Ews 60 & 66 replacement

[60004 lochnagar]

Now then, is it true that EWS 66's are on a 15 year lease? If so i have a thought, could they be making enough 60's last them until say around the time the lease is up on the 66's, and have them all replaced, 60's & 66's, by a completly new build? Maybe the Genises? Just a thought........

 

[Guinness]

I thought the then Parent Company of EWS, Wisconsin Central paid for Class 66s rather than been owned by a ROSCO.

Unless it's on a similar basis to Grand Central where the Rolling Stock is leased by to the TOC, or FOC in this case.

 

[kestrel]

All the 66's are leased in this country

 

[EE Type 3]

Surely they'll just re-lease the 66s?

 

[class 313]

Surely they'll just re-lease the 66s?

10 of the DRS 66s are being taken off-lease and replaced with low emission Dreds.

 

[EE Type 3]

10 of the DRS 66s are being taken off-lease and replaced with low emission Dreds.

But were on about EWS 66s here Tom

Surely EWS will just modify them to run on chip oil or something.

 

[class 313]

But were on about EWS 66s here Tom

Surely EWS will just modify them to run on chip oil or something.

I guess we are...

I'm sure they will just be leased on again.

 

[Mintona]

I think they are on a lease to buy contract. EWS will own the 66s once the lease contract is up.

 

[P156KWJ]

All class 60s are owned by EWS too

 

[Phoenix]

When do they have to start paying for maintainence on the 66's

 

[EE Type 3]

When do they have to start paying for maintainence on the 66's

When they need to!

Some 66s are starting to pop, so they'll have to start maintaining them.

 

[Phoenix]

When they need to!

Some 66s are starting to pop, so they'll have to start maintaining them.

I thought the maintainence came free when they bought them that's why they are so popular with ews.

 

[EE Type 3]

I thought the maintainence came free when they bought them that's why they are so popular with ews.

Doubt it!!

Although let them pop, lets get some grids and bones out

 

[Phoenix]

Doubt it!!

Although let them pop, lets get some grids and bones out

Let this be a lesson from me don't listen to random people who think they know the facts.
But yeah we could do with some bones and maybe some grids if they don't turn out like the fastline lot.

 

[mbonwick]

All the 66's are leased in this country

I thought freightliner owned theirs?

 

[CraigS]

I thought freightliner owned theirs?

The Freightliner 66s are owned by HSBC Rail and Porterbrook according to my British Railways Locomotives and Coaching Stock 2005 book.

Porterbrook own 66501-505, 526-537, 544-553, 601-612.
HSBC Rail own 66506-525, 538-543, 554-581, 613-622, 951 and 952

Not sure who owns all the other 66s that I haven't mentioned, they aren't in my 2005 book.