A view ofToton depot on May 26, 2023 showing many of DB Cargo’s now redundant Class 60 and 67 locos, along with still active Class 66s.
GEOFF GRIFFITHS
FOLLOWING recent tender lists for Classes 60 and 90, DB Cargo has put out anew sales tender as it continues to remove redundant assets from its books, writesAshleyButlin.
The latest list includes the 12 Class 90 locomotives that were removed from traffic at the beginning of 2023, Nos. 90019- 21/24/26/28/29/34-37/39. All are currently located at Crewe Electric depot and were fully serviceable when they were withdrawn from traffic. The second group of 10 Class 67s Nos. 67001/03/04 /09/11/18/19/26/28/30 are located at Crewe andToton depots –except for No. 67028, which is currently in traffic. Of these, No. 67019 has been out of traffic since March 2015, with Nos. 67009/11/26 from the following year.