Introduction
Up to and including the middle part of 2023, DB Cargo used Class 90s on freight trains, light engine movements, passenger
trains and railtours/charters. However, due to losing traffic to competitors, the remaining active Class 90s were all stored, in
effect joining the long-term stored fleet at Crewe IEMD. The last confirmed working for a DB Cargo Class 90 took place on
Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th July 2023 involving 90039.
Weekday Operations
No trains booked to be a DB Class 90 currently - all loco’s are in store at Crewe IEMD.
Saturday Operations
No trains booked to be a DB Class 90 currently - all loco’s are in store at Crewe IEMD.
Fleet Profile and Status
The original DB fleet comprised of 24 Class 90s, but this total has now been reduced to 11 following the sale of 10 engines for
scrap, the transfer of 90018 & 90040 to Freightliner in April 2024 and the transfer of 90026 to LSL in June 2025. See below:
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90017, 90022, 90023, 90025, 90027, 90030, 90031, 90032, 90033, 90038 (sold for scrap)
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90018 & 90040 are part of the Freightliner fleet and 90026 is now part of LSL (please refer to other website pages)
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90019, 90020, 90021, 90024, 90028, 90029, 90034, 90035, 90036, 90037, 90039 (short-term storage)
For the latest fleet status or current allocations, please visit the Daily Gen Reports or return to the Fleet Status News section
on the homepage.
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26th April 2024
90018 and 90040 transfer to
Freightliner
This news item can be down- loaded below by clicking on the link.5th May 2024
Several DB Class 90s move
to Middlewich during w/c
28th April 2024
This news item can be down- loaded below by clicking on the link.12th May 2024
90025 and 90031 move to
Liverpool Docks
This news item can be down- loaded below by clicking on the link.
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Other Information
The remaining DB Class 90s at the time were put up for sale in December 2023 and expressions of interest were due to finish in
January 2024. At the time of writing, I can confirm that 90018 and 90040 transferred to Freightliner as part of this process, but
90017, 90022, 90023, 90025, 90027, 90030, 90031, 90032, 90033 and 90038 were sold for scrap and subsequently disposed
off. This now leaves 11 Class 90s which are currently in store at Crewe IEMD and have been there since 2023, which is when
DB switched them off.
12th June 2025
90026 transfers ownership
from to DB Cargo to LSL
This news item can be down- loaded below by clicking on the link.
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