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Class 60
Class 60: a diesel-electric locomotive (Co-Co (UIC Co'Co')), built by Brush Traction, Loughborough, 1989-1993. A freight locomotive: not drawn yet (set FRT).
Drawing to come
- Type
- diesel-electric locomotive
- Builder
- Brush Traction, Loughborough
- Built
- 1989-1993
- In service
- since 1989
- Top speed
- 60 mph (97 km/h)
- Power
- 2,310 kW (3,100 hp); Mirrlees Blackstone 8MB275T; 6 x Brush TM2161A
- Profile
- main-line
- Status
- Slowly returning: GBRf 7 in traffic of 10, Europhoenix/DBIH 66 owned with a handful active (60062, 60063, 60074), DCRail part-active (17 listed). DB Cargo has sold its fleet. Weight 129 or 131 t; 'wheelbase' on Wikipedia is 50 ft 2 in (15.3 m; not bogie centres).
unverified Some of these figures haven’t yet been checked against an official source or a published history. What’s in doubt ↓
Sources
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- British Rail Class 60 Wikipedia (secondary; must be paired), 2026-10-25infobox
- GB Railfreight - Locomotives page GB Railfreight, undated (read 2026-10-25)129 t, 60 mph (97 km/h)
- Class 60s return to action with three operators RAIL magazine, 2026-10-22operator status Oct 2026
- Aggregates firm set to buy Europhoenix train licence RAIL magazine, 2026-07-07DBIH buys
unverified
- Bogie centres, bogie wheelbase and wheel diameter are to be confirmed.
- Wikipedia infobox says 3,100 bhp (2,300 kW) engine; 2,415 bhp (1,801 kW) at rail.
- Total in service is to be confirmed: GBRf 7 + Europhoenix 3 + DCRail 1+ is only a floor.
- Dimensions single-source (Wikipedia).
- Not drawn: no drawing yet; the dimensions are in freight_data and their sources in dimension_sources (set FRT, October 2026)
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