradually delivered, with 100 in total going to the Railfreight sectors of Metal, Coal, Construction and Petroleum. Their introduction did not go smoothly, however, and they took almost three years to enter service due to various teething troubles. Once these were ironed out, the class became reasonably reliable, and examples of other classes that were getting very tired at the time were progressively withdrawn. Privatization saw all the class being sold on to English, Welsh & Scottish Railways and, in 2004, the first Class 60 was withdrawn. Towards the end of the 2000s, almost all of the locos were put into store with a seemingly very bleak future. However, in the early 2010s, a small fleet of the locos received a thorough rebuilding so they could haul DB Schenker's heaviest trains, and eventually 21 locos were refurbished for them, another ten for Colas Rail and a further four for Devon & Cornwall Railways. This has meant that although the majority of the class is still presently rusting away and unlikely to run again, at least a number of examples will still be visible on the national network for a few more years to come. Illustrated with over 190 photographs, this volume looks at the Class 60s from their early days through to the end of the 2010s.

Product Details

Author:
Mark V Pike
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
20 June 2022
ISBN-10:
1802820248
ISBN-13:
9781802820249
Language:
English
Pages:
96
Publisher:

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