British Rail Locos for sale 2004 - 2006. Reclaimed locos offered up for tender, to scrap or preserve

A revisit to a parts reclamation depot based in the north west. It was decided in 2004 that the locomotives were no longer needed on the modern network and so it was decided to sell the remaining stock at the Springs Branch depot based in Wigan. They were offered for scrap, parts reclamation to scrapyards and preservation societies. It has been 3 years since i last visited the depot and it was full of new stock in different states of decay. This footage was filmed in 2004 and 2006.
A very emotional video, but essential all the same.
Engines present were:
Class 08 661, 673, 940.
Class 31 530.
Class 37 185, 407, 170, 370, 071, 074, 037, 131, 225, 162, 255, 040, 376, 414, 088, 242, 715, 073.
Class 47 565, 566, 576, 478, 241, 328, 624, 033, 474, 146, 513, 310, 536, 217, 331, 779, 768.
Class 56 004, 029, 034, 036, 066, 080, 132.
Class 73 132.
Class 86 603.

[@briankay4713]

Was a regular visitor here back in the day ....Great memories ... Fantastic video

[@DJWerkz]

Class 37 is my favorite of British locomotives

[@WildB06]

37 037 survived into preservation on the South Devon Railway

[@nickmelling4238]

Good stuff mate, enjoyed that

[@SteveSmithRailways]

Sad times

[@tracya4087]

heartbreaking , i have started to collect cab panels

[@matthewjohnson7672]

If this was America all be saved. For me I would send to Chatterley Whitfield mine and save for future, after that used on Stoke to leekbrook

[@alistairscott137]

what a wicked waste of good engines, life still left in a lot of them😡

[@48firefox]

If this was India or some poor African country they would still be running them, or making one good one out of about 5 scrap ones.

[@MM0IMC]

Sad sight... I hate seeing graffiti on the railway!

[@111greatbear3]

Has much changed now?

[@onemanc]

Yes and no. The shed is still the same, used by leaf blowers. The two sidings at either end have been electrified and are used for stabling northern emus. Life in the old girl yet!