Longsight Diesel TMD

Longsight Diesel TMD is a railway diesel locomotive traction maintenance depot (TMD) situated in Longsight, Manchester, England. The depot code is LO. The depot is located 1 12 mi (2.4 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly on the eastern side of the line to Stockport.[2] There are various roads in which individual train sets can be overhauled.

Longsight Diesel TMD
Location
LocationLongsight, Manchester, United Kingdom
Coordinates53.4647°N 2.2026°W / 53.4647; -2.2026
OS gridSJ865964
Characteristics
Depot code(s)LO (1973-)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
BR regionLondon Midland Region
Former depot code(s)9A (1948-1973)[1]

History

In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 08s and DMUs. Although, Classes 31 and 47 could also usually be seen stabled at the depot.[3]

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See also

References

  1. "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. Marsden 1987, pp. 76–77
  3. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 52

Sources

  • Baker, S.K. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland. ISBN 0-86093-553-1.
  • Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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