BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
Photographs in this gallery are of locomotive depots, both steam and diesel, locomotive works, stabling points and withdrawn locomotives but not those being scrapped. Some of these pictures were taken by me, some passed on by friends and others have been bought and are part of my collection. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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Read MorePLEASE NOTE : IMPORTANT MESSAGE : Please be aware that I do not sell copies of ANY of my pictures, DO NOT email copies to viewers or allow re-posting on other sites. Neither do I wish to enter into correspondence with any individual or group regarding my pictures or their captions. All comments reflect my personal opinions and I am not prepared to discuss these with anyone or to spend the rest of my life answering inane questions. I apologise for this disclaimer but I'm afraid it has been forced upon me. I have no wish to offend anyone and I hope you will continue to enjoy my pictures at your leisure.
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PETERBOROUGH NEW ENGLAND LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (35A/34E) - Steam locomotive depots always had a need for ample supplies if steam and the most common way to obtain this was to requisition an engine that had been withdrawn but had a good boiler and hook it up to the depot's steam lines, using it until the boiler gave out. A replacement was easily obtained. Seen here is Gresley GNR/LNER Class K1 No.61742 being used for that purpose. it had been withdrawn from New England in September 1960 and is seen here in December 1961 in use as a stationary boiler. It was retired from this job in May 1962.