Something Borrowed.... Something Blue ! 66 126 at Warrington Bank Quay.
I will never profess to understand the decision making of the modern railway and still believe BR made a better job of it with a lot less money.
With DB Cargo currently experiencing a major locomotive shortage class 66's they long term leased to DRS 3 years ago have suddenly turned up in the last couple of weeks back on DB Cargo services. Initially we were told this was a short term "hire in" arrangement but I suspect the hire contract with DRS may well be curtailed permanently. Of the five locomotives involved only two seem to be in use namely 66 091 and 66 126. 66 031 is stopped at Toton requiring major attention and both 66 108 and 66 122 are held at DRS Kingmoor TMD having not turned a wheel in over a month. I suspect the next move will be de-branding so those in DRS livery will end up like 90034 in plain blue livery with DB stickers. I guess at least these five were just hired to DRS pity the same didn't apply to the 10 sold to GBRF 5 years ago. With class 08's and possibly 8 class 92's also set to make a come back its a funny old world to work in at DB land at the moment.
Anyway in the small hours of April Fool's Day (how apt !) 66 126 stands on the up goods at Warrington Bank Quay with 6L35 the 17.41 Mossend Down Yard to Dagenham Dock Sidings, a DB Cargo service.
Something Borrowed.... Something Blue ! 66 126 at Warrington Bank Quay.
I will never profess to understand the decision making of the modern railway and still believe BR made a better job of it with a lot less money.
With DB Cargo currently experiencing a major locomotive shortage class 66's they long term leased to DRS 3 years ago have suddenly turned up in the last couple of weeks back on DB Cargo services. Initially we were told this was a short term "hire in" arrangement but I suspect the hire contract with DRS may well be curtailed permanently. Of the five locomotives involved only two seem to be in use namely 66 091 and 66 126. 66 031 is stopped at Toton requiring major attention and both 66 108 and 66 122 are held at DRS Kingmoor TMD having not turned a wheel in over a month. I suspect the next move will be de-branding so those in DRS livery will end up like 90034 in plain blue livery with DB stickers. I guess at least these five were just hired to DRS pity the same didn't apply to the 10 sold to GBRF 5 years ago. With class 08's and possibly 8 class 92's also set to make a come back its a funny old world to work in at DB land at the moment.
Anyway in the small hours of April Fool's Day (how apt !) 66 126 stands on the up goods at Warrington Bank Quay with 6L35 the 17.41 Mossend Down Yard to Dagenham Dock Sidings, a DB Cargo service.