Vic Berry

[1] Like Woodham Brothers at Barry, Vic Berry focused initially on breaking up redundant passenger coaches and goods wagons.

The yard did not exclusively deal with these locomotives, as examples of classes 02, 03, 08, 20, 26, 31, 33, 37, 40, 45, 47, 50, 82, 83, 84 and 85 were scrapped on site, along with a large quantity of BR DMUs.

As the scrapyard was connected to the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line, the yard contained a large number of locomotives, coaches, wagons, and DMUs which were held for either purchase or scrapping.

[citation needed] As a result of the fire and after months of difficulties, the Vic Berry Company ceased trading in June 1991, the final straw being the failure to reach a deal with its landlord, British Rail, for the decontamination of 170 grounded bodies in the Western Boulevard which contained asbestos.

[6] On 7 June, British Rail gave Vic Berry five days to begin clearing the site or it would bring in a contractor to do so.