The Class 60 was the last truly British-built diesel locomotive
design. From 1990, the locomotive was gradually delivered, with 100
in total going to the Railfreight sectors of Metal, Coal,
Construction and Petroleum. Their introduction did not go smoothly,
however, and they took almost three years to enter service due to
various teething troubles. Once these were ironed out, the class
became reasonably reliable, and examples of other classes that were
getting very tired at the time were progressively withdrawn.
Privatisation saw all the class being sold on to English, Welsh
& Scottish Railways and, in 2004, the first Class 60 was
withdrawn. Towards the end of the 2000s, almost all of the locos
were put into store with a seemingly very bleak future. However, in
the early 2010s, a small fleet of the locos received a thorough
rebuilding so they could haul DB Schenker's heaviest trains, and
eventually 21 locos were refurbished for them, another ten for
Colas Rail and a further four for Devon & Cornwall Railways.
This has meant that although the majority of the class is still
presently rusting away and unlikely to run again, at least a number
of examples will still be visible on the national network for a few
more years to come. Illustrated with over 190 photographs, this
volume looks at the Class 60s from their early days through to the
end of the 2010s.
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