EWS/DB Schenker Class 60's: An Amateur Basher Photo Montage

As DB Schenker has only a handful of Class 60 diesels remaining in active service, I am proud to present a short photographic montage of these valiant workhorses. The pictures were taken between 2005 to 2009, and were taken at various locations including Acton Bridge, Warrington Bank Quay, York, Doncaster, Barnetby and Lea Green.

Here is a guide to the pictures:


1) Mainline 60078 at York (April 2005)

2) EWS 60001 The Railway Observer and 60100 Pride of Acton at Warrington Arpley

3) EWS 60013 Robert Boyle at Lea Green

4) EWS 60092 Reginald Munns at Warrington Bank Quay

5) EWS 60031 ABP Connect at Warrington Arpley

6) EWS 60023 at Warrington Slutchers Lane

7) EWS 60029 Clitheroe Castle near Warrington Arpley

8) EWS 60055 Thomas Barnardo at Warrington Slutchers Lane

9) EWS 60056 Willian Beveridge at Warrington Bank Quay

10) EWS 60063 James Murray at Warrington Bank Quay

11) EWS 60065 Spirit of Jaguar at York.

12) EWS 60028 John Flamstead at Doncaster

13) EWS 60017 Shotton Works Centenary Year 1996 at Doncaster

14) EWS 60075 at Warrington Bank Quay

15) EWS 60068 Charles Darwin at Warrington Bank Quay

16) EWS 60042 The Hundred of Hoo at Warrington Bank Quay

17) EWS 60089 The Railway Horse at Acton Bridge

18) EWS 60018 at Acton Bridge

19) EWS 60020 at Warrington Arpley

20) EWS 60026 at Doncaster

21) EWS 60010 at Barnetby

22) EWS 60048 Eastern at Barnetby

23) DB Schenker 60040 The Territorial Army Centenary Year at Warrington Slutchers Lane


All photographs are copyright of The Amateur Basher.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• EWS
• DB
• Schenker
• Class
• 60
• diesel
• locomotive
• photographic
• montage

[sanmatteo12341]

Fascinating collection....Thanks for posting.

[theamateurbasher]

@sanmatteo12341 Thanks very much!

[Class60Group]

Nice colllection of images there :-)

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks very much Class60Group, glad you enjoyed it!

[EastMidlandsSteam]

most of these 60's in this video probably arrived at toton traction depot yesterday. i went earlier 60001 is rotting in a siding 60100 is in service luckily and about 10-20 60's were coupled up including the green one and chorus 60006. In the window of everyone of them it said this loco is no longer inservice, awaiting scrappage. =[

[theamateurbasher]

A very sad thought that such locos should face being withdrawn or stored, and the current economical situation doesn't help either. We can only hope that DB Schenker will have a change of mind and reinstate at least a few of them, when (and if) things begin to improve...

Thanks for commenting EastMidlandsSteam.

[Puffyclunge]

Glad you were interested. Have to say EWS isn't my favourite livery, Loadhaul did it for me, that always made me moist. You could always find me in the bushes at Margam, watching these beasts pass by.

[theamateurbasher]

Thanks for the interesting story Puffyclunge!

[Puffyclunge]

I remember when I first saw these rugged locomotives hearing the power of those pistons pounding hard, and all the clag shooting out of its exhuasts. I rememeber running home to recreate that scene of pounding and shooting in my bedroom, after grabbing my copy of railway modeller featuring the newly released Lima model. This really was the Class sexty. Co-Co bogies really do get me hard.

[theamateurbasher]

Cheers neilox1962. Yet another St Helens based enthusiast to add to my list!