Raxstar scraps former DB Cargo Class 58

Withdrawn by EWS in November 1999, 58008 has been scrapped by Raxstar at Eastleigh Works.

The Class 58 was one of five sold by DB Cargo earlier this year. It is the only one to have been scrapped, with 58012/023 moved to the Battlefield Line for restoration work, 58022 destined to donate parts to the LMS 10000 Project, and 58048 saved for preservation and planned to move to Leicester (where it will join already preserved 58016).

It is the ninth Class 58 to be broken up, joining 58002/003/ 014/017/019/028/037/045. Additionally, 58015/020/024/029031/041/043/047 were sold to Transfesa in Spain and will not be returning to the UK.

The remaining ‘58s’ are owned by DB Cargo and stored in France.