BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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AVIEMORE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (60B) - The shed opened at Aviemore in 1898, bult by the Highland Railway. The shed is a four road, dead-end shed, approached from the south. A corrugated iron shed was erected for carriages in 1910, providing extra accommodation for locomotives when required. Aviemore was home shed to the engines that acted as bankers on the various steep gradients in the area. In March 1959, the allocation was 12 engines, 2 tank engines for local passenger services, 4 ex-4-4-0's, 4 0-6-0 goods engines and two modern mixed traffic locos. The shed's turntable was to the south. Boat of Garten Shed was the depot's sub shed. After closure in July 1962, track was lifted, but was subsequently restored by the Strathspey Railway which operates the shed. Track within the shed was recycled from Perth Shed. The turntable from Kyle of Lochalsh's Kyle Shed was relocated here. It is to the south of the shed, approached from the shed. A carriage shed has been erected on the site of the former carriage shed, in the 'V' of the junction. Seen here is Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.44979, withdrawn in July 1965 from Perth South Depot.