Watford Junction Motive Power Depot Explained

Watford Junction Motive Power Depot
Location:	Watford, Hertfordshire
Coordinates:	51.6655°N -0.3975°W
Grid Ref Uk:	TQ109975
Owner:	British Rail
Depotcode:	WJ (1973 -)^[1]
Type:	Diesel
Opened:	1856^[2]
Closed:	1965^[3]

Watford Junction Motive Power Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. The depot was situated on the Watford DC line and was near Watford Junction station.

The depot code was WJ.

History

From 1960 to 1965, when the depot closed, Class 08 shunters, Class 11 and 24 locomotives could be seen at the depot.^[4]

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: Locomotive Depots: Watford (Details). BRDatabase. 15 January 2017.
3. Web site: RCTS Photographic Archive. RCTS. 15 January 2017.
4. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Watford (Allocation). BRDatabase. 15 January 2017.