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Frodingham TMD

Coordinates: 53°35′31″N 0°38′06″W / 53.5919°N 0.6349°W / 53.5919; -0.6349
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Frodingham TMD
Location
LocationFrodingham, Scunthorpe
Coordinates53°35′31″N 0°38′06″W / 53.5919°N 0.6349°W / 53.5919; -0.6349
OS gridSE904114
Characteristics
OwnerFreightliner
Depot codeFH (1973 -)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
Former depot code36C (1 February 1950 - 5 May 1973)

Frodingham TMD is a traction maintenance depot located in Frodingham, Scunthorpe, England. The depot is situated on the northern side of the South Humberside Main Line and is to the east of Scunthorpe station.[2]

The depot code is FH.

History

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From 1958 to 1991, Class 08 shunters and Class 10 locomotives could be seen at the depot.[3] Until 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 08 shunters.[4] Around 1987, Classes 20, 31, 37, 45, 47 and 56 locomotives could also be seen stabled at the depot.[2]

Present

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The site was taken over by GrantRail in 1999. In 2004 the old depot building was demolished. A new depot was built nearby and is now operated by VolkerRail (pka GrantRail) for maintenance of on-track machines and road-railers.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "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 19 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 35–36
  3. ^ "Locomotive Depots: Frodingham(Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ Marsden 1987, p. 49

Bibliography

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