Surely because spares and expertise are easier to come by.
(30/01/2018 22:27)508143 Wrote: [ -> ]I have to say here that I fail to understand why freightliner order and buy nee locos only to end up sending them to other countries instead of sending older locos like 47s and 56s, makes no sense to me.
Freightliner don’t operate 56s and only have 1 47 left on the books. The Poland operation has had both new and ex UK 66s.
70002 sidelined yesterday leaves just 7 of the fleet left in active service.
There are now just 6 active 70s in use here now, these being 70007, 70008, 70011, 70014, 70015 and 70020
I am lead to believe 70002, 70003 and 70005 Are back in use/Currently being Reinstated.
(17/07/2018 18:00)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]I am lead to believe 70002, 70003 and 70005 Are back in use/Currently being Reinstated.
An update to this, All 3 are now in use.
66413 is at Crewe LNWR receiving what is believed to be an all new livery representing the relatively new parent company Genesee & Wyoming.
70002, 70011 and 70015 are now Stored Leaving just 70003, 70005, 70007, 70014 and 70020 in Service. Apparently the last 6 could be stored this weekend also, Shall Update when information is known