Which Class 90s have been sold for scrap?
In December 2023, DB Cargo decided to put up for sale 10 Class 90s, which had been in long-term storage at Crewe IEMD dating back
as far as 2005. At the time of being stored, there was little wrong with these 10 loco’s (listed below) sofaras they needed some work
being done to them like wheelsets and mid-life overhauls (the former EWS operator had run them into the ground since new to this
point) and were not prepared to spend money on them going forward.
As a consequence the loco’s were placed into stored and left to rot from the early 2000s (an unacceptable way of treating these fine
machines). Jumping forward to May 2024, in a surprise move, 90017, 90022, 90023, 90025, 90027, 90030, 90031, 90032, 90033 and
90038 were all sold for scrap (see below).
At the time of writing (13/10/24), 90017, 90023, 90027, 90030, 90032, 90033 and 90038 had all been moved by road to a scrap mer-
chant site in Middlewich where they have either been disposed off or are waiting their fate. As for 90025 and 90031, these were moved
by road to the EMR site in Liverpool Docks and have either been disposed off or are waiting disposal. In addition, technically not part of
the long-term storage fleet, 90018 and 90040 were also sold at the same time, which have been saved and transferred to Freightliner on
the 26/4/24. This page will be updated with more details as it becomes known.