Class 60 - Colas - 60047

Class 60 - Colas - 60047On 4th March 1991, the latest pair of Class 60s were collected from Brush Traction in Loughborough. Originally allocated to the coal sector, 60047 carried the name Robert Owen, after the Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist, and founder of the co operative movement. The locomotive was initially based at Stewarts Lane in Battersea, London. When the BR sectors gave way to the shadow franchises, 60047 became part of the Transrail fleet. It didnt

Used for scrap metal traffic in Scotland and North East England

Surround Material - PP composite material

An ESU Loksound DCC decoder which is custom programmed for Accurascale Class 55 locomotives

or carrying out work on the sides of the locomotive

with inward opening doors

Three body styles

ahead of its twinning ceremony with HMS Ajax which would see it gain the smaller version of the ship’s crests

the “Red Panniers” gained quite a following as they were still mainline type locomotives doing real work

RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels

Additional

Vacuum brake fitted and running on roller bearing and grease axle boxes

albeit with new LED lighting clusters and was used on many routes around the midlands before returning to Toton during early 2023 for a full repaint in to DB house colours