The doyen of the fleet, although unfortunately rather anonymous these days with the lack of a naming policy for the class.
Running approximately 5 late, 60001 brings 6E54 1034 Kingsbury Oil Sidings-Humber Oil Refinery past Chellaston. The distinctive blue wagons are a feature of the Humber traffic, having been ordered when the contract initially transferred from EWS to Freightliner Heavy Haul in 2001. Amid some controversy and complaints to the ORR by FLHH and GBRF regarding operating the contract at a loss, it went back to DB Schenker in 2009 and has been retained ever since.
These workings from Humber and Lindsey are among the heaviest freight trains currently operated in the UK and with four loaded trains per day (two from LOR and two from HOR) each loading to 31 or 32 100t wagons, that is some serious tonnage being moved every day to try and satisfy the UK's insatiable demand for fuel.
The terminal at Kingsbury is operating to capacity for rail and operates a one in one out basis with any delays to discharging trains resulting in the incoming loaded train being held in Elford Loop until the departing discharged train has left.
Unlike other members of the class which have either had the branding completely removed and replaced with a large DB sticker or the Schenker wording removed, 60001 still carries original branding as applied when it was released from overhaul.
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