Westhouses Locomotive Depot Explained

Westhouses Locomotive Depot
Location:Westhouses, Derbyshire
Coordinates:53.1144°N -1.3634°W
Grid Ref Uk:SK427576
Owner:British Rail
Depotcode:WT (1975 - 1987)[1]
Type:Diesel
Opened:1890[2]
Closed:1987[3]
Former Depot Codes:16G (1 September 1963 - 3 October 1966)WU (6 May 1973 - 4 January 1975)

Westhouses Locomotive Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Westhouses, Derbyshire, England.

The depot's TOPS code was WT.

History

From March 1966 to November 1966, Class 11 locomotives were stabled here but they were sent to Newton Heath and Crewe Diesel TMD.[4] Class 20, 25, 47 and 56 locomotives were also stabled here.[5] After a Class 56 derailed in the shed yard, a decision was taken to close the lines into the shed and the staff were moved to Tibshelf Sidings where locomotives continued to service mid week.[6]

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: Westhouses Locomotive Depot and environs. Flickr. 1 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Westhouses (Details). BRDatabase. 1 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Westhouses (Allocation). BRDatabase. 1 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Westhouses Locomotive Depot and environs. Flickriver. 1 January 2017.
  6. Book: Fisher . Alex . On Shed, 2: London Midland Region Western (North) & Midland Lines . May 2018 . Kelsey Media . Cudham, Kent . 978-1-910554-83-8 . 82 - 83.