BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.
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EASTLEIGH LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (ELH/71A/70D) - This large depot was opened by the LSWR in 1903 with the code ELH. It was a very large 15-road through shed, brick built, on the east side of the line adjacent to the Works site. Even as late as May 1965 it boasted an allocation of 103 steam engines, not very many of them of SR origin. In addition to 5 Class USA 0-6-0T's for shunting duties in Southampton Docks, the depot was home to 15 LMS/BR tank engines, 47 BR Standard Mixed Traffic 2-6-0's and 4-6-0's and 36 West Country/Battle of Britain Pacific's. The steam depot closed in July 1967 and was replaced by a much smaller diesel depot built in 1958 nearby. By 1965, this two-road shed had expanded to 8 roads, home to shunters of Classes 08 & 09 and Class 33 and 73 locomotives. As of 2018, the depot is still open, operated by Arriva Traincare servicing Cross Country Voyagers. Seen here in August 1964 is Bulleid SR Class Q1 0-6-0 No.33035, withdrawn 0in June 1964 from 70C Guildford.