90022 MEETS it's FATE - Ex DB Loco CUT UP by Sandbach Commercial Dismantlers Ltd 

These ones have no chance of working anymore, scrapping was invetible

@@GreatEasternMainlineSpots yes I agree with you there with so much time stored out of service and no preventive maintenance to keep them serviceable they were destined sadly for the cutter's torch

These were left/dumped in the sidings for over 10 years.

Hi I tested every single one of the class 90s and the 91s at Crewe Works. Considering that they are 30yrs old they should still have a life on the rails. They are still running the HST which are nearly 50yrs old. Age does not mean redundancy

Dream on

@@easternrailfreight No. Saving them can be reality.

@@trainlover16 No it can’t. Go and buy one then

@@easternrailfreight I don’t have the money, but someone must.

@@trainlover16 No they really should not. These 90s are beyond saving, they are missing parts and are only good for scrap. There are plenty still running.

Hi Tom, the class 92’s which were stored in the Doncaster area have all now been scrapped also. They went to Sims in Newport last year.

@@trainsplanes 92s? i thought they were all still alive? (Including stored examples)

​@@trainman86trainstramsandmoreIt's a mis-type; no Class 92s have been scrapped yet.

91s you mean .​@@trainsplanes

Until oil runs out. Mind you, hope it doesn’t for many years.

@@damonrobus-clarke533 There is more oil under the ground than we can use for hundreds of years. "Running out" is essentially theoretical.

No, they came in via road transport

Maybe before 20 years of outdoor storage

Not in this rotten condition!

Sad sight granted but as some of the Class 90's had been stored outside out of traffic for almost 10 years the electrical and mechanical condition of them probably wouldn't have been all that good 😮 but as they had almost 30 years service from introduction in 1988/90 when they were built at Crewe Works perhaps some of the less rusted away and damaged examples could hopefully find a new operator and run again on the mainline

Uneconomic to return to traffic and the cost of traction power has led to DB ceasing use of the class completely.

Because db left them to rot rather than let anyone else make use of them and now they're too expensive to try and repair to mainline specs

Simple fact the electricity is too expensive for freight trains.

@@stevenmoran4060 Crazy gov policies we have to endure these days.

@@stevenmoran4060then why does the class 93 & class 99 exist?

Thanks - I’ll stick to the filming. 😜🙈

These are absolutely rotten, one of them is even missing part of the roof. There are others elsewhere in much better condition that are also stored surplus.

How? Cutting up locomotives that don't work is far better than leaving them to decay and potentially pollute the environment. I've seen that happen, it's an eyesore and a hazard, not to mention it takes up space that could be better used

I give you: class 93 and 99