Grimsby, Immingham and surrounding area

[DOCJACOB]

Early in this thread I probably mentioned an image of a 45 in scrap line I had. Oddly looking for something else and 4 random pictures turned up. Pretty sure this is pretty much the last

 

1/91          Immingham Depot 47.402 adjacent to 37.251 

        

 

                  Immingham Depot 31.309 next to 47.417 

 

 

26/8/89     Immingham Depot 47.413 

 

                  Immingham Depot 45.130 (looking very sad at end of scrap line, at this time she was visible from the road hence my original reason to gain access with appropriate permission/supervision)

 

[DOCJACOB]

Working from home for part of the day today and found some images i don't think I put on this thread from years ago.

 

No idea why I was out there on 8/7/96 (looks nice day though and didn't record numbers either but must have been a reasonable time as 2 iron ore trains in the same set of images 

[DOCJACOB]

Now we move to 20/8/90 and appears I made a better effort this time. Still nearly 3 years till the station was finally closed apparently. 

 

47.281 with what look like empty container flats 

 

47.225 with 1 van 

 

I have this down as a class 108 DMU but I'm sure someone will know much better than me  

[DOCJACOB]

Rather surprised at the amount I seem to have uncovered today. Aside from quite a few pictures I also discovered a lost 7mm J37 kit and plans for wooden 1/12 Filey cobble.

 

This random bunch appear to have been taken in later 1/2 of 1989 and include 2 images of 37/7's that I think were in Grimsby/Immingham area only for a very short period of time?  All taken at Brocklesby

 

3/11/89      37.708 and 37.707 

4/9/89        37.708 light locomotive

24/8/89      37.372 and 37.225 empty ore 

4/9/89        37.351 and 37.106 full ore

4/9/89        31.238 and 31.185 

4/9/89        56.096 

 

 

[DOCJACOB]

This is the only time I recall seeing anything other than a pair of 20's on this working.

 

56.061 was doing the needful on 15/6/93 

 

Image as she leaves Grimsby Docks and then again held at Great Coates 

[DOCJACOB]

Slightly different take at Brocklesby in 3/91. Took a dirt track to stand opposite the old goods yard. The current layout is markedly different, here we have 4 tracks (only 2 in use) and a covered over ground signal. 

 

47.417 is the closer shot

 

47.226 Seagull

 

31.156/31.126 

 

47.310 

 

Random DMU that I probably photographed just because something was signalled about the time I was about to leave 

[DOCJACOB]

Further move for a change of scenery and this is Melton Ross 3/8/90 mainly 

 

37.107 Fury 

47.374/47.379

47.276 on a hefty oil train 

31.168/31/203 

[DOCJACOB]

Amazing whats turning up in the games room, now 3 Highfield vacuum plastic kits and 6 class 56 images fell out of a book.

 

In true form most have no I/D but obviously taken at my usual haunts. 

 

56.072 Brocklesby 6/91

Barnetby before seriously rebuilt 

 

Barnetby (suspicious taken same day as previous image)

Brocklesby after track changes but interesting as coming from Grimsby direction 

 

56.126 obviously but no idea when, suspicious may be near time platform access was stopped

56.113 no idea when but probably not that long ago. 

[RP82]

The Dutch 56 is 031, the grey patch in the centre of the bodyside between the yellow and dark grey is where its name plate was. Haven't a clue about the 56 coming from the Grimsby direction. 

[DOCJACOB]

A bit of a mixed bag today. Firstly a selection from 6/92 at Brocklesby, two random from Cleethorpes Suggits Lane circa 8/92 and finally 2 of a surprise spot of unidentified Class 66 on waste from Tioxide. I don't think this working lasted long and Tioxide factory is now part of local history as long gone.  

 

Brocklesby 

 

56.087 

unidentified 47 

 

Ballast Tamper 

unidentified 37 (suspect will be loaded stainless steel coils return working)

 

37.884 ex Grimsby (suspect had stainless steel billets delivered to Grimsby and now empty return)

 

 

Edited March 31, 2020 by DOCJACOB
extra detail

[DOCJACOB]

Firstly a couple from 7/96. Usual trick of no I/D but obvious on Load Haul 60 anyones guess on the 56 though 

 

Then a selection from a few days in murky February 1992. Think I was but lucky of the 37's front as by now the 60's were beginning to take over. 

 

60.049 empty ore  

60.067 oil 

 

37.255 and 37.377 full ore 

 

37.128 and 37.302 oil 

 

37.128 light

 

PS Apologies website filing is odd and randomly moved the order!

 

 

Edited April 1, 2020 by DOCJACOB
filing issue

[RP82]

21 hours ago, DOCJACOB said:

A bit of a mixed bag today. Firstly a selection from 6/92 at Brocklesby, two random from Cleethorpes Suggits Lane circa 8/92 and finally 2 of a surprise spot of unidentified Class 66 on waste from Tioxide. I don't think this working lasted long and Tioxide factory is now part of local history as long gone.  

 

Brocklesby 

 

56.087 

unidentified 47 

 

Ballast Tamper 

unidentified 37 (suspect will be loaded stainless steel coils return working)

 

37.884 ex Grimsby (suspect had stainless steel billets delivered to Grimsby and now empty return)

 

 

Looks like 47348

[DOCJACOB]

A few more but from Barnetby this time (from vantage spots that are impossible now) and the later part of 1990 

 

Last one made me feel rather at home as an ex Scot and an interest in NBR 

 

37.098 with 31.199 and 47.033 in tow

37.258

 

47.402 

31.207 and 31.288 

 

150:143

37.004 and 37.106 

 

37.408 Loch Rannoch taking a less common path through Barnetby, this line was controlled by rather spendid lattice post signal too. The siding behind was occasionally used as stabling point by 60009 Union of South Africa I think.  

[DOCJACOB]

Few more and managed to possibly excel this time. The images marked 20/2/92 are fascinating especially if correct as the Class 20's are at Melton Ross heading to Grimsby on stainless billets and the Class 31 which I've apparantly recorded on the same return working is at Brocklesby. The only time I've seen 31 on this working and if recorded correctly  ?? failure at Grimsby Docks with short notice swap??

 

For the record 20.185/20.096 Melton Ross

31.553 Brocklesby 

 

11/2/92 Brocklesby both light engine

60.067 James Clerk Maxwell 

47.519 

 

Brocklesby on unrecorded date 

37.512 on my usual stainless billets 

37.003 

Pair unidentified 37's

 

 

[DOCJACOB]

firstly up to my usual tricks and 2 unidentified images. I was working Keelby/Immingham area 2/92 to 7/92 so have feeling they are spring 92. 

 

Then back to Barnetby when much more photogenic in my opinion and 17/9/88 to be precise as well 

 

Class 101 DMU

47.233 

 

20.092/20.203 suspect the single oil tank may eventually find its way to Cleethorpes for re-fuelling purposes? 

37.377 

[DOCJACOB]

Back to the usual haunts, a few random industrials and something that turned up in the rummaging in the games (daddies toy) room 

 

7/2/92 Brocklesby 60.082 Nam Tor 

7/2/92 Brocklesby 60.039 Glastonbury Tor 

 

10/2/92 Brocklesby 47.325 Red Rum 

10/2/92 Brocklesby 37.202 

 

10/2/92 Brocklesby 47.287 

10/2/92 Brocklesby 60.054 Charles Babbage 

 

5/2/92 Brocklesby 37.069 Thornaby TMD 

 

8/89   Sentinel Shunter New Holland Pier I think, at one point, she ended up at LWR but engine was seized and scrapped 

11/89 Conoco Oil Refinery 2 shunters: the front on (a Fowler)  ended up at LWR and was working in a reasonably recent timeframe 

 

10/89 rather sad 0-6-0 shunter in J Potts scrap dealers, no I/D and not long for this world. 

no date and suspect lucky spot when going to the council tip, 37.501 Teeside Steelmaster on the back route to Immingham 

 

 

Finally another random from the rummaging; 1/600 HMS Belfast and matching etched brass detailing bits. Very quickly reminded myself why this was hidden in a cupboard.

 

Unbelievably frustrating/fiddly  to try and work with, the photo shows what shambolic state we are in with the hull, the tweezers currently hold a quad gun mount and the  bits lying around are actually the plane catapult 

 

[DOCJACOB]

A few more from the bottom of the cupboard. Firstly a selection at Brocklesby 4/4/90 

 

37.255 light 

37.046 on rolled stainless steel 

 

47.294 

37.232 light

 

Next a surprise on way to council skip I think early one Sunday probably. This is the back rail route to Immingham and close to Moody Lane, don't tend to linger long though as fish meal factory is close! 

 

[Paul G]

Been thinking about doing some railway paintings recently. There are some good images of the area here, was wondering if you would object to me using the odd one as a reference picture?

[DOCJACOB]

Thought I would resurrect this thread. Less than common visitor to Platform 3 Grimsby Town station yesterday.  

 

Guess will be on other sites as wasn't alone taking pictures 

[DOCJACOB]

Out in the man cave aka toy room looking through a book and came across a further few local images from a few years ago. 

 

First 4 at usual haunt of Brocklesby 16/9/91 

 

47.348 St Christophers Railway Home 

 

37.507 Hartlepool Pipe Mill (looks like usual stainless steel billets and by now not pairs of 20's 

 

60.027 Joseph Banks 

 

47.040 Halewood towing 37.891 

 

Finally random luck shot of the infrequent Tioxide working with unidentified 47 

[Mark Saunders]

The last one is pleasant to see the Tioxide ilmanite train on the move not one I ever caught up with!

[DOCJACOB]

I was always fortunate in catching the Ilmenite working. Other images in this site show a 37 on same working being chased round that area of town by yours truly  

 

I also managed to get a supervised tour once and images are here too. I recall I was told on the tour deliveries generally occurred on about a 6 weekly frequency and somewhere I have a copy of the works magazine about the site and locomotives  

 

Small world as some of the locomotives I saw on that day are now at Ludborough & LWR;  I have even helped with an oil change on one of them. Another is currently undergoing some restoration. 

 

Looking more closely at the specific image I suspect the train is setting back into the Tioxide site. 

 

Virtually next door was Ciba-Geigy plant and the rare Hunslet Yardmaster lived there until its move to LWR  

 

 

 

 

[DOCJACOB]

Keep thinking I'm done but then random pictures appear between books or in boxes at back of drawers. 

 

Bit of a hotch potch and some even historical now: 

 

17/8/89 Pyewipe Box (wonder who has the nice blue enamel sign?)

 

?/8/89 Oxmarsh Box 

 

?/8/89 Stallingborough Box pretty sure soon after was rebuilt on other side of the crossing and yes it did lean that much 

 

?/6/89 Thornton Abbey Crossing frame

 

?/6/89 Goxhill Box 

 

14/3/91 Brocklesby 47.217 Kingfisher with 37.890

 

16.8.90 Melton Ross 47.319 & 47.212

 

3/8/90 Melton Ross 47.295

 

3/8/90 Melton Ross 47.321 

[DOCJACOB]

Keep finding things and loath to concede to my wife's opinion that the man cave is a tip and I have little knowledge where things are. 

 

Some more from Melton Ross 23/8/90 and the lot after that need vetting as they are either very gloomy or have a distinct purple tinge from processing. 

 

Latest 3 are: 

 

47.213 

 

47.299 with 47.212 

 

56.085

[DOCJACOB]

Few more from Melton Ross.

 

I suspect I was here around this time as access to platform level at Brocklesby had gone and I was looking for a new regular spot. All taken 6/90 

 

31.304 & 31.273 

 

47.249 I think this working may have originated at Norsk Hydo in Immingham docks? 

 

56.097 

 

37.272