Thornton Junction TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Thornton, Fife, Scotland. The depot was situated on the Fife Circle Line and was adjacent to the now-closed Thornton Junction station.
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Location | |
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Location | Thornton |
Coordinates | 56°09′39″N 3°09′22″W / 56.1608°N 3.156°W |
OS grid | NT283970 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | EWS |
Depot code | TJ (1973 -)[1] |
Type | Diesel, DMU |
History | |
Opened | 1933[2] |
Former depot code | 62A (1 February 1950 - 5 May 1973) |
The depot code is TJ.
History
editThe station formerly had sidings, which were closed in 1969 and replaced with the depot. Between 1956 and 1970, the sidings were used to stable Class 05, 06 and 08 shunters, as well as Class 11, 20 and 27 locomotives.[3] In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 20, 25, 26, 27 locomotives, along with a withdrawn Class 104 DMU.[4] The DMU has since been scrapped.[5]
Present
editThe depot is now closed.
References
edit- ^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Locomotive Depots: Thornton Junction (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Locomotive Depots: Thornton Junction (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "1987 Railway Photos - Scotland - Thornton Junction Depot". Railway Scenes. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "TS636 Thornton, EWS Depot". Trainspots. Retrieved 6 January 2017.