September 2009 disposals
30th September 2009
A lot of redundant OTP (mainly Fastline-owned) is currently being cleared...
Hitchin
77312 and 81510 left for Ron Hull's in early September.
York
Ron Hull's are also cutting redundant plant at York, or at least sub-contracting the work to another company. So far only 81538 and 77402 have been positively identified as broken up although 76316, 81506, 81520, 81535, 81546, 98300 and 98302 were notably missing from a 13th September report so these may also now be gone. We await news.
Doncaster Wood Yard
76322 and 81537 were taken by road to Ron Hull's in mid September.
Balfour Beatty
DTS 72212 was exported to Germany via Hull during September.
Preservation
We are told at least one machine at Hitchin may escape the scrapman but because the deal is not yet finalised we cannot mention at present. Watch this space!
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Ben Williams Editor
Posted: 9 November 2009, 19:29
This seems to be the situation at York as of last Wednesday - thanks to my contact. Interesting to see that as well as the wagons, 76324 may also be "stranded" inside the wagon shed mid-repair!?
"Inside old crane shop
78416 and 78417 on lowmacs yellow,78406 and 78407 on lowmacs red no numbers on them.
98300 looking a bit worse for wear,98302 a little bit better.
76324 not seen light for some time.
92268,92271 and 92274 all on blocks no bogies
92504 and 92514 on blocks
Outside
77313 oou
92505 oou,92508 no bogie,92501 oou,92513 oou
92283
93488
979608 oou
Crane yard
979010,979613,979513,and 93335 all oou
78233.
Outside ols workshop
73416,73321,77320,77328 and 78225 all oou.
Workshop yard
coach 84608 oou
979506 oou 76308 oou 81515.
All ballast cleaners and everything that was on the store roads had been cut up."
I think this therefore means the end for the following
76300
76301
76305
76312
76316
77402
81512
81520
81535
81538
81540
81544
81546
and perhaps 78426 & 78427?
Ben
LM
Posted: 11 November 2009, 19:04
I think 76324 has been very recently out on a job, but as a result of on-site ballast trough damage, returned to York again to be lifted to allow repairs. I think now repaired, ready for new "ownership".
LM
Ben Williams Editor
Posted: 11 November 2009, 19:12
I was told the bogies went to LH for new tyres but this was at the beginning of October... and then new "ownership" :)
LM
Posted: 12 November 2009, 19:41
Ownership, being the transfer of operation and maintenance to Amey Colas.....
One of the RM95 machines did suffer damage to ballast troughs in the last 2 weeks, I'm only guessing it was this machine, as it did leave York to work and then returned (well the one at York was only lifted last week to fix damaged troughs).
Tyres issue may be the support wagons in York that have been in the air for quite some time....
LM