Toton Traction Maintenance Depot or Toton Sidings is a large traction maintenance depot located in Toton, Nottinghamshire. The TOPS depot code for the depot is TO.[2] Before TOPS, the shed code was 16A (18A prior to 1963).[3]
The history of the development of Toton is highly associated with the history, development and decline of the coal industry in England. The Midland Railway had developed the Midland Main Line from the 1860s, and had a developing revenue from coal traffic from both the Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire coalfields to the power stations of the industrialised West Midlands. This traffic was added to by the fact that most towns also had their own gasworks, with coal delivered by rail to their own private sidings, and the rapidly developing domestic use of coal for heating and cooking.
With need to marshall coal traffic, a location close to the strategically located Trent Junction became obvious, and hence the development of Toton as a railway yard from the late 19th century.[6] The yards eventually spanned: the Old/New Banks; North Yard and Meadow; East & West Yard; Sandiacre Ballast Sidings. Coal traffic reached its peak through the yards post World War II in the 1950s, with over 1million wagons per year passing through what was then the largest marshalling yard in Europe, and the third largest in the world. Local traffic included coal and iron ore and steel from the nearby Stanton Ironworks. With the coming of the Beeching Axe, British Railways shelved all proposed development of any other marshalling yards, thereby increasing traffic through the yards further. This was the peak of Toton traffic. However, by the 1970s the yard was in decline. With the introduction of Merry-go-round trains direct from colliery to power station, and the decline in the use of domestic coal in favour of North Sea gas, rail traffic through the yards was diminishing quickly. The Down Side ceased hump shunting in 1978, followed by the Up Side in 1984. Many of the yards were lifted during the 1970s and 1980s, and in the late 1980s the yards were rationalised to the basic shape seen today. This was the era when Toton TMD was the home of Class 20, Class 56 and Class 58.
Changes in the maintenance of locomotives have also meant that Toton is now the only TMD within DB Cargo UK where heavy maintenance is carried out on locomotives. More recently a number of locos at Toton have been modified for use in France by fellow Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail.
The traincrew depot has also declined as a result of the loss of traffic and now has a depot complement of 48 drivers (in 2010), which contrasts with the depot's complement on privatisation when around 170 drivers were based here.
The changes in traffic flows have meant changes in the way freight is handled by the yards at Toton, primarily because the great majority of the trains now originate from south of the yards and therefore have to be propelled into the North Yard. Following the remodelling of the 1970s and 1980s there is no connection directly into Toton Yards from the south.
From 2009 both the North Yard and the New Bank sidings became accessible from the south after the whole of the Toton area was re-signalled with a certain amount of remodelling also taking place. It is now also possible to depart south from the North Yard which, as its name would suggest, was designed for trains heading North.
Toton lost the last of its domestic coal traffic in the mid-2000s, when GB Railfreight took over transport originating from Daw Mill Colliery from EWS. Now the main traffic is:
Rail infrastructure services for Network Rail, and weekend ballast and engineering trains
At 23:59 on 26 April 2009 the New Bank yard on the up side of the main lines (below the bank) was closed due to the economic situation and the associated decline in freight traffic. The mothballed yard will be used for storage of assets not currently in use, including locomotives (Class 60s) and wagons.
ReferencesEdit
^ ab(PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"TOPS Depot Codes". www.railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"Pre-TOPS Depot Codes". www.railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Correspondent, Graeme Paton, Transport. "Toton sidings in line to become £2.7bn HS2 mega-station". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 February 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^"East Midlands Hub (Toton)". High Speed 2. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth; Hartwell, Clare (2020). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Yale University Press. p. 173. ISBN9780300247831.
Kelly, Peter (July 1983). "A taste of Toton". Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. pp. 60–62. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.
"Toton to get £½million shed extension". Rail. No. 297. EMAP National Publications. 29 January – 11 February 1997. p. 8. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
Dunn, Pip (26 August – 8 September 1998). "Toton: the 24-hour service centre". Rail. No. 338. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 24–27. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
Harris, Nigel (9–22 September 1998). "Around 30,000 attend Toton's 'rail event of the decade'". Rail. No. 339. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 20–27. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
Page, Mike (23 September – 6 October 1998). "EWS/RAIL Toton Open Weekend from the air!". Rail. No. 340. EMAP Apex Publications. pp. 10–13. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
"Toton paint shop opens next month". Rail. No. 342. EMAP Apex Publications. 21 October – 3 November 1998. p. 13. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toton Traction Maintenance Depot.
An overhead view of the depot.
Toton-Rail website Images of the infrastructure and trains in the Toton area.
October 19, 2023
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Toton Traction Maintenance Depot or Toton Sidings is a large traction maintenance depot located in Toton Nottinghamshire The TOPS depot code for the depot is TO 2 Before TOPS the shed code was 16A 18A prior to 1963 3 Toton TMDDiesel locomotives on shed during the BR era LocationLocationToton Nottinghamshire United KingdomCoordinates52 54 51 N 1 16 50 W 52 9141 N 1 2806 W 52 9141 1 2806OS gridSK484355CharacteristicsOperatorDB Cargo UKDepot codeTO 1 TypeDieselHistoryOriginalMidland RailwayPre groupingLMSPost groupingBritish RailwaysFormer depot code18A 1948 1963 16A 1963 1973 1 Prior to the 2021 Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands the site was the proposed location of the East Midlands Hub railway station on the Leeds Branch of HS2 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Present 2 1 Toton TMD 2 2 Toton Marshalling Yards 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory Edit nbsp A classic mid 1980s shot of Toton showing the Teesside Steelworks Lackenby sidings Corby Steelworks train on the up main line headed by a British Rail Class 37 whilst a British Rail Class 56 leaves the North Yard with coal empties on the second down goods lineThe history of the development of Toton is highly associated with the history development and decline of the coal industry in England The Midland Railway had developed the Midland Main Line from the 1860s and had a developing revenue from coal traffic from both the Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire coalfields to the power stations of the industrialised West Midlands This traffic was added to by the fact that most towns also had their own gasworks with coal delivered by rail to their own private sidings and the rapidly developing domestic use of coal for heating and cooking With need to marshall coal traffic a location close to the strategically located Trent Junction became obvious and hence the development of Toton as a railway yard from the late 19th century 6 The yards eventually spanned the Old New Banks North Yard and Meadow East amp West Yard Sandiacre Ballast Sidings Coal traffic reached its peak through the yards post World War II in the 1950s with over 1million wagons per year passing through what was then the largest marshalling yard in Europe and the third largest in the world Local traffic included coal and iron ore and steel from the nearby Stanton Ironworks With the coming of the Beeching Axe British Railways shelved all proposed development of any other marshalling yards thereby increasing traffic through the yards further This was the peak of Toton traffic However by the 1970s the yard was in decline With the introduction of Merry go round trains direct from colliery to power station and the decline in the use of domestic coal in favour of North Sea gas rail traffic through the yards was diminishing quickly The Down Side ceased hump shunting in 1978 followed by the Up Side in 1984 Many of the yards were lifted during the 1970s and 1980s and in the late 1980s the yards were rationalised to the basic shape seen today This was the era when Toton TMD was the home of Class 20 Class 56 and Class 58 Present EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Toton TMD Edit nbsp Toton TMD with Class 60 and Class 66s on shedSince the privatisation of the UK rail network Toton TMD has been operated by DB Cargo UK As at 2021 it is home to the Class 60 and Class 66 diesel locomotives Changes in the maintenance of locomotives have also meant that Toton is now the only TMD within DB Cargo UK where heavy maintenance is carried out on locomotives More recently a number of locos at Toton have been modified for use in France by fellow Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail The traincrew depot has also declined as a result of the loss of traffic and now has a depot complement of 48 drivers in 2010 which contrasts with the depot s complement on privatisation when around 170 drivers were based here Toton Marshalling Yards Edit nbsp Toton Down sidings nbsp Toton Up sidings and the site of the marshalling yard The proposed site of the High Speed 2 East Midlands Hub railway station The changes in traffic flows have meant changes in the way freight is handled by the yards at Toton primarily because the great majority of the trains now originate from south of the yards and therefore have to be propelled into the North Yard Following the remodelling of the 1970s and 1980s there is no connection directly into Toton Yards from the south From 2009 both the North Yard and the New Bank sidings became accessible from the south after the whole of the Toton area was re signalled with a certain amount of remodelling also taking place It is now also possible to depart south from the North Yard which as its name would suggest was designed for trains heading North Toton lost the last of its domestic coal traffic in the mid 2000s when GB Railfreight took over transport originating from Daw Mill Colliery from EWS Now the main traffic is Domestic coal from Scotland via Milford Coal imports from Immingham Avonmouth and Liverpool docks for onward transit to Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station Rail infrastructure services for Network Rail and weekend ballast and engineering trainsAt 23 59 on 26 April 2009 the New Bank yard on the up side of the main lines below the bank was closed due to the economic situation and the associated decline in freight traffic The mothballed yard will be used for storage of assets not currently in use including locomotives Class 60s and wagons References Edit a b The all time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes PDF TheRailwayCentre com 5 May 2006 Archived from the original on 17 December 2013 Retrieved 19 August 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link TOPS Depot Codes www railwaycodes org uk Retrieved 22 February 2022 Pre TOPS Depot Codes www railwaycodes org uk Retrieved 22 February 2022 Correspondent Graeme Paton Transport Toton sidings in line to become 2 7bn HS2 mega station ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 22 February 2022 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link East Midlands Hub Toton High Speed 2 Retrieved 22 February 2022 Pevsner Nikolaus Williamson Elizabeth Hartwell Clare 2020 The Buildings of England Nottinghamshire Yale University Press p 173 ISBN 9780300247831 Rail Atlas Great Britain amp Ireland S K Baker ISBN 0 86093 553 1Further reading EditKelly Peter July 1983 A taste of Toton Rail Enthusiast EMAP National Publications pp 60 62 ISSN 0262 561X OCLC 49957965 Toton to get million shed extension Rail No 297 EMAP National Publications 29 January 11 February 1997 p 8 ISSN 0953 4563 OCLC 49953699 Dunn Pip 26 August 8 September 1998 Toton the 24 hour service centre Rail No 338 EMAP Apex Publications pp 24 27 ISSN 0953 4563 OCLC 49953699 Harris Nigel 9 22 September 1998 Around 30 000 attend Toton s rail event of the decade Rail No 339 EMAP Apex Publications pp 20 27 ISSN 0953 4563 OCLC 49953699 Page Mike 23 September 6 October 1998 EWS RAIL Toton Open Weekend from the air Rail No 340 EMAP Apex Publications pp 10 13 ISSN 0953 4563 OCLC 49953699 Toton paint shop opens next month Rail No 342 EMAP Apex Publications 21 October 3 November 1998 p 13 ISSN 0953 4563 OCLC 49953699 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toton Traction Maintenance Depot An overhead view of the depot Toton Rail website Images of the infrastructure and trains in the Toton area Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toton TMD amp oldid 1084765379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
