TRIP 349

HUMBERSIDE

02/02/02

William Blyth, Barton-Upon-Humber

Industrial Diesel Loco: 2ft gauge; “Ivor” - MR 8678/41 OOU.

Corus, Appleby-Frodingham Steelworks, Scunthorpe

56071, 60065, 66505/606. Industrial Diesel Locos;  1 - YE 2877/63, 5 - YE 2929/63, 29 - YE 3938/64,  31 - YE 2903/63, 44 - YE 2768/60, 46 “Hornet” - YE 2945/65, 47 - RR 10236/67, 51 - YE 2709/59, 53 - YE 2793/61, 54 - YE 2908/63, 61 - RR 10277/68 (Ex p.175), 62 - TH V316/87 (Ex p.175), 63 - TH V317/87 (Ex p.175), 70 - HE 7281/72, 71 - HE 7282/72, 72 - HE 7283/72, 73 - HE 7284/72, 74 - HE 7285/72, 75 - HE 7286/72, 76 - HE 7287/73, 77 - HE 7288/73, 78 - HE 7289/73, 79 “Big Keith” - HE 7290/73, 80 - HE 7474/77, 90 - YE 2943/65, 91 - YE 2944/65, 92 - YE 2788/60, 93 - YE 2902/63, 94 - RR 10238/67, 95 - YE 2690/59. Industrial Cranes; 0645/20/22 - Coles, 0645/20/23 - Coles.

Notes:   

1)   No.41 (YE 2765/59) has now been scrapped.           

2)   No.95 (YE 2690/59) was loco No.55.

3)   No.60 (GECT 5425/77) has moved to Corus’ Teeside Works.

4)   Donelli 190/80 of 1980 had left the site, assumed to have gone back to Grant Rail, who have removed all of their items from the works except Preserved BR 4 wheeled Fish Van No.88038 (042206).     

5)   Of the missing Smiths Industrial Cranes, 1 had gone to the Middleton Railway and another had gone to the Elsecar Steam Railway. Builders details not known.

6)   Corus have just won a contract to repair Freightliner Class 66s’, hence the above two noted in the maintenance shed.

Corus, Applebey Coke Ovens, Scunthorpe

Industrial Locos: 5 - Schalker 10-310-0054/73 (assumed, loco in use), 6 - Schalker 10-310-0055/73 (confirmed, loco not in use), 7 - Schalker 10-310-8070/79 (assumed, loco in use).

Corus, Blast Furnace highline, Appleby-Frodingham Works, Scunthorpe

Industrial Diesel Locos: HL1 - BD 3734/77 + GECT 5434/77 (confirmed, under repair), HL2 - BD 3735/77 + GECT 5435/77 (assumed, loco in use), No.3 - BD 3736/77 + GECT 5436/77 (assumed , loco in use), 4 - BD 3737/77 + GECT 5437/77 (assumed, loco in use), No.5 - BD 3738/77 + GECT 5438/77 (assumed, loco in use),  6 - BD 3739/77 + GECT 5439/77 (confirmed, OOU), HL7 - BD 3740/77 + GECT 5440/77 (assumed, loco in use).

Corus, Dawes Lane Coke Ovens, Scunthorpe

Industrial Locos: GB 420383/1 of 1977 (assumed, loco in use), GB 420383/2 of 1977 (assumed, loco in use).

Appleby-Frodingham Railway Preservation Society, c/o Corus

Preserved Steam Locos: 3138 “Hutnik” A11 - CHR 3138/54, HE 3846/56 Dsm, P 1438/16. Preserved Diesel Locos: DL2 01002 - WB 3151/62, YE 2661/58. Preserved DMUs: 54207, 59245. Preserved Carriages: LMS; TDM395280 (RK 30106). BR; 4557 “Lounge Coach” (TSO 4668).

Note:

P 1438/16 was in steam pulling 2 brake vans, containing our party, around the complex. The journey covered a vast amount of the site’s rail network and it allowing our party to see every one of their Locos either by identity or assumption.

Insulated Structures Ltd, Normanby Park, Scunthorpe

Industrial Diesel Locos: 61 - BT 802/78, 63 - BT 805/78, BT 801/78 (Ex p.199)

Note;    

1)   BT 804/78 had gone to the Rutland Railway Museum.  

2)   AB 491/64 that arrived from Booth Roe, Rotherham had gone to Round Oak Rail, Birmingham in exchange for BT 801/78.

Faber Prest Ports Ltd, Flixborough Wharf, (view)

Industrial Diesel Locos: H011 (08423) - Derby/58, H010 (20107) - RSHD 8265/61 + EE 3013/61, H014 - RR 10262/67, HL1009 - YE 2725/58. All locos on long term loan from RMS Locotech, Dewsbury.

Grant Rail Ltd, Dawes Lane, Scunthorpe

Industrial Diesel Locos:  LRH 08302 (GR5089) - RH 421435/58,  GR5091 - U/I RH. Track Machines: GR5077 - Solinger Hutte 1811/84, GR5101 - Fairmot Tamper/92, GR5105 - Donelli 199/80, GR5110 - Trackgopher 4781247, BRI 51501 (GR5076) - Sollinger Hutte 941/79, TPB 51001 (GR5153) - Plasser 2620/80, TSU 51030 (GR5142) - Unima 1  2705/84. Road/Rail: RRA 13000 (GR5001) - Atlas 1602EKZW - 162 S 26058/83, RRA 13001 (GR5113) - Atlas 1304KZW 136 M 34391/90, RRA 13003 (GR5127) - Atlas 1304K 138 M 43870,  GR5143 - Unimog 05638/77. Trailers: RWL 08000 (GR5134), RWL 08002 (GR5130).

Note;

The company are in the process of moving all of their equipment to this site from their old site in Scotter Road. The latter site was also visited but was closed with nothing viewable. The new Dawes Lane site was the site of the old BR Frodingham Diesel Depot.