RMweb Gold 4630 Posted October 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Flittersnoop said: Friday 2nd October 2020: a windy day at the Lindsay Oil refinery at Immingham. The gates are opened and after the biomess goes by 60020 departs for Preston (I believe). Couldn't see which 66 it was. Two VERY long trains. Some nice photos there. Just a couple of observations to supplement your photos; The 60 was working 6M00 14.30 from Humber Oil Refinery to Kingsbury Oil Sidings on 2nd October rather than to Preston. The tank workings to Preston (6M32/6E32) are contracted to Colas and are usually entrusted to a pair of Colas class 56s or a single class 70. They haven't run since 24th September as I understand that maintenance work is currently being undertaken at Total's plant at Preston. The 66 looks to be 66077 which, according to a TOPS list, was working between Immingham Biomass Terminal and Drax Power Station on 2nd October. The working in your photo would probably be 6H75, 14.15 Immingham Biomass Terminal to Drax Power Station. HTH 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flittersnoop Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 21 hours ago, 4630 said: Some nice photos there. Just a couple of observations to supplement your photos; The 60 was working 6M00 14.30 from Humber Oil Refinery to Kingsbury Oil Sidings on 2nd October rather than to Preston. The tank workings to Preston (6M32/6E32) are contracted to Colas and are usually entrusted to a pair of Colas class 56s or a single class 70. They haven't run since 24th September as I understand that maintenance work is currently being undertaken at Total's plant at Preston. The 66 looks to be 66077 which, according to a TOPS list, was working between Immingham Biomass Terminal and Drax Power Station on 2nd October. The working in your photo would probably be 6H75, 14.15 Immingham Biomass Terminal to Drax Power Station. HTH Thank you for the info. I did wonder why it wasn't a Colas loco hauling the oil. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack374 Posted October 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2020 Today I unexpectedly saw a couple of 'Tugs', which were meant to go via Nuneaton but instead went through Burton, Stenson and Loughborough on their way from Bristol Barton Hill WRD to Leicester LIP. The duo were the first two DCR 60s - 60055 'Thomas Barnardo' and 60046 'William Wilberforce' - working 0Z60 through Barrow upon Trent in a nice spell of sunshine: (Flickr links to my photos) 60046 was reportedly deposited at Leicester whilst 55 ran to Toton. Thanks, Jack. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hmrspaul Posted October 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 60007 The Spirit of Tom Kendell today on train of BAA, BBA and BDA with slabs from Scunthorpe to Lackenby paired with 66198 Paul https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/class60 Edited October 5, 2020 by hmrspaul 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 A late running Westerleigh to Humber and just enough light on the way home from work today.... 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Another bit of Solent 60 action this week courtesy of DCR. As the storm clouds of earlier are blown away, 60029 "Ben Nevis" is seen at Lee, between Romsey and Southampton. It's working an early evening 6Z91 Westbury Down TC to Southampton Up Yard - 08.10.2020 The train arrived at Westbury on Wednesday morning, before doing the first loaded run to Southampton. The empties return the next morning before coming back in the early evening again. Wished I'd gone for it again today, as the weather cleared to wall to wall blue skies! Hopefully there's a return path tomorrow morning as I'm working nearby... Andy. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Tyne Dock to Drax were back on this week. 60095 but had to put up with the old stock. Rounton Gates heading back to Tyneside Mike Wiltshire 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted October 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2020 GBRf 60021 'Penyghent' approaching Deighton on 24th October 2020 with 6E09, 07.40 Liverpool Biomass Terminal to Drax Power Station. Day light workings of biomass trains (and the daily Knowsley binliners) along the Huddersfield line are unusual, but there should be a weeks worth of them between 24th October and 1st November. This is because the usual route along the Calder Valley is closed just west of Todmorden due to engineering work on Gauxholme viaduct and Taylors bridge. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted October 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2020 A couple more photos of GBRf class 60s on diverted workings along the Huddersfield line. This time taken on 25th October 2020 at Bradley Junction. 60076 'Dunbar' approaching Bradley Junction with the Sunday Only 6M51, 12.34 Doncaster Down Decoy to Liverpool Biomass Terminal. 60096 'Impetus' passing Bradley Junction with 6E10, 11.25 Liverpool Biomass Terminal to Drax Power Station. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Just over 29 years ago, 60004 is seen at Ashford on a stone train. 21st October 1991. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 60098 has just passed Loughborough station with an aggregates train in July 1995. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post newbryford Posted October 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2020 Is it really 12 years ago... 18/6/8 and 60040 in a new layer of paint waits in the down loop at Blackburn with inbound reels of paper via Gilbraiths transhipment shed. An unidentified 66 is in charge of the Preston Docks - Lindesy empty bitumen tanks Backing into the shed a few minutes later. Three years later and a smoky 60040 on a chilly 1st Feb, departs Blackburn eastbound in charge of the steel empties that have been unloaded at the same shed (I have it as 6Z40, but can't remember where they worked in from.) The view is from the top deck of Morrisons car park! On my birthday in January 2013 and it's now wearing DB red at Westerleigh, having working in from Milford Haven earlier 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On a day which saw four class 60s in four different liveries passing through Warrington, here is two of them. GB 60021'Penyghent' leads 6E10 to Drax. 60021 - 6E10 - Moore by Swifty's Photos, on Flickr DCR 60029 'Ben Nevis' on 6Z23 to Carlisle. 60029 - 6Z23 - Warrington Bank Quay by Swifty's Photos, on Flickr The other two unphotographed class 60s were 60044 in DB and 60096 in ex Colas. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb56125 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 St Helens Junction on 28th October 2020 within 30 minutes. 60096 working LBT to Drax PS 60021 working Drax PS to Edge Hill Mark 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Tyne Dock Drax workings have been back on this week, but with the older stock. 60047 Rounton Gates today with returning empties back to Tyne Dock. Mike Wiltshire 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Here is 60087 earlier in the week. Mike Wiltshire 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted November 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2020 GBRf 60087 and 60096 were top 'n' tailing the Sunday only 6M51, 12.03 Doncaster Down Decoy to Liverpool Biomass Terminal, on 1st November 2020. Here they are passing through Deighton. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack374 Posted November 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2020 On Wednesday I was lineside early doors to see the only remaining non-refurbished and active DB tug in maroon ex-EWS colours - 60065 'Spirit of Jaguar'. It was in transit from Toton, where it’s resided for the last year or so without leaving, to Didcot for driver training. Seen at Stenson in the first rays of light: Thanks, Jack. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RusselBridge2017 Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Westerleigh to Humber earlier today 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted November 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2020 GBRf 60076 'Dunbar' heads east light engine at Colne Bridge on 12th November 2020 with 0G60, 11.00 Tuebrook Sidings to Belmont Down Yard. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack374 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 A few views of Toton taken on Sunday, showing some active and some stored tugs. All photos are links to Flickr for more info: Finally, 60015 yesterday hard at work at Barrow on an empty oil working from Kingsbury: Thanks, Jack. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devious diesel Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Whitley Bridge 23/11/20 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritishRail60062 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Nice photos and haulage everyone. If I could afford a Class 60. I would buy one of the standing ones from Toton and convert it into my new home. It would be more spacious than this apartment I am in. I would just need to buy some land and remove all insides and get it ready to move into. Perhaps those old Class 60's that are not for future reuse could be used for other projects and probably would be ideal to converting into homes for enthusiasts? Still at least the Class 60 is less likely to be blown over by high gusts of wind even with the power unit removed. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted December 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2020 GBRf 60095 hurries through Brighouse on 14th December 2020 with 6M36, 0954 Drax to Liverpool Biomass Terminal, empty biomass hoppers. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I don't know much about 60s. How many are there left working on the mainline and how many have been cut up? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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