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Steam engine dismantlers


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Anyone remember Slag Reductions fleet of Foden 8 wheelers. Also, until I read this article I never knew they dismantled steam engines. W/E,

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They used to do it at the scrapyard near the level crossing at Beighton.

There also used to be a scrapyard in Chesterfield which did similar steam engine scrappage.

I would assume that this work was entrusted to scrap yard which were very close to, or had direct rail access to get the engines in.

The three mentioned so far seem to fit this idea.

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