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  2. List of British Railways shed codes - Wikipedia

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    Each steam locomotive was allocated to a particular shed and an oval, cast metal plate (usually 4 + 5 ⁄ 8 in × 7 + 12 in (120 mm × 190 mm)) [3] with the depot code was bolted to the smokebox on the front of the locomotive. When a locomotive was reallocated to a different shed the plate was taken off and replaced with one from the new shed.

  3. List of building materials - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of building materials. Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures . These categories of materials and products are used by architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects .

  4. Shed - Wikipedia

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    A rural shed Modern secure bike sheds A garden shed with a gambrel roof. A shed is typically a simple, single-storey roofed structure, often used for storage, for hobbies, or as a workshop, and typically serving as outbuilding, such as in a back garden or on an allotment.

  5. Material take off - Wikipedia

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    Material take off (MTO) is a term used in engineering and construction, and refers to a list of materials with quantities and types (such as specific grades of steel) that are required to build a designed structure or item. This list is generated by analysis of a blueprint or other design document. The list of required materials for ...

  6. Talk:List of British Railways shed codes - Wikipedia

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    The London and North Western Railway used shed codes, yes; but so did the Midland, the Lancashire & Yorkshire and various other railways. Crucially, nothing in the reference says that it was the LNWR numeric system that was developed into the LMS number/letter system. Consider this: how do you get from 1 Camden, 2 Willesden to 1A Willesden, 1B ...

  7. Motive power depot - Wikipedia

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    On the far right is the depot's shed for work trains with one such locomotive parked there. The maintenance of the new diesel locomotives in filthy steam sheds soon proved difficult and, although some old sheds survived, many new diesel depots were built on new sites or on the sites of the old steam sheds.

  8. Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati - Wikipedia

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    Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati is a locomotive maintenance shed located in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India. It is located east of Sabarmati falling under Ahmedabad railway division . The shed caters to the needs of freight as well as passenger trains.

  9. Train shed - Wikipedia

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    A train shed is a building adjacent to a station building where the tracks and platforms of a railway station are covered by a roof. It is also known as an overall roof . Its primary purpose is to store and protect from the elements train cars not in use, The first train shed was built in 1830 at Liverpool 's Crown Street Station .