Toton TMD

Local traffic included coal and iron ore and steel from the nearby Stanton Ironworks.

With the introduction of Merry-go-round trains direct from colliery to power station, and the decline in the use of domestic coal in favour of North Sea gas, rail traffic through the yards was diminishing quickly.

More recently a number of locos at Toton have been modified for use in France by fellow Deutsche Bahn subsidiary Euro Cargo Rail.

From 2009 both the North Yard and the New Bank sidings became accessible from the south after the whole of the Toton area was re-signalled with a certain amount of remodelling also taking place.

Toton lost the last of its domestic coal traffic in the mid-2000s, when GB Railfreight took over transport originating from Daw Mill Colliery from EWS.

The mothballed yard will be used for storage of assets not currently in use, including locomotives (Class 60s) and wagons.

A classic mid-1980s shot of Toton, showing the Teesside Steelworks / Lackenby sidings – Corby Steelworks train on the up main line headed by a British Rail Class 37 , whilst a British Rail Class 56 leaves the North Yard with coal empties on the second down goods line
Toton TMD with Class 60 and Class 66s on shed
Toton "Down" sidings
Toton "Up" sidings and the site of the marshalling yard. The proposed site of the High Speed 2 East Midlands Hub railway station .