Radyr Motive Power Depot Explained

Radyr Motive Power Depot
Location:	Radyr, Cardiff
Coordinates:	51.5106°N -3.242°W
Grid Ref Uk:	ST139798
Owner:	British Rail
Depotcode:	RR (1973 -)^[1]
Type:	Steam
Opened:	1884^[2]
Closed:	1965
Former Depot Depot:	88A (1 December 1957 - 9 September 1960)88B (10 September 1960 - 5 May 1973)

Radyr Motive Power Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Radyr, Cardiff, Wales. The depot was situated on the Merthyr Line and was near Radyr station.

The depot code is RR.

History

Before its closure in 1965, the depot had an allocation of 0-4-2, 0-6-0, 0-6-2, 2-6-2, 2-8-2 and 4-6-0 steam locomotives.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes. 5 May 2006. TheRailwayCentre.com. 19 August 2016. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf. 17 December 2013.
2. Web site: David Heys steam diesel photos. David Hey's Collection. 13 January 2017.
3. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Radyr (Allocation). BRDatabase. 13 January 2017.