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Direct Rail Services Class 66 locomotive 66412, in 'Compass' livery. Direct Rail Services (DRS), which at the time was a subsidiary of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), ordered ten Class 66/4 locomotives (66401–410) in 2002, employed on new Anglo-Scottish traffic, some with Stobart Rail. In 2006, ten more T2 specification units (66411–420) were ...
A "shed plate" for depot 84A British Railways shed codes were used to identify the engine sheds that its locomotives and multiple units were allocated to for maintenance purposes. The former London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) alpha-numeric system was extended to cover all regions and used until replaced by alphabetic codes in 1973.
Motive power depot. A motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds" or just "sheds". Facilities are provided for refuelling and the replenishing of water, lubricating oil and grease ...
The Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) Class 66 (EMD JT42CWR) are Co-Co diesel locomotives built by EMD for the European heavy freight market. Designed for use in Great Britain as the British Rail Class 66, a development of the Class 59, they have been adapted and certified for use in other European countries. [3] Outside Europe, 40 locomotives have ...
31B (1948-1973) [1] March TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated near March, England. March was a steam locomotive shed under British Railways with the depot code 31B; the depot code of the diesel depot under BR was MR. The nearest railway station is March, and the depot was located close to the Whitemoor Marshalling Yard.
The Engine Shed. The Engine Shed is a music and entertainment venue at the University of Lincoln in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, and is operated by the University of Lincoln Students' Union. The venue comprises three areas: The Engine Shed, which is the main hall; The Platform, which is a smaller floor overlooking the main hall; and Towers ...
Marsh's successor, Billinton ousted the rebuilding of older engines policy and designed a new 0-6-0 tank engine design, commissioning Brighton works to build these engines to replace the obsolete Stroudley E1 engines. [1] [2] By October 1912, Brighton Works began construction of the first batch of five E2s, with No. 100 delivered in June 1913. [1]
This engine is stored outside on the Marley Hill site and is a possible candidate for overhaul. It is a sentinel shunter and therefore resembles a diesel shunter, yet is a steam engine. Stored Red Private 1953 W.G. Bagnall 0-6-0 ST, Gamma: This engine is stored undercover in Marley Hill Engine Shed and can be seen whenever the site is open. Stored