We Design A Livery For The Real Railway - DC Rail 60099 Revealed!

Warbonnet · Thursday at 12:30

We spend much of our working week replicating liveries from the real railways on our artwork. Meticulous attention to detail and research is undertaken to get the colours, lettering and positioning correct on the model to give you the best possible replica in miniature.

However, recently something different happened. We actually got the chance to design a livery for the real railway! Thanks to the Cappagh Group, DC Rail and UKRL, we were able to work on designing an actual livery for their next 60 to be outshopped from Loughborough.

60099 is a special 60 in the DC Rail story, so it needed a special suit to wear. Our Class 60 Project Manager, Steve Purves, takes up the story on the role we got to play in creating a special 60!

Take it away, Steve!

"It has always been clear to me that the rebirth of 60099 would mark an important milestone, not only for DCR but also for the engineering resource at UKRL and for the class 60 story as a whole. This project has produced essentially the first class 60 "super" exam away from those undertaken by DB Schenker over 10 years ago.

"Our class 60 project owes a debt of gratitude to both DCR and UKRL for accommodating us at each an every stage, from 3D scan to Launch video, our 60 wouldn't be what it is today without their help.

"A conversation with David Fletcher over 60099's new livery led to an offer of help from us, in short, we could rapidly mock up livery ideas to help visualise this bold new look, and, working with David, he and I batted ideas back and forth like some kind of email tennis!

"What started out as a traditional DCR Grey locomotive with a few embellishments such as the depot plaque, the design evolved over a matter of weeks to blend both identifies of DCR and the Cappagh group.

"Some highlights were added, the bodyside stripe to separate the colours and the "trainload freight" style cab ends as a nod to their heritage and we reached something that we could all agree "looked right".

"Amid much secrecy, the design was approved and the only piece of the puzzle missing was a complete 60099 to put it on!

"It has been my absolute pleasure to work with the paintshop team at UKRL to see something I had sketched on our Accurascale class 60 line drawings appear on a full size locomotive and testament to the accuracy of the model that they have transposed exactly without issue! Its also very humbling for me as a lifelong fan of class 60 to play an albeit tiny role in their next chapter.

"Our model artwork of 60099 was submitted to the factory many months ago and as a result we are extremely proud to show off the model which the real thing copied!"

Our friends at Cappagh group have been brilliant in helping us create the ultimate Class 60 in 4mm scale, and their Head of Rail, David Fletcher tells the story of how our input came about:

"The reinstatement of Class 60 no. 60099 is a significant moment for DCRail as we increase the fleet of locomotives to meet growing customer demand for our bulk freight services.

"We thought it would be appropriate to mark the occasion with a standout livery for what we expect will the first of several additional Class 60 locomotives to join the operational fleet.

"We were very pleased to work with Accurascale on the development of the livery and, in particular, we would like to thank Steve Purves for his enthusiasm to produce the finished result.

"We felt it was important that the livery recognised the cooperation and relationship between DCRail and the wider Cappagh Group to provide integrated supply chain solutions to the construction Industry.

"Alongside looking to the future, we also wanted to recognise the significance of the reinstatement works taking place at UKRL Loughborough, where the locomotive was built by Brush. We have also incorporated some features from the original livery such as works plates, diamond crests, and cab window surrounds in black.

"We hope both the prototype and it's 4mm replica prove to be very popular and standout wherever they are seen. Thank you to Steve and the team at Accurascale for all your assistance."

As a special thank you from Cappagh Group, they have given us the exclusive rights to make 60099 in this Accurascale designed livery! Each locomotive will come in special presentation packaging as part of the Accurascale Exclusives range, and is only available direct via our website!

Pre-order your 60099 for delivery in Q4 2026 from just £169.99 via the link below!