60010 passes the rear of a west bound coal train as it heads east on the Stenson Junction to Sheet Stores line with a train of tank wagons from Kingsbury to Lindsey (Humber Oil Refinery).
The Class 60s didn't receive the expected number boost when sandite season arrived, so they are still extremely rare to see. Freight of a morning is still sparse on the 2 mile 3% climb of the Lick... (more)
Barely an hour in to it's journey, 6E41 empty tanks from Westerleigh to Lindsey, 60010 thunders through the peaceful Gloucestershire countryside having just passed Cam & Dursley station
After cycling under this short viaduct at 01:20 in the morning, I returned today to see if it was possible to shoot 60071 in charge of 6E41. I'm glad to say it was, and thanks to the cyclist for s... (more)
These days it is rare to see many Class 60 hauled freights, and the curve from Derby to Long Eaton hardly sees freight either. 60049 is captured working a Doncaster to Toton trip working on the ra... (more)
One of the very last workings to be guaranteed a Class 60 is 6E41 Westerleigh to Lyndsey empty oil tanks. On a Saturday this runs about two hours early and enabled this shot to be taken, a shot wh... (more)
Unusually a Class 60 has been performing banking duties on the Lickey. Here we see the loco 60063 at the rear of a 1368 tonne steel coil train from Margam to Corby as it nears the summit of the 1i... (more)
60051 heads through Loughborough under dark skies and a lucky rainbow with empty tanks for Lindsey
My luck changed when this freight working of steel rods came up the bank about 25 minutes early, and with the sun heading off the nose very rapidly. The train had slowed dramatically already and t... (more)
EWS have been fighting a battle to retain freight traffic in the South West as the Clay Traffic contracts as cheaper china clay comes in from Brazil. In 2007 Class 60, 60054 found its way to Cornw... (more)
On a trip to the Thames Valley to photograph freight, after spending the morning in the mist and gloom we ended up at Steventon where the sun broke through and 60059, the last remaining Load Haul ... (more)
60049 hauls a rake of older multi-purpose wagons through Shrivenham
60093 leads a train of empty mineral wagons past Barnetby East signalbox
60008 heads West at Shrivenham with a rake of Murco tanks destined for the South West of England
60068 passes through Creech St Michael on the approch to Taunton working the 6W08 Westbury - Taunton engineers