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Railway maintenance depot in Frodingham, Lincolnshire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Location | |
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Location | Frodingham, Scunthorpe |
Coordinates | 53.5919°N 0.6349°W |
OS grid | SE904114 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Freightliner |
Depot code | FH (1973 -)[1] |
Type | Diesel |
History | |
Former depot code | 36C (1 February 1950 - 5 May 1973) |
The depot code is FH.
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]
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]
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