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Former railway maintenance depot in Westhouses, Derbyshire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westhouses Locomotive Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Westhouses, Derbyshire, England.
Location | |
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Location | Westhouses, Derbyshire |
Coordinates | 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.
From 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]
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