Birkenhead Mollington Street TMD
Closed railway depot in Merseyside, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birkenhead Mollington Street was a former traction maintenance depot located at Mollington Street in Birkenhead, England, on the Birkenhead Dock Branch railway. Although never directly connected by rail, the depot was situated less than 200 m (660 ft) from Birkenhead Central railway station. The depot serviced steam and subsequently diesel locomotives until 1985, when it was closed and demolished. As of 2018[update], the site of the depot is still disused.
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Location | Birkenhead, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53.3865°N 3.0195°W / 53.3865; -3.0195 |
OS grid | SJ322882 |
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Owner | British Rail |
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Opened | 1879 (1879)[1] |
Closed | 24 November 1985 (1985-11-24)[1] |
Original | Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
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