Land Recovery CLASS 60's NEXT to be LEAVING Toton After 10+ Years of STORAGE..!

[@garyhaslam5330]

Now just another p.w. depot. I remember getting collared by the b.t.p. in the 1980s when it was worth a 'visit'😊

[@justinobrien3593]

good video as always 👍 👌 👏

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent video as always 👍

[@michaeltaylor1869]

Absolutely well done great camera work as usual I am really enjoying your lovely videos and camera work keep your lovely camera work up I am really looking forward to seeing your next video I hope you get a nice video next time also when is your next video going to be on KZbin bye for now Philip

[@johncherrington6080]

It seems strange how any of these locos can be cost effectively returned to operational readiness given that the reason for their storage was presumably due to defects that were deemed uneconomical to fix at the time.

[@justinobrien3593]

they're only selling them now because the prices of all metals are sky high so its worked out in their favour what's a scrap class 60 worth roughly 129 tons at say £200 a ton on steel say £25k now in 2010 they would have got half that £12k or less but I'm glad they may see a new life with a new company that will look after their locomotives as DB shenker aught to be ashamed of themselves!

[@johncherrington6080]

@@justinobrien3593 I think that part of the problem is that all assets depreciate in value over time and so get to the point where it costs more to repair them than they are worth as far as rhe balance sheet is concerned. It seems daft but I think that is how the financial system appears to work.

[@neilrobinson1956]

A shadow of what Toton used to be , the Bean counters have destroyed all of the industry in this country sadly😢

[@johncherrington6080]

@@neilrobinson1956 not sure now but I think the class 24 & 25 locos ended up in the same position where their book value became virtually nil and as a result perfectly servicable locos were scrapped as they were deemed to be write offs when due for repair or maintenance.

[@mt5144]

I can never understand why they don't put certain Class Loco's in 1 Area (Stored & a separate Running area then another Class Loco in a 2nd area ete-etc, It would be far easier to move Loco's around the base and save loads of time. In the late 70-80's the Loco's on Toton use to be all in excellent condition (Very rare you would see a bad condition one unless it was accident damaged) but these days apart from the refurbished Loco's on shed they all look derelict.

[@justinobrien3593]

the money sat there in them class 60s alone is £1000s as scrap or repairable loco's as some ain't moved since 2008 sadly! so obviously they didn't need the money as if it was a British owned company would of sold them on! Good video 🥰

[@mightynosebleed7476]

your footage with the drone is pretty stable considering it was so windy friday and it was such a small uav.

[@trainsplanes]

The wind wasn’t too strong when I captured the footage 👍

[@mightynosebleed7476]

@@trainsplanes The wind must have really picked up later in the afternoon then this was late morning around 11. I thought I saw you with others on the stapleford station road bridge when I passed.

[@trainsplanes]

That was probably me - I'd already got this footage prior to then when it was calmer. From memory it did get stronger as the day went on if I'm thinking of the right day.

[@BritishRail60062]

I believe that and I am expecting that EMD/Progress Rail are to rebuilt/repurpose these 12 Class 60's to something that what become of the Class 56's into Class 69's. But with 60014 at Longport and talks of EMD/PR are to use the more compact Caterpillar C-175 units into these Class 60's as the EMD 710 power unit is 4 inches too tall to fit into the Class 60 shell without altering the roof profile. Whilst the original Mirrlees unit is Euro 3 emissions. The C-175 is Euro 6/Tier 4 which makes it more compliant when going through cities that have ULEZ restrictions. I am not even going to speak about that silly idea of a steam/hydrogen idea that popped up a while ago because to me. That doesn't seem logical when we have a much better and cheaper Euro 6 alternative available that would extend the life of these Class 60 shells for up to 20 years. I am still keeping an eye on 60014 for the meantime though as that to me seems to be the most logical choice. Great video as well by the way. Peter.

[@bfapple]

It’s all talk at the moment… EMD needs to be convinced that there is a bigger order to come.

[@BritishRail60062]

@@bfapple I think something will become of 60014. Wanted are working on 60099 for DC Rail right now and they are to put this one back into service around October if not sooner than expected.

[@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782]

Are these 60s off the scrap line next to the hill ?

[@trainsplanes]

Yes - They’ve been moved across from the scrap lines onto the main depot roads.

[@rockerjim8045]

What make if cars are in the compound. Toyota? for export. Never knew Toton was used for that

[@davidsnapebrcrosslane8782]

Yes, Cars come from the plant at Burniston for transportation by rail, ( Toyota Auris) , Other models come inbound Toton is only a short distance from Toyota's factory.

[@CompleteCretin]

Any way to know when the road journeys will be? I've seen a couple of them passing through Alsager just before the final destination (a few weeks ago). Would be nice to know when exactly the others will pass through.

[@trainsplanes]

No - Unless you’re able to access info from anyone working closely with the movements.

[@sapphirejunction8993]

I don't get what's happening here? These Class 60's being moved to Land Recovery are they going to be restored back to service or eventually cut-up and scrapped?

[@trainsplanes]

The intention is to return a number of them to active service on Land Recovery’s operation at Longport - Whether it happens or not is another thing. 🤷‍♂️🙏

[@XxX_Baiwey_XxX]

The plan is to try and get them running again

[@sapphirejunction8993]

@@trainsplanes Ok thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of what was happening and that's great news if it gets off the track.

[@sapphirejunction8993]

@@XxX_Baiwey_XxX Excellent, thanks.

[@terrier_productions]

@@trainsplanesthat good!

[@class50thrasher]

What was the number off that GBRf 66 at the start?

[@davefarrow5756]

Assuming 66305. Noticed on TOPS has it in Status X at Toton since 12th June

[@mt5144]

Status X is undergoing Maintenance or repair @ a TMD (Toton)

[@spannerdog123]

What a mess.

[@simonp1970]

Don't worry class 60s, your suffering at DBSchenkers hands is over. They Can't Hurt You Anymore