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]
.jpg) Immingham engine shed and locomotives 1978 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°37′08″N 0°11′22″W / 53.619°N 0.1894°W[1] |
| OS grid | TA197151 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | DB Schenker |
| Depot code |
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| Type | Diesel |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912[3] |
| Original | Great Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | British Railways |
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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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
editReferences
edit- ^ Griffiths & Smith 2000, p. 249.
- ^ 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) - ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, Chapter 7.
- ^ Railway Engineer International. 3–5: 37. 1978.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Baker, S. K. (1996) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland, 8th Ed. Sparkford, Yeovil: Oxford Publishing Company. p. 64. ISBN 0-86093-534-5.
- ^ Ludlam 2016, pp. 21–48.
- ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 99–101.
- ^ King 2019, pp. 50–58.
- ^ The Engineer & 17 May 1912, p.513, col.1; p.512, map.
- ^ Dow 1965, especially Chapters 9&10.
- ^ Historic England. "Coaling Tower (1419878)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Jackson & Russell 1986, p. 79.
- ^ 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
- ^ ABC 2006, ER Shedcodes.
- ^ Ludlam 1996, pp. 49–56.
- ^ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 97.
- ^ Ludlam 2006, p. 432.
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photos 103–8.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2017, Photo 95.
- ^ Ludlam 2006, pp. 433–4.
- ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 111–113.
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 29.
- ^ Jackson 1996, pp. 132–3.
- ^ Ludlam 2016, pp. 36–7.
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 43.
- ^ Railway Magazine November 1966 p. 620
- ^ Jennison, John. "IMMINGHAM PASSENGER TRAINS". Archived from the original on 22 October 2006.
- ^ "End of and era at Immingham". Grimsby Telegraph. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Loadhaul". Railfan & Railroad. 15: 44. 1996.
- ^ "Two character TOPS depot codes". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "TOPS Depot Codes". Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
Sources
edit- "The Immingham Dock. No.I" (PDF). The Engineer. 113. pp.512–513. 17 May 1912.
- ABC (2006) [1963]. ABC British Railways Motive Power Combined Volume Spring 1963. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3168-5.
- Bates, Chris; Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways in North Lincolnshire. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 978-1-871944-30-3.
- Crossland, G. J.; Turner, C. E. (2012) [2006]. Immingham A History of the Deep Water Port. T&C Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9543051-2-3.
- Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.
- Griffiths, Roger; Smith, Paul (2000). The Directory of British Engine Sheds and Principal Locomotive Servicing Points: 2 North Midlands, Northern England and Scotland. OPC Railprint. ISBN 978-0-86093-548-3. OCLC 59558605.
- Jackson, David; Russell, Owen (1986). Great Central in L.N.E.R.Days: v. 2. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-1612-5.
- Jackson, David (1996). J. G. Robinson, A Lifetime's Work. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-497-5. OL98.
- King, Paul K. (2019). The Railways of North-east Lincolnshire Part 1 The Engine Sheds and their Allocations. Grimsby: Pyewipe Publications. ISBN 978-1-9164603-0-0.
- King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
- Ludlam, A. J. (2016). Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre (Lincolnshire Railway Centres). Ludborough: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society. ISBN 978-0-9954610-0-0.
- Ludlam, A. J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-494-4. LP 198.
- Ludlam, A. J. (July 2006). Kennedy, Rex (ed.). "Immingham-Gateway to the Continent". Steam Days (203). Bournemouth: Redgauntlet Publications. ISSN 0269-0020.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2017). Branch Lines North of Grimsby, including Immingham. Midhurst: Middleton Press (MD). ISBN 978-1-910356-09-8.
- Mummery, Brian; Butler, Ian (1999). Immingham and the Great Central Legacy. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7524-1714-1.
Further reading
editExternal links
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- Immingham Engine Shed on an OS map surveyed in 1930 National Library of Scotland
- The shed DavesRailPics
- Steam on shed DavesRailPics
- Steam on shed flickr
- Diesel on shed flickr
- On shed RailScot
- Diesels on shed YouTube
- On shed Yahoo
- The shed, coaling tower and Barracks from the air Britain from Above