Erewash Freight and Westhouses observations.

Alex Fisher has been recerching this info in connection with a modling project and some of the details are shown here..


Erewash Freight turns.

7M60 Ashburys – Toton

Date,  Locomotives, Consist:
26/08/84    58 011    Railfreight 1 Ferry Van,  4 VBA’s, 5 HEA’s
18/09/84    58 006    Railfreight Stone,VBA,oil, VBA

Steve Kemp as the following photos of this turn :

http://stevekempsbritishtransportphotos.fotopic.net/p27786481.html
http://stevekempsbritishtransportphotos.fotopic.net/p27789509.html
http://stevekempsbritishtransportphotos.fotopic.net/p47759848.html
http://stevekempsbritishtransportphotos.fotopic.net/p27788779.html
http://stevekempsbritishtransportphotos.fotopic.net/p47812611.html

Freightliner Services

Date         From     To             Loco       Livery Details
03/07/84  Beeston Coatbridge 46 026    BR Blue
11/07/84  Beeston Coatbridge 46 045    BR Blue

In the May 1982 trip book Westhouses had the following work:
6T01 Class 47 DB/SS
Ex Westhouses HS 0640 SX Three shift MGR trips Riddings Jn to Ratcliffe PS or Castle Donington PS until 0220
6T02 Class 56
Ex Westhouses HS 0645 MO Three shift MGR trips Bentick Colly-Ratcliffe PS until 0320 SO
6T03 Class 56
Ex Westhouses HS 0602 SX Three shift MGR trips Tibshelf Sdgs, Sutton Colliery & Bentinck -Ratcliffe PS until 0320 SO
6T04 Class 56
Ex Westhouses HS 0730 SX one shift MGR trip Tibshelf Sdgs & Silverhill Colliery-Willington PS until 1500
6T05 Class 56
Ex Westhouses HS 0615 SX two shift MGR trip Tibshelf Sdgs & Silverhill Colliery-Staythorpe PS & Willington PS until 2046
9T11 2 x Class 20
Ex Westhouses HS 0645 SX two shift trips to Avenue, Toton NB, Tibshelf Sdgs & Clipstone Colliery, Codnor Pk Sdgs & Avenue until 2100
9T14 Class 20
Ex Westhouses HS 0715 SX one shift Trip & Shunt Ballast /Traffic as required
9T15 2 x Class 20
Ex Westhouses HS 1000 SX one shift trip Blackwell sdgs, Tibshelf, ECP Co Sdgs, Cripple Sdgs & Toton NB until 1730

There was also a 9T18 Weekend ballast working 2140 Sat - 0435 Sun as required

From the May 84 WTT


Freightliner services - These were:
4S86 1943 SX Nottingham FLT-Coatbridge FLT
4M65 1917 SX Coatbridge FLT-Nottingham FLT

Corby Coil turns
6M29 2300 FSX Lackenby BSC-Corby BSC
6M29 2300 FO Lackenby BSC-Toton Old Bank
6D23 0522 MO Toton Old Bank-Corby BSC
6E40 1010 SX Corby BSC-Lackenby BSC
6E37 2025 SX Corby BSC-Lackenby BSC
6M47 1045 SX Lackenby BSC-Corby BSC

c/o Mike Hollick
http://mikeh-railways.fotopic.net

KP Mulhall adds:

I was based at Rufford Pit on BR as lampman in 1979-1980-1981 and can remember T11 working out of Rufford with traffic for Avenue coke plant at Hasland and also with traffic for Toton,plus Rufford send one train of HBA/HEA out via Mansfield South Junction which was worked by a class 56 from westhouses on 6T11.


Corby Coil turns

Date H’code From To Loco’s Details
11/05/82 6E40 Corby Lackenby 31 153 & 31 143 7:18pm past Langley Mill ‘ETA’ Westhouses 7:30-35
23/09/83 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 045 & 37 073 and 6E40 return
20/09/83 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 006 & 37078 and 6E40 return
18/01/84 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 095 & 37 015
20/01/84 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 095 & 37 015
21/01/84 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 095 & 37 015
23/01/84 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 095 & 37 015
18/01/84 6E40 Corby Lackenby 37 095 & 37 015
19/01/84 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 245 & 37 054 and 6E40 return
24/01/84 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 245 & 37 054 and 6E40 return
14/07/84  Lackenby Corby 56 091 & 56 130 Large Logo Blue
06/03/85  Lackenby Corby 37 096 & 37 042 BR Blue sealed marker lights,  a re-laid line through Avenue.
04/10/85 6M47 Lackenby Corby 37 095 & 37 062 Both Rail Blue, with White Cantrail high Stripe
30/01/87 6M47 Lackenby Corby 37 066 & 37 078 Both Rail Blue, with White Cantrail high Stripe
28/04/87  Lackenby Corby 37501 & 37502 37 501 in Railfreight Redstripe and 37 502 in British Steal Blue
04/07/87 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 513 & 37 514 and 6E40 return
24/07/87 6M40 Lackenby Corby 37 514 & 37 513 and 6E40 return
29/06/89 6M47 Lackenby Corby 37517 & 37518 Railfreight Grey
08/04/91 6M47 Lackenby Corby 60 037 Railfreight Special
02/11/92 6E40 Corby Lackenby 60 018 Start of Class 60 haulage
07/01/95  Lackenby Corby 60 022 Ingleborough) Derailed near Corby leaving the class 60 stranded
12/09/96 6Z33 Lackenby Corby 60 069 Unbranded two tone grey, departed at 0453
07/07/97 6E40 Corby Lackenby 60 001
20/10/98 6M29 Lackenby Corby 60 001 and 6E40 return
07/04/00 6M29 Lackenby Corby 60 060 04:00 departure and 6E40 return
02/03/00 6M29 Lackenby Corby 60 047 05:39 departure
02/03/00 6E40 Corby Lackenby 60 047
01/03/00 6M29 Lackenby Corby 60 047 05:48 departure
01/03/00 6E40 Corby Lackenby 60 047
28/02/00 6M29 Lackenby Corby 60 047 05:45 departure

The class 08 stabled at Westhouses at the weekend would not be out of place going through  
Alfreton light as Mon.-Fri.this was outstationed at Bentinck colliery to assist  
the class 47 with loading before the introduction of class  56's.             
                                                                         
D.Taylor.


Westhouses Shed Observations:
May 1955 (52 loco’s)

Class             Numbers
‘3F’ 0-6-0    43235, 43253, 43266, 43327, 43331
‘4F’ 0-6-0    43580, 43850, 43856, 43860, 43866, 43867, 43880, 43885, 43966, 43998, 44006, 44014, 44118,
                     44130, 44170, 44173, 44188, 44191, 44229, 44229 44284, 44285, 44321. 44430. 44482, 44598,
                     44605
‘3F’ 0-6-0T  47466
‘8F’ 2-8-0    48056, 48057, 48060, 48063, 48115, 48118, 48212, 48280, 48333, 48353, 48404, 48430,  48444,
                     48494, 48495, 48620, 48623, 48650, 48661,
‘2F’ 0-6-0    58166, 58168,

Monday 04/01/76 (20 loco's):

20088 20163 47321 20004 20149 20158 20152 20162 20140 20160 20141 20199 20146 47326 20045 20074 20170
08045 20081 20189

10 / 04 / 76 (20 loco’s)
Class 20’s 20073, 20041, 20192, 20113, 20158, 20067, 20069, 20035, 20193, 20081, 20150, 20185, 20167, 20174, 20084, 20151, 20172
Class 47’s 47364 47306
Class 08’s 08293

Sunday 02/05/76 (Total 18 locos's):

08828-green, 20195, 20165-green, 20070, 20160, 20097, 20134, 20148, 20172, 20042, 20178, 20047-green, 47324,
20190, 20151-green, 20135, 47331, 47366.

Sunday 09/05/76 (Total 18 loco’s)
Class 20’s 20134, 20070, 20071, 20045, 20135, 20195, 20047, 20042, 20067, 20148, 20152, 20150, 20035, 20097, 20172
Class 47’s 47366, 47331
Class 08’s 08828

Sunday 25/07/76 (Total 17 loco's)

47329, 08018, 20142, 20193, 20187, 20181, 20169, 20166, 20071, 20067, 20176, 20113, 20164-green, 47321,
20150-green, 20004, 20044.

Monday 09 / 11 / 76 (Total 3)
Class 20’s 20142, 20040, 20037

March/April 1978
Class 08’s 08018
Class 20’s 20001, 20048, 20063, 20075, 20082, 20136, 20142, 20153, 20156, 29157, 20160, 20166, 20181, 20188, 20194
Class 47’s 47326, 47331, 47334

Sunday 19 / 4 / 80 (Total 22 loco’s)
Class 20’s 20044, 20072, 20082, 20134, 20139, 20143, 20148, 20158, 20162, 20164, 20167, 20168, 20174, 20178, 20180 20190, 20192
Class 47’s 47323
Class 56’s 56062, 56068, 56069

Saturday 06/09/80
Class 20’s 20013/050/073/150/155/157/161/162/164/165/177/180/181/182/183/192
Class 56’s 56036/050/059

Saturday 27 / 9 / 80 (Total 19 locos)
Class 20’s 20013, 20050, 20073, 20150, 20157, 20180, 20181, 20182, 20183, 20155, 20192, 20177, 20161, 20187, 20165, 20162
Class 56’s 56056, 56059, 56068

31/01/81 (Total 18 locos)
Class 20’s 20084, 20196, 20136, 20013, 20082, 20182, 20167, 20180, 20162, 20158, 20075, 20174,
20176, 20165
Class 47’s 47204
Class 56’s 56067, 56060, 56058

09/05/81
Class 20’s 20044/047/072/134/139/148/151/158/161/162/164/167/174/190/192
Class 47’s 47328
Class 56’s 56058/062/069

Wed 29/7/81 (Total 20 locos)
Class 20’s 20084, 20163, 20195, 20167, 20174, 20157, 20173, 20088, 20147, 20134, 20164, 20165, 20150, 20162, 20160, 20082, 20067
Class 56’s 56054, 56048, 56068

27/02/82 - in thick fog (Total 14 locos)  c/o Mike Hollick
Class 20's 20167, 20185, 20188, 20183, 20177, 20142, 20155, 20113, 20162, 20150
Class 56's 56055, 56058, 56067, 56062

08/10/83 (Total 9 locos)   c/o Mike Hollick
Class 20's 20159, 20174, 20047, 20082
Class 56's 56066, 56056, 56075, 56053, 56062



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