Humber International Terminal - Immingham
The first train to load imported coal at the new Humber International
Terminal at Immingham West.
Class 66 no. 66153 in charge of the first train at the terminal
on 29/8/02
Sign at entrance to Humber International Terminal. Class 60 on loaded
iron ore from Bulk Terminal
to Corus Scunthorpe works.Overhead conveyor brings in ore &
blended coal to stacking area.
Humber
International Terminal construction
took about 18 months,
including diversion or protection of underground
services, one bridge extension,
shortening the relay room, diverting signalling
& telecomm cables and
remodelling the junction in six weekend stages,
each a fortnight apart.
At present, there is one loading pad, which can
grab load one train at once.
The second track is the run round only.
During construction of terminal a culvert under the Killingholme
lines had to be extended to
accomodate the terminals reception sidings. Class 56 on empty MGR
coal train
awaits entry to Bulk terminals coal pad. June 2002
Culvert work progressing well in late June 2002