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 the 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 being stored and being 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.
At the time of writing (12/5/24), 90023, 90027, 90030, 90032, 90033 and 90038 had all been moved by road to a scrap merchant site in
Middlewich. As for 90017, 90025 and 90031, these were still reported to be at Crewe IEMD pending movement by road. Technically not
part of the long-term storage fleet, 90018 and 90040 were also sold at the same, 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.