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Immingham engine shed

Coordinates: 53°37′08″N 0°11′22″W / 53.619°N 0.1894°W / 53.619; -0.1894
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Immingham TMD
Location
LocationImmingham, North East Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates53°37′08″N 0°11′22″W / 53.619°N 0.1894°W / 53.619; -0.1894[1]
OS gridTA197151
Characteristics
OwnerDB Schenker
Depot code
  • 40B (1948-1973)
  • IM (1973–present)[2]
TypeDiesel
History
Opened1912[3]
OriginalGreat Central Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingBritish Railways

Immingham engine shed, also known as Immingham depot,[4] or more recently as Immingham TMD[5] and always locally as Loco[citation needed] is a railway maintenance depot (traction maintenance depot) located on the Immingham Dock estate, in North East Lincolnshire, England. The depot code is IM.[6]

In 2015 the depot was operated by DB Schenker. A separate TMD also known as Immingham TMD, but with the depot code IN, is operated by Freightliner.[2]

History

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LNER Class J39 at the shed (1947)
Shed building behind the camera, two 9F 2-10-0s and a named B1 4-6-0 in shot (1964)

The engine shed was built by the Humber Commercial Dock and Railway company in the southeastern corner of the Immingham Dock estate. As initially built[7] the engine shed had twelve "roads" (tracks)[8] providing facilities for 60 locomotives.[9]

The railways at Immingham were worked by the Great Central Railway, the developer of the Port.[10] In 1923 it was taken over by the LNER and then became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1948.

During the LNER period (1930s) a concrete automatic coaling stage was added to the facilities.[11][12]

During the British Railways period the facility had a shed code of 40B[13] and had two sub-sheds: New Holland[14][15] and Grimsby.

At its peak the shed had an allotment of over 120 locomotives,[16] with 12 stabling roads[17][18] – part of the building was demolished in the 1950s and a diesel depot constructed.[13][19]

Soon after opening a dormitory block was built near the turntable for use by visiting crews on lodging turns.[20][21][22][23][24]

A new 78 feet 9 inches (24.00 m) x 367 feet 6 inches (112.01 m) diesel shed was built in 1966 south east of the steam shed, which was converted to wagon repair.[25] In 1966 it had 90 diesels, plus 35 shunters.[26]

Steam locomotive types deployed include LNER Thompson Class B1, LMS Stanier Class 8F, and BR standard class 9F.[27]

The last steam locomotive worked from the shed was No.61058 (LNER B1) on 7 February 1966, which hauled a train of empty wagons to Markham Colliery.[28]

Following the splitting up of the former BR Trainload business into three companies in 1994, the depot came briefly under the control of "shadow privatisation company" Loadhaul.[29] Loadhaul was acquired and merged into English Welsh & Scottish in 1995.

The TOPS depot code for the EWS/DB Schenker depot at Immingham is IM, and for the Freightliner Traction Maintenance Depot at Immingham, IN.[30][31]

As a result of centralisation of maintenance activities by EWS to Toton TMD the shed was used only for storage of out of service locomotives.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Griffiths & Smith 2000, p. 249.
  2. ^ a b "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, Chapter 7.
  4. ^ Railway Engineer International. 3–5: 37. 1978. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Baker, S. K. (1996) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland, 8th Ed. Sparkford, Yeovil: Oxford Publishing Company. p. 64. ISBN 0-86093-534-5.
  6. ^ Ludlam 2016, pp. 21–48.
  7. ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 99–101.
  8. ^ King 2019, pp. 50–58.
  9. ^ The Engineer & 17 May 1912, p.513, col.1; p.512, map.
  10. ^ Dow 1965, especially Chapters 9&10.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Coaling Tower (1419878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  12. ^ Jackson & Russell 1986, p. 79.
  13. ^ a b c "Demolition of Immingham steam shed". The Journal of the Great Central Railway Society (157): 9. September 2008., reproduced from The Railway Magazine, September 2008
  14. ^ ABC 2006, ER Shedcodes.
  15. ^ Ludlam 1996, pp. 49–56.
  16. ^ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 97.
  17. ^ Ludlam 2006, p. 432.
  18. ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photos 103–8.
  19. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2017, Photo 95.
  20. ^ Ludlam 2006, pp. 433–4.
  21. ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 111–113.
  22. ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 29.
  23. ^ Jackson 1996, pp. 132–3.
  24. ^ Ludlam 2016, pp. 36–7.
  25. ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 43.
  26. ^ Railway Magazine November 1966 p. 620
  27. ^ Jennison, John. "IMMINGHAM PASSENGER TRAINS". Archived from the original on 22 October 2006.
  28. ^ "End of and era at Immingham". Grimsby Telegraph. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Loadhaul". Railfan & Railroad. 15: 44. 1996.
  30. ^ "Two character TOPS depot codes". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  31. ^ "TOPS Depot Codes". Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

Sources

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Further reading

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  • Hunt, John (3–16 June 1998). "Heavy tools for a tough job...". RAIL. No. 332. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 36–41. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
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