Class 60 - GBRF - 60021 Class 66-Run2 when rail traffic at the

when rail traffic at the site ceased

441934 has now been named Ken Cooke

J Hill’s improved C72 Class

the first of several hundred locomotives of a type that would revolutionise Railfreight across the UK (and Europe)

Class 60 - GBRF - 60021 Class 66-Run2 when rail traffic at theThe Brush Class 60 was the last stand of the British designed and built diesel electric locomotive. From concept to delivery in little over 18 months the construction of this 100 strong class was nothing short of impressive. Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type, they soon went to work on a variety of trains for the Coal, Petroleum, Aggregate and Metals sectors. All 100 locomotives passed through the shadow franchises