Wellingborough Loco Shed was a stabling point located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The depot was situated on the Midland Main Line and was located just north of Wellingborough station.
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire |
| Coordinates | 52°18′28″N 0°40′32″W / 52.307678°N 0.675435°W |
| OS grid | SP904685 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | British Rail |
| Depot code | WO (1973 - 1987)[1] |
| Type | Diesel |
| History | |
| Opened | 1868[2] |
| Closed | 1987 |
| Former depot code | 15A (1 January 1948 - 31 August 1963) 15B (1 September 1963 - 5 May 1973) |
The depot code is WO.
History edit
The sidings at the north end of the loco sheds once served the Finedonhill Tramway a narrow-gauge railway that carried iron ore from quarries to the south of Finedon to the sidings. The tramway was in operation from 1875 to 1926.[3] Another narrow gauge tramway, the Wellingborough Tramway passed under the railway immediately north of the Finedon Road overbridge. This line operated until 1966 and was the last narrow-gauge railway operating in The Midlands iron fields.[3]
Before its closure in 1984, Class 08 shunters, 25, British Rail Class 31, 45 and 46 locomotives, British Rail class 47 could be seen at the depot.[4]
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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b Quine, Dan (2016). Four East Midlands Ironstone Tramways Part Three: Wellingborough. Vol. 108. Garndolbenmaen: Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review.
- ^ "Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 3 January 2017.