Class 58s For Sale

[Ben.A.98]

I see DB are selling off a few 58s.


DB SCHENKER RAIL, LOCOMOTIVES FOR DISPOSAL

DBSR has the following locomotives available for sale:

Vehicle
Location
1
58008
Eastleigh*
2
58012
Toton
3
58023
Toton
4
58022
Crewe
5
58048
Crewe

These locomotives are at Toton, Crewe and Eastleigh (* although 58008 is likely to be relocated from Eastleigh TBC.) and will be sold as seen and as and where lying.

The successful bidder(s) will be required to remove the Locomotives at their own expense.

Please register your interest for these locomotives in accordance with the “Guide to making an offer for a Locomotive.”

Registrations of interest should be e-mailed to Stella.Horrocks@dbschenker.com. Postal registrations of interest should be sent to the address at the bottom of this section.

The closing date for registrations of interest for these locomotives is at noon on Friday 16th October 2015. Tender documents will be issued shortly after this date.


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[snakeeyes]

What do you think will happen to them?

 

[theblackwatch]

Perhaps it's time for the OP of the thread at http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=118360 to start counting his pocket money. :P

 

[61653 HTAFC]

What do you think will happen to them?

They'll be refurbished and used to haul 442s, of course!

(Dons tin helmet and takes cover!)

 

[WarrenTManager]

You guys ^^

 

[BananaRepublic]

 

[Bigfoot]

That'll polish out!

 

[455driver]

I have taxed cars in a worse state!

 

[SpacePhoenix]

Will they likely have had any usable parts stripped out of them?

 

[Ploughman]

One tends to get the impression that a few bits and pieces might be missing.

 

[RichmondCommu]

I think my wife would have more than a hissy fit if one of those arrived at the house on a low loader!

Incidentally where was the picture taken?

 

[DarloRich]

What do you think will happen to them?

Cut up for scrap ASAP

I think my wife would have more than a hissy fit if one of those arrived at the house on a low loader!

Christ one of those would block up my entire street and the cab would barely fit in the garden!

Mind you i am sure i could run it up and down the Marston Line - no one would notice

 

[BestWestern]

One assumes these are long-term stored, stripped and will be sold to scrap dealers.

Incidentally how does DBS/EWS go about nominating small handfuls of locos for sale like this; there are dozens of 58s to shift surely?

 

[59CosG95]

Christ one of those would block up my entire street and the cab would barely fit in the garden!

If I did order the 58-I'd probably bring the entirety of Selly Oak to a standstill!
No way you can squeeze the cab through the poky ginnel at the side of my student house either; which begs the question: as a student, why would you buy one? Mind you, students are oft known for foolish impulse buys...

 

[sprinterguy]

While the locos being offered for sale are in a slightly better state than 58017 pictured above (they're still on their bogies!), I think that it is safe to assume that the locos remaining in the UK owned by DB Schenker were all in the worst condition when locos were being selected for shipment abroad to France and Spain. Let alone what effects the ensuing years of deterioration have had on them, and the likelihood that parts were removed to restore the exported locos to service.

I suspect that all these offered for sale will be destined for the scrapyard.
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If I did order the 58-I'd probably bring the entirety of Selly Oak to a standstill!
No way you can squeeze the cab through the poky ginnel at the side of my student house either; which begs the question: as a student, why would you buy one? Mind you, students are oft known for foolish impulse buys...

It's certainly a bit of a step up from drunkenly grabbing a traffic cone while staggering back from the pub.

 

[trainlogger]

Incidentally how does DBS/EWS go about nominating small handfuls of locos for sale like this; there are dozens of 58s to shift surely?

These are the only five 58s DBS have in this country.

 

[trac]

Well they were designed to be easily dismantled for maintenance. Looks like someone has mad a start on 58017.

 

[BestWestern]

These are the only five 58s DBS have in this country.

Wow! Okay then, that makes sense!

So the rest are all dumped on the Continent somewhere? I'd always though there was a line of them living in Eastleigh works!

 

[59CosG95]

Wow! Okay then, that makes sense!

So the rest are all dumped on the Continent somewhere? I'd always though there was a line of them living in Eastleigh works!

There's a HUGE line of them at Alizay in France; though hopes of getting them to working standard again are slim, after vandals have stolen key components. Corrosion is probably an issue as well.

 

[trainlogger]

Wow! Okay then, that makes sense!

So the rest are all dumped on the Continent somewhere? I'd always though there was a line of them living in Eastleigh works!

I think this is the current situation:

24 in France - 58001, 58004, 58005, 58006, 58007, 58009, 58010, 58011, 58013, 58018, 58021, 58026, 58032, 58033, 58034, 58035, 58036, 58038, 58039, 58040, 58042, 58044, 58046, 58049
12 in Spain - 58015, 58020, 58024, 58025, 58027, 58029, 58030, 58031, 58041, 58043, 58047, 58050* (*possibly earmarked for NRM, good luck with that)
1 preserved at Barrow Hill - 58016
5 for sale - 58008, 58012, 58022, 58023, 58048
8 scrapped - 58002, 58003, 58014, 58017, 58019, 58028, 58037, 58045

 

[snakeeyes]

such a shame for these to be scrapped

 

[plastictaffy]

Examined on depot, NFF, okay to run.

 

[HSTfan!!!]

Bung some MTU's in, use on T3's etc. Not likely though, cost far too much I expect.

 

[E&W Lucas]

Reliable sources tell me that all five will be joining 45015 at the Luton Busway Railway........ :razz:

 

[D365]

Well they were designed to be easily dismantled for maintenance. Looks like someone has mad a start on 58017.

You'd be right about a 'mad' start. There's almost more missing from it than not!

Reliable sources tell me that all five will be joining 45015 at the Luton Busway Railway........ :razz:

Where's that at; the great scrapyard in the sky above?

 

[alexl92]

Examined on depot, NFF, okay to run.

Would probably still pass a VW emissions test

 

[Andrew1395]

If I did order the 58-I'd probably bring the entirety of Selly Oak to a standstill!
No way you can squeeze the cab through the poky ginnel at the side of my student house either; which begs the question: as a student, why would you buy one? Mind you, students are oft known for foolish impulse buys...

One reason to buy one and set up in Selly Oak would be to provide something even Oilier than a Dilshad curry

 

[59CosG95]

One reason to buy one and set up in Selly Oak would be to provide something even Oilier than a Dilshad curry

Or a Brookey's kebab...