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From the introduction of TOPS in 1973, all British Rail diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units were allocated to a particular traction maintenance depot or TMD. . Drawing from the terminology of steam traction, these depots were generally referred to as "sheds", and indeed most locations were those which had possessed depots for steam loc
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.
Hopkins and Riley followed up that book with Inventions from the Shed (1999) [17] and a 5-part film documentary series with the same name. [18] Gordon Thorburn also examined the shed proclivity in his book Men and Sheds (2002), [19] as did Gareth Jones in Shed Men (2004). [20] Recently, "Men's Sheds" have become common in Australia. [21]
On 31 January 2013, B&Q Ireland Ltd filed for examinership in the Irish courts and PWC Ireland was appointed examiner, [47] though shops continued to trade while alternative financing arrangements were made. [48] B&Q Ireland had been making a loss since two years before, although the shops in the United Kingdom continued to stay in profit. [49]
A site north of the Avoiding Line was used for the construction of a new maintenance shed 250 m (800 ft) west of Marsh Junction depot. This opened in 1976 and had three roads, each capable of holding an entire InterCity 125 (or HST) trainset under cover. Open air sidings were available opposite the site of the old steam shed.
The original building was a brick built 2 track straight through shed located to the north of the later sheds at , the shed was on the inside of the Springs branch [ 5 ] [ 8 ] There was a coaling stage next to the shed and a turntable located in the 'V' of junction between the main line into Wigan and the Springs branch.
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