How Common Were/Are The Small TMDs?

[russ p]

18 minutes ago, rob D2 said:

With the modern 66s, if it’s a man from quick fit , do they not need a pit for A checks ? Can they change brake blocks etc ?

 

my new plank is a stabling point and sidings, had to have a few sidings so I don t get bored of just locos . To make it plausible it basically nicks all of didcots freight, when it runs it BR blue it’ll be more parcels and stuff for the local station .Helps to have a reasonable story I think.

 

 

 

 

 

They can do blocks on a 66 but in my opinion not great practice.  In BR days men worked in a well lit pit and if in the repair shed at depots such as Thornaby and Tinsley the depot was heated. 

Why in the interest of profit is now considered ok for a fitters to squirm about in mud in all weathers 

[rob D2]

36 minutes ago, russ p said:

 

 

They can do blocks on a 66 but in my opinion not great practice.  In BR days men worked in a well lit pit and if in the repair shed at depots such as Thornaby and Tinsley the depot was heated. 

Why in the interest of profit is now considered ok for a fitters to squirm about in mud in all weathers 

Interesting ,  an you tell me what the cycles are for 66 ? Used to be A to F in BR times I recall 

[Steadfast]

Not sure on the cycles in detail, but for A exams it's man in a van to site (our fitters from Newport ADJ cover most of the south west, including a most days trip to Didcot) and anything heavier it's away to Toton. The quarries can do most of the exams on 59s, with anything above an A done at Merehead, though they're on a different maintenance regime to ex BR stuff. Of course in the last month Freightliner may have changed the 59 maintenance regimes

 

Jo

[Pandora]

The EWS Fuelling point at Hither Green depot was extended in the early 90s and closed to EWS about 10 years ago ( they moved to Hoo Junction) it is a two road shed building with pits and cover for 4 locos, and a concrete apron at one end  for 2 more locos ,   plus an outside  siding alongside the long wall of the building,   EWS fitters would do some of the  exams in the shed on the class 66 and 59s, therefore HG is close to those mini TMDs we like to model

 

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Edited December 7, 2019 by Pandora

[newbryford]

Bescot shed is only 2 roads.

 

The 2-road shed towards the top left.

 

A closer view of the tin shed.

 

 

As a current day modeller, it does irk a little when I see depots on layouts filled with locos from every operating company under the sun, although some "cross-contamination" does occur for fuellling (Colas locos seem to get everywhere!)

 

I just model a "depot" that isn't a TMD...........

I can get away with every FOC, most TOCs and quite a bit of other stuff as well including steam and preserved diesel

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

[Wild Boar Fell]

On 07/12/2019 at 19:30, newbryford said:

Bescot shed is only 2 roads.

 

The 2-road shed towards the top left.

 

A closer view of the tin shed.

 

 

As a current day modeller, it does irk a little when I see depots on layouts filled with locos from every operating company under the sun, although some "cross-contamination" does occur for fuellling (Colas locos seem to get everywhere!)

 

I just model a "depot" that isn't a TMD...........

I can get away with every FOC, most TOCs and quite a bit of other stuff as well including steam and preserved diesel

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

Even a 'fun size' Eurostar at the moment.

[w124bob]

Burton on Trent, a covered 2 road open ended fueling point the length of a pair of 20's. A short road for a couple of 45ton tta's and a pair of 08's, one for local trip worrking. The other spent most of its time shunting the MGR repair shops, there was an office, store room and a sand drying room. Towards the Brimingham end were two loops one short the other almost the entire length of the site, a little used dead end siding stretched back north at the rear. The traincrew building was out of use and semi derelict, the crews moved to Coalville around 1976/77, the depot was manned by a fitter and mate 8am to 4pm and 20.00 to 6am Mon to Fri  . It was much busier prior to the traincrew move, it had a roster of three 08's and one restricted duty driver for the tripper.  

This is looking towards the Burton end, behind the 47 are the office, store and sand dryer and in the open a glimpes of a tta on the tank road. The barrel on a trolley is antifreeze and electric pump for cl56 locos.

[woodenhead]

On 07/12/2019 at 19:30, newbryford said:

As a current day modeller, it does irk a little when I see depots on layouts filled with locos from every operating company under the sun, although some "cross-contamination" does occur for fuellling (Colas locos seem to get everywhere!)

 

I just model a "depot" that isn't a TMD...........

I can get away with every FOC, most TOCs and quite a bit of other stuff as well including steam and preserved diesel

 

It's not Colas that get's everywhere, it's Big Jim - he get's mates rates on fuel as he's worked for them all. 

 

You chose your prototype carefully though I do believe the colour yellow did affect your choice, but seeing as they buy in traction it gives you almost carte blanche to run what you like in and out of the depot which you couldn't a few miles down the road at Toton.  

 

The only ex BR TMDs I can think of that still operate are Toton, Crewe Electric and Kingmoor  - they are all single FOC and are more for loco storage these days.