Immingham engine shed

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Immingham TMD
File:Immingham Locomotive Depot (geograph 3806163).jpg
Immingham engine shed and locomotives 1978
Overview
Location Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1]
Owner DB Schenker
Depot Code 40B (to 1973)
IM (1973–present)
Type Diesel
Opened 1912[2]
Details
Original Great Central Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping British Railways


Immingham engine shed, also known as Immingham depot,[3] or more recently as Immingham TMD[4] and always locally as Loco is a railway maintenance depot (Traction Maintenance Depot) located on the Immingham Dock estate, in North East Lincolnshire.

In 2015 the depot was operated by DB Schenker, a separate TMD also known as Immingham TMD is operated by Freightliner.

History

File:Immingham Locomotive Depot with J39 geograph-2875921-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
LNER Class J39 at the shed (1947)
File:Immingham Engine Shed and Coaling Tower 1964.jpg
Shed building behind the camera, two 9F 2-10-0s and a named B1 4-6-0 in shot

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[5] the engine shed had facilities for 60 locomotives.[6]

The railways at Immingham were worked by the Great Central Railway, the developer of the Port.[7] 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.[8][9]

During the British Railways period the facility had a shed code of 40B[10] and had two sub-sheds: New Holland[11][12] and Grimsby.

At its peak the shed had an allotment of over 120 locomotives,[13] with 12 stabling roads[14][15] – part of the building was demolished in the 1950s and a diesel depot constructed.[10]

Soon after opening a dormitory block was built near the turntable for use by visiting crews on lodging turns.[16][17][18][19]

A new 78.75 feet (24.00 m) x 367.5 feet (112.0 m) diesel shed was built in 1966 south east of the steam shed, which was converted to wagon repair.[20] In 1966 it had 90 diesels, plus 35 shunters.[21]

Steam locomotive types deployed include LNER Thompson Class B1, LMS Stanier Class 8F, and BR standard class 9F.[22]

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.[23]

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.[24] 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.[25][26]

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.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith & Griffiths 2000, p. 249.
  2. ↑ Mummery & Butler 1999, Chapter 7.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  5. ↑ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 99–101.
  6. ↑ The Engineer 17 May 1912, p.513, col.1; p.512, map.
  7. ↑ Dow 1965, especially Chapters 9&10.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Jackson & Russell 1986, p. 79.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., reproduced from The Railway Magazine, September 2008
  11. ↑ ABC 2006, ER Shedcodes.
  12. ↑ Ludlam 1996, pp. 49–56.
  13. ↑ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 97.
  14. ↑ Ludlam 2006, p. 432.
  15. ↑ King & Hewins 1989, Photos 103–8.
  16. ↑ Ludlam 2006, pp. 433–4.
  17. ↑ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 111–113.
  18. ↑ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 29.
  19. ↑ Jackson 1996, pp. 132–3.
  20. ↑ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 43.
  21. ↑ Railway Magazine November 1966 p. 620
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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Further reading

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External links

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