BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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WILLESDEN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (1A/WN) - Willesden Locomotive Depot was opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1873 and was their principal London depot. It eventually grew to encompass a 12-road, brick-built, dead-end shed and a roundhouse, on the south side of the line, west of Willesden Junction Station. In March 1959 it had an allocation of 130 engines of all types including 47 tank engines for local passenger services. with the dieselisation and electrification of lines out Euston, the allocation reduced considerably as the 1960's progressed, reduced to only 65 by April 1965, 18 passenger tanks and the remainder mostly good engines. The steam shed closed in August 1965 and was replaced by a modern traction depot of 6 roads with a large yard to service the modern fleet of diesel and electric locos. Here in June 1964, still packed with steam locos, they are, from the extreme left, 'Britannia' Class No.70034 THOMAS HARDY, Class 5MT's Nos.45056 and 45328, Class 8F No.48479, Class 2MT No.78033, Class 4P No.42431 and Class 5MT No.73033.