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Hornby R30535TXS

RailRoad: EWS - Class 60 - 'Avesta Polarit' 60038 (DCC Sound Fitted)

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

A growth in demand in the heavy haulage sector led to a review of BR’s available motive power in the 1980s. With 185 locomotives of the Type 5, 3,000+ horsepower category available, made up of its Classes 56 and 58, it was clear that more would be needed, and BR put out an invitation to tender for new locomotives in 1987. 

The 100 locomotive order was awarded to Brush in Loughborough, and these entered service between 1989 and 1993. No.60038 was named ‘Bidean nam Bian’ after the Scottish ‘Munro’ in Glen Coe. 

With BR’s trainload freight business broken up into shadow franchises, the locomotive became part of Loadhaul, based in the north-east. By 1996, this had become part of EWS and 60038 was named 'Avesta Polarit' after the steel making company at the DFDS Immingham sea terminal on 19th March 2002. It is now one of 14 owned by DC Rail and currently in store. 

Our detailed RailRoad replica Class 60 model retains all the charm of the original, with enhanced durability and pre-fitted DCC sound features.

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Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Hornby RailRoad: EWS – Class 60 – ‘Avesta Polarit’ 60038 (DCC Sound Fitted) is a model locomotive produced to the RailRoad scale. The product carries the manufacturer part number R30535TXS and represents the period of the rebuilding of the British railways in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The model is based on the Class 60 locomotive that was built by Brush in Loughborough following British Rail’s 1987 tender for new heavy‑haul locomotives. A total of 100 units were delivered between 1989 and 1993. The prototype No 60038 was originally named ‘Bidean nam Bian’ and later, after the privatisation of BR’s freight business, was renamed ‘Avesta Polarit’ on 19 March 2002 when it entered service with EWS, named after the steel company operating at the DFDS Immingham sea terminal.

The Hornby replica retains the external appearance of the real engine and incorporates pre‑fitted DCC sound equipment for operation on digital control layouts. It is currently listed as one of fourteen Class 60 locomotives owned by DC Rail and is held in store.