Mayer-Newman's scrapyard, Snailwell, Cambridgeshire - The Stack!

Scrapyard memories The scrapyard at Snailwell processed rolling stock that was contaminated with blue asbestos insulation. Mayer-Newman was one of only a handful of contractors licensed to process former B.R. vehicles containing this material. - the units that were contaminated with asbestos would be passed through the on-site firing tunnel (incinerator) before the charred remains were cut-up for scrap.

This was my only visit to Mayer-Newman's scrapyard
In view in this shot are Class 101 Met Cam and Class 105 Cravens DMU driving cars, buried under an assortment of Mark 1 and Mark 2 coaches including E5094, E5108 & E5120. They formed a miniature stack following the space-saving model of operation that was employed so successfully by Vic Berry's at Leicester!
The scrapyard was still connected to the BR network, as can be seen in the foreground.

Taken with a Nikon F-501 SLR camera and 75-200mm zoom lens. Scanned from the original slide with minimal digital restoration

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Taken in: UK / England / East Cambridgeshire / Fordham (show map)

Taken on: January 1, 1988

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