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BRITISH RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVE DEPOTS, WORKS AND STABLING POINTS.

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BURY LCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26D) - The depot was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1875 and closed to steam in April 1965. It was a depot whose allocation consisted mainly of shunting engines, small goods locos, suburban tank engines and some heavy goods engines. This view from the late 1950's shows a Stanier 2-6-2T on the left, several ex-LYR 0-6-0's and what appears to be a Class 2MT 2-6-0.
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BURY LCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26D) - The depot was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1875 and closed to steam in April 1965. It was a depot whose allocation consisted mainly of shunting engines, small goods locos, suburban tank engines and some heavy goods engines. This view from the late 1950's shows a Stanier 2-6-2T on the left, several ex-LYR 0-6-0's and what appears to be a Class 2MT 2-6-0.

  • BURY LCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26D) - The 7 Class 77 EM2 electric locos were withdrawn as a class in September 1968, when passenger services ended over the Woodhead route. All 7 were stored at Bury Depot, which by now was used to service EMU's, and in September 1969 the entire class was sold to Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Dutch State Railway, which withdrew them in 1985. Here we see E27001 ARIADNE, NS 1505, which is now preserved at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, and E27006 PANDORA which was scrapped in February 1985.
  • BURY LCOMOTIVE DEPOT (26D) - The depot was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1875 and closed to steam in April 1965. It was a depot whose allocation consisted mainly of shunting engines, small goods locos, suburban tank engines and some heavy goods engines. This view from the late 1950's shows a Stanier 2-6-2T on the left, several ex-LYR 0-6-0's and what appears to be a Class 2MT 2-6-0.
  • BUXTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (9D/9L) - This, the LNWR depot, was much larger than the nearby Midland Railway locoshed, was opened in 1892. It was a large 6-road brick dead-end shed built on an embankment north od the station. The allocation in March 1959 was 35 engines, 5 tank engines for local passenger services, all the rest being goods engines. By 1965, this had reduced to 20, 4 Class J94 0-6-0ST's for C&HP line and the rest goods engines. This depot closed to steam in March 1968, was demolished and was replaced by a much smaller diesel depot. Seen here is LMS Class 8F 2-8-0 No.48011, a Derby engine when this shot was taken.
  • BUXTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (9D/9L) - This, the LNWR depot, was much larger than the nearby Midland Railway locoshed, was opened in 1892. It was a large 6-road brick dead-end shed built on an embankment north od the station. The allocation in March 1959 was 35 engines, 5 tank engines for local passenger services, all the rest being goods engines. By 1965, this had reduced to 20, 4 Class J94 0-6-0ST's for C&HP line and the rest goods engines. This depot closed to steam in March 1968, was demolished and was replaced by a much smaller diesel depot. The depot is seen here from the east in June 1959, the 3 0-4-4T's perhaps already put aside, although not officially withdrawn, the remainder all being heavy goods engines.
  • BUXTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (9D/9L) - This, the LNWR depot, was much larger than the nearby Midland Railway locoshed, was opened in 1892. It was a large 6-road brick dead-end shed built on an embankment north od the station. The allocation in March 1959 was 35 engines, 5 tank engines for local passenger services, all the rest being goods engines. By 1965, this had reduced to 20, 4 Class J94 0-6-0ST's for C&HP line and the rest goods engines. This depot closed to steam in March 1968, was demolished and was replaced by a much smaller diesel depot. The depot is seen here in September 1958, packed with engines, mainly Class 4F 0-6-0's and Class 8F 2-8-0's.
  • BUXTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (9D/9L) - This, the LNWR depot, was much larger than the nearby Midland Railway locoshed. This depot closed to steam in March 1968, was demolished and was replaced by a much smaller diesel depot. In this picture from 1967, we see three Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0's parked beside the shed, Nos.48456, 48191 and 48171. The first and third were both Buxton engines whilst 48191 was from 17E Heaton Mersey.
  • BUXTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (9D/9L) - This, the LNWR depot, was much larger than the nearby Midland Railway locoshed. This depot closed to steam in March 1968, was demolished and was replaced by a much smaller diesel depot. I think all of these engines in this 1964 view are Class 8F 2-8-o's, 48171 on the left, with the tender of a Class 4MT 2-6-0 just visible on the far right.
  • BUXTON LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT - I think that this is the Midland Railway's Depot in Buxton, built in 1875, adjacent to the MR station. It closed in August 1935, all activities transferring to the much larger LNWR establishment. Seen here in 1934, ex-MR Johnson Class 3F No.3281 rests on depot whilst what is probably a sister loco in the shed.
  • BUXTON TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (BX) - Although the steam depot stayed open until 1968, a new depot was built for diesels in 1957 and, before its closure in the late 1990s, the depot had an allocation of 104 and 108 DMU's. Stabled locomotives included Classes 08, 20, 25, 31, 37, 45 and 47, mainly from traffic a PeakForest. Classes 101 and 108 DMU's could also be seen at the depot. The depot was used from 1994 to 1997 as a fuelling point until fuelling facilities were installed at Peak Forest, from which date locos were stabled there. The depot has now been demolished and the site cleared. It is seen here in the 1970's with 37122 before the shed and a Class 104 DMU inside.
  • BUXTON TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (BX) - Although the steam depot stayed open until 1968, a new depot was built for diesels in 1957 and, before its closure in the late 1990s, the depot had an allocation of 104 and 108 DMU's. Stabled locomotives included Classes 08, 20, 25, 31, 37, 45 and 47, mainly from traffic a PeakForest. Classes 101 and 108 DMU's could also be seen at the depot. The depot was used from 1994 to 1997 as a fuelling point until fuelling facilities were installed at Peak Forest, from which date locos were stabled there. The depot has now been demolished and the site cleared. Seen here in May 1983 is BR Class 25 Type 2 Bo-Bo DE No.25266, withdrawn in September 1986 from Cricklewood.
  • BUXTON TRACTION MAINTENANCE DEPOT (BX) - Although the steam depot stayed open until 1968, a new depot was built for diesels in 1957 and, before its closure in the late 1990s, the depot had an allocation of 104 and 108 DMU's. Stabled locomotives included Classes 08, 20, 25, 31, 37, 45 and 47, mainly from traffic a PeakForest. Classes 101 and 108 DMU's could also be seen at the depot. The depot was used from 1994 to 1997 as a fuelling point until fuelling facilities were installed at Peak Forest, from which date locos were stabled there. The depot has now been demolished and the site cleared. Seen here in the 1990's with 60058 going on depot and a double line of stabled locos on the right.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Class 31 No.31291 is stabled in the old shed sidings just north of the Station at Cambridge in June 1981.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Class 37 No.37087 is stabled in the old shed sidings just north of the Station at Cambridge in June 1981. The steam shed occupied the vacant area behind the loco.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here at the Coldhams Lane depot without it's 'D' and in blue livery, so probably in about 1970, is Class 03 BR 0-6-0DE Shunter No.2009, a Cambridge loco from 1958 to 1972 and withdrawn 07/76 from Colchester TMD in July 1976.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here at the GNR shed in 1893, when it was already 27 years old, is Sturrock GNR Class 251 2-4-0 No.259, in it's third and final incarnation, and only a few years away from withdrawal. This was a small 3- road shed at the southern end of the goods yard.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here at the GNR shed is Stirling GNR Class B3 2-2-2 No.229A, a Kings Cross engine, withdrawn from there in January 1908. This was a small 3- road shed at the southern end of the goods yard.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here in 1953 is Ivatt LMS/BR Class 2MT 2-6-0 No.46404, a 15B Kettering loco, from whence it has come. It was withdrawn from 8L Aintree in May 1965.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here in August 1953 is Holden GER Class T26 LNER Class E4 2-4-0 No.62786, a class of loco of which 10 were based at Cambridge to work on the many rural branch lines for which the depot was responsible. This loco was withdrawn in July 1956 but a few members of the class almost made it into the 1960's.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here in June 1932 is Ivatt GNR Class C2 4-4-2 No.3260, withdrawn from Kings Cross MPD in April 1936.
  • CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DEPOT (31A/CA) - Railways came to Cambridge early on and the Great Eastern Railway opened a locomotive depot in 1847 just north of the station and to the west 0f the line. The shed building was a brick, 7-road dead-end shed and a large yard was attached. The allocation in April 1959, at which point some trains were already being worked by mainline diesel locomotives, was 71 engines. including 24 of these were 0-6-0's of GER origin, 26 were 4-6-0's to work mainline passenger trains, a mixture of mainly Class B1's and B2/B17's and 10 Class L1 2-6-4T's for local passenger work. There were also 3 LMS 2MT 2-6-0's to work to Kettering. Many local services were already in the hands of DMU's and railbuses. The depot closed to steam in June 1962 and the buildings were subsequently demolished but sidings remained and were used to stable engines right up until the 1980's, the land now being turned over to car parking and cycle sheds. In place of the steam depot, a three-road dead-end shed was opened by British Rail in 1958 adjacent to Coldhams Lane. This provided maintenance facilities for Cambridge's large allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMU's. It was also a stabling point for Class 03 and 08 shunters. Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. As of 2022, the depot's allocation consists of Cross Country Class 170 Turbostar trains but the shed now seems to be unused and EMU's are stabled in the sidings. A new depot is under construction at the southern end of the station on the old carriage sidings for the maintenance of the new Class 720's now entering service with Greater Anglia. Seen here in the Coldhams Lane depot in 1959 is Waggon und Maschinenbau railbus No.E79962, one of five built in 1958 and all withdrawn by 1967, although this is preserved on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. While based at Cambridge, these units worked services on the minor branch lines in the area.
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