YEC Janus Shunters in North East England

[Pillar]

I'm contemplating a repaint or two of the Oxford Rail Janus 0-6-0s, and have seen quite a few references to the locos being used at ICI Billingham and NCB Ashington. However, other than the latter being no. 2708, I haven't been able to find any details or photos.

 

Does anyone have any details of these, or other members of the class based in the North East?

 

Cheers,

 

Liam

[Michael Edge]

ICI Billingham yes but they had very different buffer beams to the standard Janus.

This is the frame of one of the Billingham locos at RMS Locotec some years ago.

 

[russ p]

There used to be two at Boulby I seem to remember 

[Mark Saunders]

ICI Billingham had some, these had the distinct flared headstocks and two ex ICI ones ended their days at Boulby before being replaced by two ex BSC 0-6-0 Sentinels.

 

The one at Ashington was there more as a trial for comparison with the North British that was there. 

 

Not Ot sure if any worked at BSC Jarrow.

[Pillar]

Thanks for your replies. I was aware that the ICI locos had a different bufferbeam shape, but images of them in ICI service seem to be thin on the ground.

 

There is one here at ICI Severnside works. Judging from the chassis Michael has posted above, the livery would appear to be similar to the Billingham examples?

 

Besides this there are a few images out there of the locos in post-ICI service: here and here for example.

 

At least one former Scunthorpe loco seems to have been based at Jarrow also.

Edited April 9, 2020 by Pillar

[Mark Saunders]

BSC Jarrow was part of Scunthorpe hence why the Janus was there rather than from Lackenby .