Is DBS's 66 011 the Devil's Apprentice ? Read on....
They always used to say "cleanliness is next to godliness" so if this class 66 operated by DB Schenker is anything to go by it must be down there beside the Devil himself !
I know its seen use on a RHTT train but they finished several weeks ago. Typically these days with next to no washing plants left at the remaining DB Schenker operated depots the locos used for RHTT work are now back out in the daily freight use pool with not so much as a cursery clean. In stark contrast to those operated by DRS just down the road which come back to their depot for steam cleaning and jet washing. Fitting staff at some location have done the minimum and cleaned the ends so the yellow paint is visible plus the loco number but drivers coats have been left to clean the doors on entry and exit while the rest is just a filthy brown mess. I guess this one will be left to nature to clean up as it runs though countless winter rain showers.
For the record it is stabled in Kingmoor Yard Down Recess Sidings having worked in with an empty coal set running as 4M85 02.44 ex Drax Power Station to Kingmoor Yard.
Is DBS's 66 011 the Devil's Apprentice ? Read on....
They always used to say "cleanliness is next to godliness" so if this class 66 operated by DB Schenker is anything to go by it must be down there beside the Devil himself !
I know its seen use on a RHTT train but they finished several weeks ago. Typically these days with next to no washing plants left at the remaining DB Schenker operated depots the locos used for RHTT work are now back out in the daily freight use pool with not so much as a cursery clean. In stark contrast to those operated by DRS just down the road which come back to their depot for steam cleaning and jet washing. Fitting staff at some location have done the minimum and cleaned the ends so the yellow paint is visible plus the loco number but drivers coats have been left to clean the doors on entry and exit while the rest is just a filthy brown mess. I guess this one will be left to nature to clean up as it runs though countless winter rain showers.
For the record it is stabled in Kingmoor Yard Down Recess Sidings having worked in with an empty coal set running as 4M85 02.44 ex Drax Power Station to Kingmoor Yard.