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]
Historyedit
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]
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]
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]
^ ab"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)
^ abc"Demolition of Immingham steam shed". The Journal of the Great Central Railway Society (157): 9. September 2008., reproduced from The Railway Magazine, September 2008
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. (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 readingedit
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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