Two 'Tugs' and a 47

Two class 60's, one of which is now a celebrity loco, feature in today's post (30th January 2011) with a DRS class 47.

Pic number one is from Ken Young. Depicted is EWS (DBS) class 60, 60010, on coal duty at Bank Quay on 14th January 2011.




The second 'Tug' pic is from Bob McClellan. EWS class 60, 60074, is pictured in triple grey livery with Mainline Freight bodyside logos. The working is engineers' flats (rails). The pic was taken at Winwick on 7th December 2004. This loco was rebranded in 2008; liveried in powder blue and named Teenage Spirit. The naming ceremony was performed at the National Railway Museum, York  to publicise the Teenage Cancer Trust.


Pic number three is from Geoff Monks. DRS class 47, 47712 Pride of Carlisle, is shown heading a huge number of empty gargo vans on a Blackburn - Long Marston working. The date was 28th January 2011 and the location, Bank Quay.