LAST DB 'TUG' Standing! The only Operational DB Class 60 not at Toton!

Sad news in Jan-24 that DB stood down their class 60 locos from active operations. All previously operational class 60's were moved back to Toton with the exception of one..
See 60024 'Clitheroe Castle' stabled at Arpley Sidings in Warrington as the only remaining DB operational example anywhere other than Toton in Nottingham.. 60082 has been stored at Crewe TMD(E) for years plus there are ex DB locos in the car park at the former Brush facility at Loughborough however non of these have been active for a long, long time.
Hopefully this loco is being kept maintained and at some point it will see one last mainline run back to Toton (hopefully under it's own power).
See views of Arpley Sidings and Warrington Bank Quay station also. The yard/depot now resembling a fraction of what it was in the past (like a lot of depots unfortunately)..
All footage was captured using a compliance sized drone in-line with the current CAA drone rules as of Feb-24.
Hope you enjoy the video! Thanks for watching.
#locomotives #locos #60024 #clitheroecastle #class60 #tug #60 #arpley #arpleysidings #warrington #warringtonbankquay #storedlocos #stored #stabled #stabledlocos

[@craigymac5386]

Sad to see what has happened to the 60s as they still look a relatively modern loco. British railways are a bit of a mess nowadays with the amount of locos and rolling stock lying idle. Great footage anyway 👍

[@barneyleadhead2596]

Been working in Beeston recently and seeing the abandoned 60s at Toton gently fading away is rather sad 😢

[@trainsplanes]

Keep an eye on them as some will be moving imminently. 👍

[@barneyleadhead2596]

@@trainsplanes Hopefully saved for further use 👍

[@justinobrien3593]

​@@barneyleadhead2596I bet they're off to the bone yard as scraps high now so I bet they will be on route to sims metals in Wales sadly! I bet they never even paid for themselves in revenue earning duties.

[@justinobrien3593]

Great video as always 🥰

[@danielsellers8707]

Some of the old RMC / Brunner Mond hoppers there - the 60s used to pull those!

[@mt5144]

60024 Was still at Warrington parked behind with shed but still visible when passing on a train, date I passed was 13.05.24.

[@Burtonupontrentrailwaystoday]

Gret drone footage as always

[@danielsellers8707]

Seen a DCR Class 60 through Chesterfield last Thursday; didn't see any 60s when I went to Buxton recently.

[@trainsplanes]

A rare sight nowadays unfortunately.

[@37418]

Excellent Footage as Always 60024 is Down As Stored. Shes Stood there with 4 Hoppers as The Arpley Tunstead Hoppers had to be Reduced From 24 to 20 So 66s could manage the Loaded trains

[@andrewreynolds4949]

They’re regearing some of their class 66 to haul the heavier trains

[@Sparkynl]

The irony of 60024 parked up with 4 hoppers while the remaining 20 hoppers enjoy shed haulage Kev. Cheers, Mark

[@37418]

@andrewreynolds4949 Yeah 10 of them 👍

[@railquest]

Great footage! From my understanding, 60024 is technically already in the stored pool of DB locos, as are the examples being held in Toton. To me, that indicates the best that can happen is she'll be dragged to Toton, not under her own power😥

[@trainsplanes]

I’d agree that a drag is the most like option however we can always hope for a pool change/move under its own power 🙏

[@JonBowe]

@@trainsplanes It is definitely being dragged, just no date yet. The component life extension it was running on has been rescinded, last month.

[@mt5144]

I passed on a Glasgow to London Euston service on 22.Jan 24 & it was parked in the same position as it is now & definitely has not moved.

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Great video as always 👍

[@ElmtreeLine]

I guess its easier to ship in another European 66 thats more "standardized" than think about trying to keep the 60s going.

[@lukeslocomotives]

Great video! I'm guessing 60074 is at Toton?

[@trainsplanes]

Yes 074 is at Toton 👍

[@ValleyRC]

Sad to see. Doesn't seem that long ago they were getting overhauls to become "Super 60s" much to the delight or railfans. I'm aware that the reliability still wasn't great post refurbishment, though. I've personally witnessed 60s limping on two occasions. I guess that's what it comes down to at the end of the day. I wonder if they had done a better job with the overhauls it might have worked out better, or have they always been doomed to be troublesome? A shame to see less variety. But at the end of the day, what's best for the operators and what's best for enthusiasts isn't always going to be the same thing.

[@andrewreynolds4949]

If the upgrades had made them reliable enough they almost certainly would have stayed in service, shame it didn’t work out

[@BritishRail60062]

Nice catch. Hopefully DB sell them on to DC Rail or GBRF 😊. I hope DB loses all of it's contracts as personally I think this is a stupid idea to use 66s on everything.

[@trainsplanes]

Land Recovery is a possibility also - Hopefully someone wants them 🤞👍

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Logistically it’s a good idea to use the 66 for everything; then you have parts/maintenance commonality, only one class for crew training, etc

[@BensTransport]

They are also slowly losing their 92s as well which has loads of potential routes for them to run on

[@andrewreynolds4949]

@@BensTransport Not really, the 92s mostly are for HS1, and it has some connection issues for through freight

[@atomiswave1971]

When was Arpley in its prime as far as diesel/electric traction?

[@trainsplanes]

In the 80’s & 90’s it was very different to now..

[@The-Penniless-Gent]

Thought there was one at teeside?

[@trainsplanes]

Not that I’m aware of - All others were returned back to Toton.

[@The-Penniless-Gent]

@@trainsplanes went to check and its gone just sheds there now

[@wakefieldspotter8622]

The title is incorrect, as 60082 is still at Crewe IEMD

[@trainsplanes]

60082 hasn’t moved for years.. Of the recently operational DB class 60’s I’m referring to..

[@joecurly3637]

Why did DB recently retire the class 60's?

[@trainsplanes]

Reliability and repair costs unfortunately..

[@joecurly3637]

@@trainsplanes I'm not really focused on the mainline these days and it's a bit of a shocker. But having seen that the class has had a history of faults stemming from design flaws to being retired early 20 years ago, this is probably not that surprising.

[@BritishRail60062]

​@@joecurly3637In truth the real reason is due to poor management and lack of proper investment on rebuilding the Class 60 fleet back to how DC rail are doing their own fleet. Would it not work out more logical to buy a new batch of Stadler Eurodual locomotives? Especially as EWS/DB have not bought any new locootives since the 1990s.

[@alanwrathall]

Wasn't there rows of 321 EMU's also parked up just west of those in drone footage, passed them on way to Chester last August August August

[@joecurly3637]

@@BritishRail60062 I think your point is valid in the privatisation process has made the care for trains (including maintenance and investment) to get more lazy. The class 60 has been really unfortunate in the process, especially how it's been stored and somewhat revived similarly to the class 56, but they're certainly luckier than the class 58!

[@milehighclassics]

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