Frodingham Depot's scrap line. 1993.
The terminally ill have been put out in the cold in this view taken at Scunthorpe Frodingham Depot on New Years Day 1993. The line up comprises 08 508 (Wdn 01/10/1991), 20 025 (Wdn 09/09/1991), 20 176 (Wdn 21/10/1991), 20 061 (Wdn 21/01/1991), 20 043 (Wdn 27/06/1991) and finally 20 042 (Wdn 27/06/1991). All bar one went to the breakers and are no longer with us. The exception being the last one in the line 20 042. This locomotive was sold to Waterman Railways in September 1993 for preservation but after asbestos removal at M.C.Metals in Glasgow Waterman Railways sold it on to the Yeovil Railway Centre but before the sale was completed Direct Rail Services stepped in and bought the loco in September 1997. It was soon moved to RFS Industries at Doncaster and overhauled to become DRS no. 20 312 and remains in service to this day.
Frodingham Depot's scrap line. 1993.
The terminally ill have been put out in the cold in this view taken at Scunthorpe Frodingham Depot on New Years Day 1993. The line up comprises 08 508 (Wdn 01/10/1991), 20 025 (Wdn 09/09/1991), 20 176 (Wdn 21/10/1991), 20 061 (Wdn 21/01/1991), 20 043 (Wdn 27/06/1991) and finally 20 042 (Wdn 27/06/1991). All bar one went to the breakers and are no longer with us. The exception being the last one in the line 20 042. This locomotive was sold to Waterman Railways in September 1993 for preservation but after asbestos removal at M.C.Metals in Glasgow Waterman Railways sold it on to the Yeovil Railway Centre but before the sale was completed Direct Rail Services stepped in and bought the loco in September 1997. It was soon moved to RFS Industries at Doncaster and overhauled to become DRS no. 20 312 and remains in service to this day.