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🚂 British Rail Class 60 – The Last of the Heavy Haulers 🚂 Introduced between 1989 and 1993, the British Rail Class 60 represents the final generation of heavy freight locomotives built for British Rail. Designed and constructed by Brush Traction at Loughborough, these powerful machines were created to handle the heaviest bulk freight duties—hauling everything from steel and oil to aggregates across the UK’s rail network. Each Class 60 is powered by a miracle of British engineering – the Mirrle