20107 & 20095 - Barnetby Station
Arriving from Grimsby Docks, 20107 and 20095 are seen passing through Barnetby with a train of steel coils.
Class 20 20107 left the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington in January 1962 and was a 'Scottish' (large) cab window version complete with token catcher built into the cabsides. Numbered D8107, It was allocated to Eastfield, became 20107 under TOPs in 1973, then travelled south to Immingham when allocated there in December 1978. It was next allocated to Tinsley (1984) before returning to Immingham in early 1987. Like a lot of Imminghams Class 20s, it would also be seen stabled at Frodingham. In May 1990 it was allocated to Thornaby but was withdrawn from there in January 1991.
20107 was then sold to the East Lancs Railway, but never reached there. Instead, it became part of the RFS Industries small fleet of Class 20s working at the Channel Tunnel construction site in Kent. Repainted in RFS grey, it carried the number 2013 on the cabsides and 33 on the body just forward of the cab. Following completion of this work it then became RMS Locotec number H010 and, in October 1992, went on hire to Flixborough Wharf, near Scunthorpe. For the next few years it would occasionally work along the branch line from the wharf to Dragonby Sidings at Normanby Park. However, by 1999 it had fallen into disrepair and was stored near the keyside at Flixborough. It remained here, minus its bogies and sat on timber blocks, until 2006. It then found a new home at Wolsingham, on the Weardale Railway, but was moved to Barrow Hill in late 2008. Now owned by HNRC, 20107 was given a major overhaul, repainted to BR Blue livery, and returned to use during the Swanage Railway diesel gala in May 2009. Over the next decade it worked with stablemate 20096 and the pair become extremely well photographed wherever they went. In 2020 both locos were sold to Locomotive Services Limited.
Class 20 20095 also left the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington as a 'Scottish' (large) cab window version (numbered D8095) and was initially allocated to Eastfield in October 1961. Then, in April 1968, it was transferred to Polmadie, Glasgow, but returned again to Eastfield in 1972. Renumbered to 20095 under TOPs in 1973, it remained in Scotland until travelling south to Tinsley in the early 1980s. By the time of this photo Immingham had been its home depot since 1987, this lasting until transfer to Thornaby during 1989. In January 1991, now surplus to requirements, it was withdrawn and placed in storage.
By May 1992 it had been sold to RFS Industries as one of a group of Class 20s acquired for use on Channel Tunnel tracklaying duties and was repainted RFS Grey with the new number 2020. On completion of this work, in August 1993, it was stored by RFS at Doncaster, along with several other Class 20s, until acquisition by BNFL in March 1995 for haulage of nuclear flask traffic.
Following a much needed overhaul, at Brush Traction, it emerged in May 1996 sporting a DRS livery and was renumbered to 20305, then later named 'Gresty Bridge' with body side black nameplates. It remains in DRS livery today and, in January 2020, double-headed the Class 20 Farewell rail tour with DRS stable-mate 20302.
As a footnote; For a short time in 1986 20172 was renumbered as 20305 (20095s later number) from 11 April 1986 to 02 November 1986. It was then renumbered back to 20172.
10.32 07 June 1988 : © TJW: ROTWSI
20107 & 20095 - Barnetby Station
Arriving from Grimsby Docks, 20107 and 20095 are seen passing through Barnetby with a train of steel coils.
Class 20 20107 left the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington in January 1962 and was a 'Scottish' (large) cab window version complete with token catcher built into the cabsides. Numbered D8107, It was allocated to Eastfield, became 20107 under TOPs in 1973, then travelled south to Immingham when allocated there in December 1978. It was next allocated to Tinsley (1984) before returning to Immingham in early 1987. Like a lot of Imminghams Class 20s, it would also be seen stabled at Frodingham. In May 1990 it was allocated to Thornaby but was withdrawn from there in January 1991.
20107 was then sold to the East Lancs Railway, but never reached there. Instead, it became part of the RFS Industries small fleet of Class 20s working at the Channel Tunnel construction site in Kent. Repainted in RFS grey, it carried the number 2013 on the cabsides and 33 on the body just forward of the cab. Following completion of this work it then became RMS Locotec number H010 and, in October 1992, went on hire to Flixborough Wharf, near Scunthorpe. For the next few years it would occasionally work along the branch line from the wharf to Dragonby Sidings at Normanby Park. However, by 1999 it had fallen into disrepair and was stored near the keyside at Flixborough. It remained here, minus its bogies and sat on timber blocks, until 2006. It then found a new home at Wolsingham, on the Weardale Railway, but was moved to Barrow Hill in late 2008. Now owned by HNRC, 20107 was given a major overhaul, repainted to BR Blue livery, and returned to use during the Swanage Railway diesel gala in May 2009. Over the next decade it worked with stablemate 20096 and the pair become extremely well photographed wherever they went. In 2020 both locos were sold to Locomotive Services Limited.
Class 20 20095 also left the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns works, Darlington as a 'Scottish' (large) cab window version (numbered D8095) and was initially allocated to Eastfield in October 1961. Then, in April 1968, it was transferred to Polmadie, Glasgow, but returned again to Eastfield in 1972. Renumbered to 20095 under TOPs in 1973, it remained in Scotland until travelling south to Tinsley in the early 1980s. By the time of this photo Immingham had been its home depot since 1987, this lasting until transfer to Thornaby during 1989. In January 1991, now surplus to requirements, it was withdrawn and placed in storage.
By May 1992 it had been sold to RFS Industries as one of a group of Class 20s acquired for use on Channel Tunnel tracklaying duties and was repainted RFS Grey with the new number 2020. On completion of this work, in August 1993, it was stored by RFS at Doncaster, along with several other Class 20s, until acquisition by BNFL in March 1995 for haulage of nuclear flask traffic.
Following a much needed overhaul, at Brush Traction, it emerged in May 1996 sporting a DRS livery and was renumbered to 20305, then later named 'Gresty Bridge' with body side black nameplates. It remains in DRS livery today and, in January 2020, double-headed the Class 20 Farewell rail tour with DRS stable-mate 20302.
As a footnote; For a short time in 1986 20172 was renumbered as 20305 (20095s later number) from 11 April 1986 to 02 November 1986. It was then renumbered back to 20172.
10.32 07 June 1988 : © TJW: ROTWSI