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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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RIPPLE LANE TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (RL) - This depot code was located to the south of Castle Green, London. It was about 9 miles east of Fenchurch Street station near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north. In the 1970's and 1980's Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF). At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane for duties in the yard and at the nearby Ford factory. In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight. The depot closed in 1993 although at least part of the yard remains open. Seen here fairly packed with locomotives including 47016 with its 'Stratford Roof' in 1980
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RIPPLE LANE TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (RL) - This depot code was located to the south of Castle Green, London. It was about 9 miles east of Fenchurch Street station near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north. In the 1970's and 1980's Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF). At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane for duties in the yard and at the nearby Ford factory. In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight. The depot closed in 1993 although at least part of the yard remains open. Seen here fairly packed with locomotives including 47016 with its 'Stratford Roof' in 1980

  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services, although diesels were also maintained as required. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. After closure of the Woodhead route, a line of Class 76's inside the otherwise deserted depot.
  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services, although diesels were also maintained as required. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. A view down the side of the shed into the stabling roads. I'm not sure that all of these locos are operational.
  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services, although diesels were also maintained as required. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. Here we see Class 76 EM1 No.E26019 standing in the doorway when nearly new.
  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services, although diesels were also maintained as required. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. In this view from the 1980's we can see a Class 40 and number of the EMU's used on local services. Note the two Class 76 electrics grounded on the right.
  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services, although diesels were also maintained as required. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. Seen here is 76028 arriving on depot.
  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services, although diesels were also maintained as required. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. The depot is seen here in July 1980, not exactly a hive of activity, with two locos grounded on the left. The other two do not appear to have catenary gear.
  • REDDISH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (39A) - Reddish Depot was built in 1954 especially to service and maintain the locomotives used on the newly electrified Manchester to Sheffield Woodhead Route and EMU's used on local passenger services. In 1981, the Woodhead Route closed but the depot remained open until April 1983 to service the EMU's and such diesel locomotives as turned up. The depot was demolished and became a housing estate in about 2007. Just to prove that diesel locos were also maintained here, we see 40133 under repair.
  • REDDITCH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - This small, single road depot was built and opened by the Midland Railway in 1872 and coded 3C. Under the LMS it became a sub-shed of Bourneville. The flat roof replaced the original pitched roof in about 1938. The shed closed in June 1964 and was demolished shortly thereafter. Seen here in July 1959 is Fowler LMS Class 4P 2-6-4T No.42327, a 21A Saltley loco at that date, withdrawn from 9E Trafford Park in August 1965. Just behind it is what appears to be the tender of an Ivatt Class 4MT 2-6-0.
  • REDHILL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (75B) - The South East Coast Railway opened this depot in 1853. It was a 3-road brick-built through shed in the fork of the Tonbridge and Brighton lines, south of the station. In May 1959, it had an allocation of 24 engines, 2 LBSCR Class C2X 0-6-0's, 9 SR Class N 2-6-0's, 19 BR Class 4MT 2-6-0's and 3 LSWR Class S15 4-6-0's. The depot closed in June 1965. Seen here in March 1961 on the left is Class N 2-6-0 No.31867, a Redhill loco, withdrawn from there in July 1963. On the right is SR Class V 'Schools' 4-4-0 No.30939 LEATHERHEAD, withdrawn from 70A Nine Elms in June 1961.
  • REEDSMOUTH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - Built by the North British Railway on the Border Counties line in 1862 and closed by BR in 1952. It was a sub-shed of 52C Blaydon and had no fixed allocation. It stood in the V of the junction to the north of the station and was a brick 2-road building able to hold up to 6 engines and had the only turntable on the Border Counties line. 8 men were employed there in 4 crews. The building still exists and is used by a local farmer. It is seen here in July 1952 and may already be closed although the coal stack looks well made up.
  • REGENT ROAD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT, Jersey Eastern Railway. The mainline is on the extreme right, curving around to Snow Hill terminus. The carriage shed is on the left and the 2-road engine shed on the right. Note the gates across the line: these were the gates protected by the signal shown elsewhere. Note also the large disc signal outside the depot.
  • RETFORD LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36E) - Retford Depot was built by the Great Northern Railway opposite their station in 1875 and closed to steam in 1965. I suspect that this picture was taken after closure as all of the locos, mainly Class O2 2-8-0's it appears, seem to be dead.
  • RETFORD THRUMPTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - Retford was blessed with two locomotive depots, this one being on the Great Central Railways cross country and mainly freight line from Sheffield to Gainsborough and thence to Grimsby and Immingham. This was mainly a freight depot and closed in 1965. Here we see Class B1 No.61208 outside the shed in 1964, an engine based here at that time.
  • RETFORD THRUMPTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (36C) - Retford was blessed with two locomotive depots, this one being on the Great Central Railways cross country and mainly freight line from Sheffield to Gainsborough and thence to Grimsby and Immingham. This was mainly a freight depot and closed in 1965. Here we see Class O4 No.63665, a loco based here, from where it was withdrawn in December 1963.
  • RHYL LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (6K) - Surprisingly, although on the Welsh coast, Rhyl locoshed was a sub-shed of 6A Chester Midland and was in the Midland Region. This 3 road dead-end shed has an allocation of about 25 engines when this picture was taken on a weekend in September 1952. Midland Compound 4-4-0 No.41120 looks as though it had just worked in on a excursion while Class 4P 2-6-4T No. 42663 was a Stoke loco and Class 2P 4-4-0 No.40680 was a Manchester engine. The depot closed in February 1963.
  • RIPPLE LANE TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (RL) - This depot code was located to the south of Castle Green, London. It was about 9 miles east of Fenchurch Street station near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north. In the 1970's and 1980's Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF). At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane for duties in the yard and at the nearby Ford factory. In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight. The depot closed in 1993 although at least part of the yard remains open. Seen here fairly packed with locomotives including 47016 with its 'Stratford Roof' in 1980
  • RIPPLE LANE TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (RL) - This depot code was located to the south of Castle Green, London. It was about 9 miles east of Fenchurch Street station near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north. In the 1970's and 1980's Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF). At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane for duties in the yard and at the nearby Ford factory. In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight. The depot closed in 1993 although at least part of the yard remains open. Seen here in 1993 is 37893 in company with a Class 47, another Class 37 and a couple of Class 08's on the other side of the shed.
  • RIPPLE LANE TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (RL) - This depot code was located to the south of Castle Green, London. It was about 9 miles east of Fenchurch Street station near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north. In the 1970's and 1980's Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF). At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane for duties in the yard and at the nearby Ford factory. In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight. The depot closed in 1993 although at least part of the yard remains open. Seen here in June 1970 are D6963 and D1756. If I remember right, there was a small group of Class 37's from D6962 to D6968 that retained their steam heating boilers after the others were isolated and were based in East Anglia to work passenger trains to Norwich, Lynn and on the GN/GE Joint, between about 1967 and 1980. All of the rest were packed off to Wales.
  • RIPPLE LANE TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (RL) - This depot code was located to the south of Castle Green, London. It was about 9 miles east of Fenchurch Street station near the marshalling yard between Dagenham Dock and Barking stations. The actual depot was situated between the running lines with the up line to the south of the depot and the down line to the north. In the 1970's and 1980's Ripple Lane was considered a sub-shed of Stratford (SF). At that time the depot had four roads each with an inspection pit. The building itself was of concrete and glass being long enough for a single Class 47 locomotive and without doors of any kind. In 1981 there were three Class 08 shunters outstationed at Ripple Lane for duties in the yard and at the nearby Ford factory. In addition to these shunters, in excess of 15 locomotives could be expected to stable overnight. The depot closed in 1993 although at least part of the yard remains open. Seen here in the 1960's is Class 37 D6708 with two Class 31's.
  • ROLVENDEN LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT, Kent & East Sussex Light Railway - Not all locomotive depots were huge and Rolvenden certainly wasn't, even though it was the nerve centre of the K&ESR locomotive department! The railway opened in 1900 and was part of Colonel Stephens' ramshackle empire. At any one time, the railway had only a handful of locos operational and here, in 1935, we see No.3 BODIAM, an ex-LBSCR 'Terrier' 0-6-0T, bought in 1901 and noe preserved there, and No.8 HERSPERUS, a Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST built in 1876 and withdrawn in 1939.
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