BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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TWEEDMOUTH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (52D) - Opened in 1847 by the North Eastern Railway just east of the station, Tweedmouth had a roundhouse and a 4-road through shed. In April 1959, it had an allocation of 37 engines, including 2 Class A3's (60069/72) and 5 Class V2's, the rest being mainly goods engines and shunting tanks. Berwick was a loco-changing point for semi-fast expresses to/from Edinburgh. Seen in this 1959 shot inside the roundhouse are Class J25 0-6-0 No.65706, Wainwright SECR Class D 4-4-0 No.31737 and to its right a GER Class 2-4-0, probably No.490. These two locos and 'Terrier' 0-6-0T No.563 BOXHILL , all belonging to the NRM, were stored here for a while in 1959 - must given a few spotters a nasty shock! The depot closed in June 1966.