DB Schenker have released yet another tender list containing over 100 locos for disposal, their biggest in recent history. Over 43 class 56s are listed, the majority of those still owned by DBS. These Locomotives are offered for sale by means of competitive open tender in accordance with the DBSR “Code of Practice for the identification, Sale and/or Disposal of Surplus Locomotives”.
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Loco No. |
Location |
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1 |
56006 |
Crewe TMD |
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2 |
56007 |
Crewe IEMD |
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3 |
56018 |
Warrington |
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4 |
56031 |
Crewe TMD |
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5 |
56032 |
Crewe TMD |
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6 |
56037 |
Crewe TMD |
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7 |
56038 |
Crewe TMD |
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8 |
56046 |
Crewe TMD |
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9 |
56049 |
Crewe TMD |
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10 |
56051 |
Crewe TMD |
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11 |
56054 |
Crewe TMD |
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12 |
56058 |
Crewe TMD |
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13 |
56059 |
Eastleigh |
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14 |
56060 |
Crewe TMD |
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15 |
56065 |
Crewe TMD |
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16 |
56067 |
Crewe TMD |
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17 |
56069 |
Crewe TMD |
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18 |
56070 |
Crewe IEMD |
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19 |
56071 |
Crewe IEMD |
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20 |
56073 |
Toton |
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21 |
56074 |
Crewe TMD |
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22 |
56077 |
Crewe TMD |
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23 |
56078 |
Crewe TMD |
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24 |
56081 |
Crewe TMD |
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25 |
56083 |
Crewe TMD |
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26 |
56087 |
Crewe TMD |
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27 |
56090 |
Crewe TMD |
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28 |
56091 |
Eastleigh |
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29 |
56094 |
Crewe TMD |
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30 |
56095 |
Eastleigh |
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31 |
56096 |
Crewe TMD |
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32 |
56103 |
Crewe TMD |
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33 |
56104 |
Crewe TMD |
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34 |
56105 |
Crewe TMD |
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35 |
56106 |
Crewe TMD |
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36 |
56107 |
Crewe TMD |
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37 |
56109 |
Crewe TMD |
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38 |
56112 |
Crewe IEMD |
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39 |
56113 |
Crewe TMD |
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40 |
56115 |
Eastleigh |
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41 |
56117 |
Eastleigh |
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42 |
56120 |
Crewe TMD |
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43 |
56133 |
Crewe TMD |
A minor rescheduling has been necessary and 56040 will move from Shackerstone to Barrow Hill on the 9th September- For anyone interested 58045 should leave Barrow Hill on Thursday afternoon and arrive at EMR- Kingsbury on the morning of the 10th (Friday).
Cheers
Keith B
The weekend of Septmber 25th and 26th will see the Barrow Hill roundhouse throw open it’s doors to a new type of event. The monthly magazine Model Rail with the support of Hornby are holding a Model Rail ‘Live’ event, to bring together both model railway enthusiasts and prototype railway enthusiasts alike. There will be a chance to see some high quality model layouts alongside some impressive prototypes in the roundhouse near Chesterfield. Please refer to website for details http://www.modelraillive.co.uk
The Class 56 Group have been invited along with their sales stand and it is also hoped that we will have our own loco, 56040 in attendance at the show. Along with the Class 58 group and their own 58016, this will no doubt bring back many memories of these two Barrow Hill stalwarts.
To go with the Class 56 groups stand, the group has built a small 4mm micro layout that is based on it’s in house magazines cartoon (Big Enders). Named ‘Arnold Lane’ after Pink Floyds first single release (Arnold layne), the layout has been built to show off it’s growing collection of model 56’s. Some of these model locos that have been weathered, renumbered and detailed will be sold off over the weekend to help raise further funds for the ongoing repairs of 56040.
The group encourages all members and non members alike, who have an interest in these big heavy haulers to come along and take a look inside and discover what it takes to keep these fine machines working and have a chat to those who have been involved with the restoration of 56040.
56040 on Arnold Lane – Photo by Keith Wright
We’ve had a load of excellent images sent in to us of Thursday’s transfer move with 56301 and 302 from Doncaster to Hitchin. They are now parked up in the former down side diesel depot awaiting sale by the administrators of Fastline Freight that went into liquidation earlier this year. Below are a selection of photos of the move, thanks to everyone who has sent them in so far.
The ensemble passes through Rotherham en-route to Hitchin. Photo (c) Matt Moore – http://freightmastermatt.fotopic.net/
56301 inside the former downside depot at Hitchin. Photo (c) Will Faichney – http://flickr.com/photos/willfaichneyphotography/
56301 and 56302 shortly after arrival at Hitchin OTPD. Photo (c) Alisdair Anderson – http://aa.photosnaps.org.uk
Ex Fastline Class 56s Nos. 301 and 302 are off to Hitchin OTPD tomorrow (Thursday 29th) for further storage. The locos have been redundant since 2008 when Fastline put their intermodal services on hold. The company went into liquidation earlier this year, it is planned the locos will be put up for auction eventually. Colas Rail are doing the move with 47739, some times are below. Thanks to John Hooson for the original tip off at the weekend…
Roberts Road 10+25
Swinton 10/44
Beighton 11/00
Chesterfield 11/12
Alfreton 11/22
Toton Centre 12/00
Loughborough 12/13
Melton Mowbray 12/56
Oakham 13/07
Peterborough 1344 – 1352
Huntingdon 14/07
Stevenage 14/48
Welwyn GC 1502 – 1535 (run round)
Stevenage 15/56
Hitchin OTPD 16+13
Hi all, this is cool ain’t it?!
Oli is doing wonders for the online presence of the Class 56 Group, this latest development should hopefully allow much easier communication between the members and the Committee. For my part I shall try to keep you up to date with any information pertaining to the C56G newsletter.
For my first outing, I’ll just let you know that following a rather protracted delay, the Summer edition of GI (issue 97) should be making its way to the printers, well, now really, and will hopefully be with you over the next week or so.
In an effort to reign in the lateness that has befallen GRIDIRON lately, I aim to get the Autumn issue out as soon as I can, which should see the magazine back to the delivery dates you’re probably more expectant of. As such, if you have any submissions for inclusion, please get them to me sooner rather than later.
That’s all for now, Carl.
(GRIDIRON Editor)
Following the recent DB Schenker tender list, all the 56s listed for sale have been sold to European Metal Recycling, and will no doubt be bound for their Kingsbury scrap yard in the near future. They are – 56041, 56053, 56055, 56062, 56072, 56085, 56088, 56093, 56099, 56100, 56102, 56108, 56110, 56111, 56119, 56127 and 56129.
As an aside, the Class 58 Locomotive Group have successfully purchased 58016 for preservation and must be congratulated on taking a massive step nearer to securing the future of the class.
56062 approaching Wakefield in happier times during 2001. Mark Allatt.
Update 20th July – We have been advised this week that the Drapers Arms has been designated as an away-supporters pub for a pre-season game in Peterborough on the 24th. If you are coming, we recommend you get to the pub as soon as possible after arriving in Peterborough as it’s likely to be busier than we had anticipated when we selected the venue. The staff have assured us that this will not compromise our going ahead with our meetings, though there might be a bit more background chatter than we’d expected. Thanks – C56G Committee.
The date for the 2010 AGMs of the Group and Class 56 Locomotives Ltd is confirmed as Saturday July 24th: kick-off provisionally at 12:45 for the company meeting followed by 1:15pm for the Group event. The venue will be the Drapers Arms on Cowgate in Peterborough.
This venue is only a short walk from the railway station, as follows. Come out of the station turning right and follow the road round towards the multi-storey car-park, taking the footbridge over the inner ring-road. Do not go into the shopping centre but instead turn right and down to the footway beside the road towards the nearby roundabout. Heading around the left side of the roundabout, cross the first road off this: the second arm off the junction is Cowgate (landmark is a white building on the corner) and the Drapers Arms is only a few yards down the road. We will have the rear part of the pub for our use. A good range of beers and food are available.
The agendas for the meetings are as below, together with the nominees for Director(s) and Committee posts notified to date. If anyone else is interested in standing for any of the posts (or directorships), please contact myself or Keith Bulmer: any further nominations should be notified to me in writing by 18th June.
The Class 56 Group AGM
Apologies for absence
Adoption of accounts to 31/8/09 and minutes of 17th AGM
Committee members’ reports
Resolutions put before the meeting
Election of Committee posts for the coming year
Group Membership Rates
Any Other Business
Any resolutions to go before the AGM must be notified to me in writing by 18th June at the latest: none have been forthcoming to date. Any such will be posted on this website.
The following nominations for group committee posts have been received to date:
NOTE – 15th JULY – After some thought, Keith Wright has advised the group secretary that he is withdrawing from contesting the publicity post and will instead offer his nomination at the AGM as a committee member without portfolio alongside Stuart and Tim. The updated nominations are reflected below. An updated proxy form is available below.
Chairman: Keith Bulmer
Treasurer: Andrew Wilson
Chief Technical Officer: Gareth Broughton
Assistant Technical Officer: Micky Doyle
Membership Secretary: Chris Brooks
Magazine Editor: Carl Rayner
Publicity Officer: Alan Hawkins
Webmaster: Oli Smith
Committee Member (w/o Portfolio): Stuart Clarke, Tim Dawe, Keith Wright
Class 56 Locomotives Limited AGM
Chairman’s Report
Previous AGM Records
Election of Director(s)
Accounts
Resolutions
Any Other Business
This year Andrew is standing down as a director ahead of the AGM, in accordance with the rotational election policy and will be standing again. Nick Cotton, who was elected by the Board as director during the year, will also be up for re-election by the company AGM. No other nominations for director have been received to date.
If you are unable to make the AGMs, please consider appointing a proxy to represent you at the meeting. If you are not sure whom to ask, please contact any of the Directors or Committee as relevant. Your proxy need not be a shareholder or group member but you must notify me in writing or by e-mail no later than 6pm on July 22nd as to the identity of your proxy and of any directions that you have given them as to their voting – which are binding upon your proxy though if you do not instruct them, the proxy may vote as they see fit on your behalf. Any proxies notified after that time will not be admitted at the meeting. Click here to download a proxy form.
As you will note from one absentee in the list of Committee nominations, I am taking a step back and vacating the Secretary’s role, though I’m willing to remain on the Committee for the time being as a ‘member without portfolio’. I would take this opportunity to thank committee members past and present for their support over the years.
Tim Dawe
Group Secretary
It looks like DBS have been doing a spot of spring cleaning again, and have released the following tender list featuring several Class 56 examples. For sale by means of competitive tender are the following;
56041 at Healey Mills
56053 at Healey Mills
56055 at Healey Mills
56062 at Margam
56072 at Healey Mills
56085 at Thornaby
56088 at Thornaby
56093 at Healey Mills
56099 at Healey Mills
56100 at Margam
56102 at Thornaby
56108 at Thornaby
56110 at Healey Mills
56111 at Thornaby
56119 at Healey Mills
56127 at Thornaby
56129 at Thornaby
It is planned that the locos currently at Healey Mills yard will be moved to Doncaster in due course.
Of note, this tender list sees the first Class 58s to be offered for sale. They are;
58002 at Eastleigh
58003 at Toton
58014 at Toton
58016 at Crewe EMD
58019 at Toton
58028 at Toton
58045 at Crewe EMD
These locomotives will be sold as seen and as and where lying. The successful bidders will be required to remove the locomotives from their present site at their own expense and without any assistance from DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd.
The closing date for registrations of interest for these locomotives is at 1000hrs Monday, 10 May 2010. Tender documents will be issued shortly after this date. Please visit this link for more information.
56099 in happier times at Chester – Photo copyright Duncan Jennings
