Westhouses Locomotive Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Westhouses, Derbyshire, England.
 A Class 20 stabled at the depot | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Westhouses, Derbyshire |
| Coordinates | 53°06′52″N 1°21′48″W / 53.1144°N 1.3634°W |
| OS grid | SK427576 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | British Rail |
| Depot code | WT (1975 - 1987)[1] |
| Type | Diesel |
| History | |
| Opened | 1890[2] |
| Closed | 1987[3] |
| Former depot code | 16G (1 September 1963 - 3 October 1966) WU (6 May 1973 - 4 January 1975) |
The depot's TOPS code was WT.
History
editFrom March 1966 to November 1966, Class 11 locomotives were stabled here but they were sent to Newton Heath and Crewe Diesel TMD.[4] Class 20, 25, 47 and 56 locomotives were also stabled here.[5] After a Class 56 derailed in the shed yard, a decision was taken to close the lines into the shed and the staff were moved to Tibshelf Sidings where locomotives continued to service mid week.[6]
References
edit- ^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Westhouses Locomotive Depot and environs". Flickr. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Locomotive Depots: Westhouses (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Locomotive Depots: Westhouses (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Westhouses Locomotive Depot and environs". Flickriver. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Fisher, Alex, ed. (May 2018). On Shed, 2: London Midland Region Western (North) & Midland Lines. Cudham, Kent: Kelsey Media. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-910554-83-8.
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