Rolling stock in Worksop Sidings

[Llandudno]

Travelled from Sheffield to Worksop yesterday, and was amazed to see a large number of locos (class 91?) and numerous carriages plus a variety of units, presumably electric in the sidings on both sides of the running lines.

Does anyone know why they are bring stabled there and what plans are there for them?

 

[unlevel42]

Crossrail and other stock being stored by Harry Neale?

 

[Rail Ranger]

Harry Needle. His company took over those sidings some time ago.

 

[swt_passenger]

Travelled from Sheffield to Worksop yesterday, and was amazed to see a large number of locos (class 91?) and numerous carriages plus a variety of units, presumably electric in the sidings on both sides of the running lines.

Does anyone know why they are bring stabled there and what plans are there for them?

I think the exact reason varies stock by stock, but this is really a rolling stock question. I did a forum search of the rolling stock sub-forum for the word “Worksop” and there are hundreds of results discussing a wide variety of units and loco hauled stock, too much for a simple answer.

 

[43096]

Travelled from Sheffield to Worksop yesterday, and was amazed to see a large number of locos (class 91?) and numerous carriages plus a variety of units, presumably electric in the sidings on both sides of the running lines.

Does anyone know why they are bring stabled there and what plans are there for them?

There's no Class 91s there, I don't think, but there are Mark 4 coaches including DVTs, which may be what you saw. For this stock it is stored off lease pending either sale/lease to another operator or disposal for scrap.

 

[ExRes]

Info from WNXX, new Worksop residents on their way by road from Loughborough, 92046 and 021 to be followed by 040 and 045

 

[Pit_buzzer]

Info from WNXX, new Worksop residents on their way by road from Loughborough, 92046 and 021 to be followed by 040 and 045

92 040 seems to spend its life moving around unproductively.
Does anyone know when it last worked in service, mid 1990s I suspect

 

[SeaKing]

92 040 seems to spend its life moving around unproductively.
Does anyone know when it last worked in service, mid 1990s I suspect

April 2001 possibly.

 

[childwallblues]

The 92s were due to be cleared out of Loughborough. Interesting to see were they are going.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

I believe some GA Class 321s are stored there

 

[ExRes]

The 92s were due to be cleared out of Loughborough. Interesting to see were they are going.

I believe 046 is destined for preservation at Margate, if so it will at least be within sniffing distance of the channel