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Saltley TMD - Shunters

Saltley depot was an early user of diesel shunters. After the World War 2 the LMS and later British Railways introduced a diesel shunter powered by an English Electric engine that was eventually classified by British Rail as Class 11. These locomotives were very much the precursors to the far more numerous Class 08 shunters. By the  early 1970s the Class 11 diesel shunters had been withdrawn and Saltley depot had an allocation of Class 08 diesel shunters. The duties for Saltley shunters are shown in the following table.

 

Saltley Class 08 shunter duties 1977 to 1978 period
Nuneaton Area - (Stabling Nuneaton Station Stabling Point)
Nuneaton Station area pilot Monday to Friday only Can be vacuum brake only
Abbey Street Goods Monday to Friday only Can be vacuum brake only
Coventry Area (Stabling at location shown)
Goods depot/Parcels depot 7 days a week Can be vacuum brake only
Birmingham Area (Stabling at location shown)
Birmingham New Street Station pilot. 7 days a week Must be dual brake
Curzon Street Sidings 7 days a week Must be dual brake (2 duties)
Duddeston Carriage Sidings 7 days a week Must be dual brake
Tyseley Carriage Sidings 7 days a week Must be dual brake
Bordesley Goods Monday to Friday only Can be vacuum brake only
Washwood Heath Up Sidings Monday to Friday only Can be vacuum brake only
Washwood Heath Down Sidings Monday to Friday only Can be vacuum brake only

During the 1970s many of the 08 shunters in the West Midlands area moved a number of times between the three local depots of Saltley, Bescot and Tyseley until by the 1980s many of the shunters were based at Tyseley Depot who by then covered all the key duties like station pilot duties at Birmingham New Street. After the beginning of the 1980s Class 08 shunters became a less and less common sight at Saltley TMD.  

Class 08 shunters known to have been allocated to Saltley Depot

TOPS Number Date allocated Date moved Painted rail blue TOPS renumbering External hinges Wooden cab door
08067 May-78 Jun-83   Mar-74 Yes Yes
08103 Aug-55 Feb-74 Jun-69 Apr-74 Yes Yes
08461 Nov-60 Jun-83 Jun-69 Apr-74 No Yes
08467 Aug-59 Nov-81   Apr-74 No Yes
08536 May-73 May-78   Feb-74 No No
08597 May-71 Mar-83   Apr-74 No No
08647 Apr-75 Jun-83 Oct-70 Mar-74 No No
08740 Feb-74 Jun-83   Apr-74 No No
08742 Apr-68 Jun-83   Apr-74 No No
08790 Sep-63 Nov-84   Apr-74 No No
08805 Sep-63 Jun-83   Mar-74 No No
08807 Sep-63 Jun-83   Apr-74 No No
08893 May-75 Jun-83 Dec-75 Sep-74 No No
08908 Oct-69 Nov-79   Apr-74 No No
08919 Aug-69 Jun-83   Feb-74 No No
08920 Sep-70 Jun-83 Apr-78 Mar-74 No No