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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here on the turntable is BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T No.80121, a Polmadie engine.
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POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here on the turntable is BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T No.80121, a Polmadie engine.

  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here in 1956 is Class 08 - BR 0-6-0DE Shunter No.13201, which became D3201 in 1957 and 08 133 under TOPS, being withdrawn from 40A Lincoln in August 1990.
  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here in June 1954 is Riddles BR Clan Class 6P5F 4-6-2 No.72001 CLAN CAMERON, withdrawn from 66A Polmadie in December 1962.
  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here in June 1975 is EE Class 20 Type 1 Bo-Bo DE No.20122, withdrawn from Eastfield TMD in July 1991.
  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here in September 1971 are a trio of Class 20's, all with recessed cabsides for the fitting of tablet exchange apparatus for working over Highland lines. They are 8117 (front), 8090 and 8110.
  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here is Class 17 Clayton Type 1 Bo-Bo No.D8503 on shed with a classmate - they were rarely let out alone! This engine, built in October 1962, was already in store at Preston in October 1968, reinstated, sent to Polmadie and withdrawn for good in October 1971.
  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here is LMS Class 'Royal Scot' No.46105 CAMERON HIGHLANDER in April 1962. This engine was a Polmadie loco from Nationalisation until withdrawal in December 1962.
  • POLMADIE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (66A/PO) - This was an important single ended shed with 14 roads, 7 of them through roads, opened in 1875 by the Caledonian Railway. It was located about 2 miles east of Glasgow Central Station at the junction of a number of lines. The shed was rebuilt several times, notably around 1923 and in the 1940's. Both times the yard was also rearranged. With the later rebuilding the repair shop was in the north part of the building, separated from the running shed by offices and stores. Coaling plant and ash disposal were provided in the yard. It had sub sheds at Motherwell and Paisley St James. In March 1959, it had a huge allocation of engines. This was of course, just before electrification of the WCML began and this reduced the allocation rapidly over the next few years. In March 1959, it was home to no less than 43 2-6-4T's for local passenger work, 45 0-6-0 goods engines of various classes and origins and 17 Pacific's for express passenger duties. By April 1965, this had been reduced to just 39 engines, 21 2-6-4T's, 15 mixed traffic engines and 3 Class A2 Pacific's. After closure in 1967 the site was redeveloped as Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot run by Alstom, who maintain Avanti West Coast's fleet of Class 390 Pendolinos built by Alstom, and Class 221 Super Voyagers, originally built by Bombardier. The depot is also used for daytime storage, maintenance and cleaning of Caledonian Sleeper stock. Seen here on the turntable is BR Standard Class 4MT 2-6-4T No.80121, a Polmadie engine.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in 1955 is Ivatt LMS Class 4MT 2-6-0 No.43141, a Polmont loco from new until July 1958 but which was withdrawn from 55E Normanton in November 1966.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in 1961 is a shed full of engines but the only identifiable one is Reid NBR Class J37 0-6-0 No.64578, a resident of 65A Eastfield, withdrawn from there in May 1962.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in July 1963 are Class 08 shunter D3558, Class J37's Nos. 64537 & 64592, both of them based at Polmont.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in July 1963 are Class J72 0-6-0T No.69104, Class 08 shunter D3388 and Class J35 No.64537, a Polmont loco.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in May 1964 is Class D2/1 0-4-0DM No.D2703 , a Polmont loco from November 1957 but which was transferred to 65F Grangemouth during this month and withdrawn from there in Febraury 1968.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in September 1953 is Reid NBR Class F LNER Class J88 0-6-0T No.68323, allocated to 62A Thornton Junction and withdrawn from there on October 1956.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in September 1959 is Reid NBR Class S LNER Class J37 0-6-0 No.64636, a Polmont native from 1951 until May 1964, when it was transferred to 65F Grangemouth and withdrawn in October 1964.
  • POLMONT LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (64E/65K) - This shed was opened by the North British Railway in 1914 to the west of Polmont Station. It was a wooden 5-road through shed with a sub-shed at Kinneil. In February 1959, it was home to 24 engines, 16 of them NBR 0-6-0 goods engines, 5 were shunting tanks and 3 were tank engines for local passenger duties. In addition, from this time on, the depot was used to store some withdrawn locos including 6 Class D11 4-4-0's, they of the exotic names. The depot closed in May 1964 and was demolished. Seen here in September 1963 is Gresley LNER Class J38 0-6-0 No.65917, a Polmont loco, withdrawn from 62C Dunfermline Upper in November 1966.
  • PYEWIPE TRAM DEPOT, GRIMSBY & IMMINGHAM ELECTRIC RAILWAY - The tram depot at Pyewipe was brick, 2-road shed, with OHL supply, which maintained and serviced the railway's fleet of about 20 tramcars in service at any one time. A line up of trams on depot, with ex-Gateshead Nos.21 & 27, the Works Car, DE320224 and one of the GCR cars in the background, perhaps No.12. The two tracks in the foreground with signal are the BR lines to and from Immingham.
  • PYEWIPE TRAM DEPOT, GRIMSBY & IMMINGHAM ELECTRIC RAILWAY - The tram depot at Pyewipe was brick, 2-road shed, with OHL supply, which maintained and serviced the railway's fleet of about 20 tramcars in service at any one time. It at at the end of a short spur from the tramway mainline and, as can be seen, it ran adjacent to the BR lines into Immingham Docks but had no physical connection. Seen here in 1963, two years after closure in July 1961. The buildings are still in industrial use. Note the OHL mast in the foreground.
  • PYEWIPE TRAM DEPOT, GRIMSBY & IMMINGHAM ELECTRIC RAILWAY - The tram depot at Pyewipe was brick, 2-road shed, with OHL supply, which maintained and serviced the railway's fleet of about 20 tramcars in service at any one time. It sat at the end of short spur from the tramway mainline. Seen here in 1963, two years after closure in July 1961. The buildings are still in industrial use.
  • PYEWIPE TRAM DEPOT, GRIMSBY & IMMINGHAM ELECTRIC RAILWAY - The tram depot at Pyewipe was brick, 2-road shed, with OHL supply, which maintained and serviced the railway's fleet of about 20 tramcars in service at any one time. Tracklaying in progress in 1956 with the Tram Depot in the background. Note the very light OHL gear.
  • REDBRIDGE SLEEPER WORKS - The Southern Railway's sleeper works were at Redbridge, immediately west of Southampton. They not only have railway communication, but being on the river Test, the untreated sleepers and timber also reached the depot by water. There was a tidal log-pond of an area of 5 acres, and a wharf frontage of 900 feet. The area of land occupied was about 22 acres, and there were over 4 miles of sidings of standard gauge, and 500 yards of industrial line of 2 feet 6 gauge. The creosoting depot was founded in 1884 and the switch and crossing shop and foundry was erected in 1924-25.There were three underground concrete tanks for creosote: No. 1 storage tank holding 40,000 gallons; No. 2 working tank had a capacity of 13,000; and No. 3 reserve tank held 40,000 gallons. The creosote was heated to a temperature of 130 degrees by steam supplied by two locomotive-type boilers. There were two steel creosoting cylinders, of 7 feet diameter and 75 feet in length, each holding 464 sleepers of standard size with a working pressure of 200lb. per square inch. The sleepers were under pressure for about two hours and absorbed, normally, 10 lb. of creosote per cubic foot. Before sleepers were treated, they are adzed, bored and sawn to length to receive the chairs by a machine with a capacity of 1,000 sleepers a day. When creosoting was completed the trucks were drawn out of the cylinder by another capstan, and unloaded in the chairing shed. There were two electrically-driven chairing machines which inserted the three chair screws and automatically elevate the chaired sleeper so that it is passed on to a standard railway wagon, ready for dispatch. Seen here in April 1962 shunting in the sleeper works is Class O2 0-4-4T No.31099, built in 1899 and withdrawn from 71A Eastleigh in December 1962. Note the small locoshed to the right of No.31099.
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