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British Rail Riddles Standard Class 5MT 73116, being scrapped in 1967

John Cashmore Ltd (also known as J Cashmore, or simply as Cashmore's or other derivations) was a company operating largely in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. It became best known for ship breaking and scrapping redundant British railway locomotives.[1]

History

The company was founded in 1872 by a member of the Cashmore family in Horseley Heath, Staffordshire.[2] While eventually the large part of the business was in Newport, with a business address at the Old Town Dock, the headquarters was in Great Bridge, Tipton.[3][4] Scrapping of steam locomotives from the LMR, ER and WR, also took place at Gold's Hill, Great Bridge.[2]

The shipbreaking business was closed in October 1976, and the remaining business was incorporated into the Gynwed Group.[3]

Ship breaking

It ran a ship breaking business on the banks of the River Usk, which had a very high tide enabling large vessels to be moved upstream.[3] It scrapped many ex-Royal Navy ships including the following:[5]

Civilian vessels

Contributions to Railway Preservation

Thousands of vehicles sent for scrapping with no chance of being rescued for preservation. Their fates were sealed the moment they arrived.[6][7] However, very few were able to escape scrapping for preservation; GWR 6400 Class No. 6430 being one of the most famous examples.[8][9] BR Standard Class 8 No.71000 Duke of Gloucester, which was the only member of its class built and was eventually preserved in the future, was towed to this area in 1967 and due to be scrapped here. However, a man named Maurice Sheppard, who was a former fireman for British Railways, realized that this locomotive was delivered to the wrong scrapyard. It was supposed to go to Woodham Bros. in South Wales instead. In October of 1967, No. 71000 was moved out of Cashmore's and into Barry Scrapyard where it was exposed to the conditions until it was rescued in 1974.[10][11][12] BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 No. 75014 was also sent to Cashmore's scrapyard along with No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester before being sent to Barry, No. 75014 remained at Barry scrapyard until 1981.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Butcher, Roger. "Railway Magazine Article November 2009". What Really Happened to Stea. MJS Website Design. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "John Cashmore Ltd, Great Bridge, Tipton". Sandwell Community History and Archives Service. Black Country History. 1967. PHS/553. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Jim Dyer (20 December 2011). "John Cashmore - Everything Iron And Steel". Newport Past. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ Cranage, John (25 June 2009). "Entrepreneur Norman Cashmore dies". Birmingham Post.net. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ^ Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  6. ^ Butcher, Roger (November 2009). "What really happened to steam" (PDF). The Railway Magazine: 43–48. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ Butcher, Roger (May 2013). "What really happened to steam – an update" (PDF). The Railway Magazine: 25–29.
  8. ^ "GWR 0-6-0PT 6430 Returns to the SDR for a visit". South Devon Railway Association. South Devon Railway. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ "6430". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. WordPress.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. ^ Wilcock, Dennis. "No.71000 - The Impossible Dream - brought to reality on the Great Central Railway" (PDF). Great Central Railway. Retrieved October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ^ "History". BR Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  12. ^ "8P 71000 4-6-2 BR Standard Duke of Gloucester". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. WordPress.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  13. ^ Trevena, Nigel (21 September 1985). Steam for Scrap Volume 2. London, United Kingdom: Atlantic Books. p. 48. ISBN 0906899176.


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