Grimesthorpe engine shed
53°24′07″N 1°26′08″W / 53.40194°N 1.43556°W Grimesthorpe engine shed was an
British Railways Eastern Region
in 1958.
Structure
The shed was built next to Grimesthorpe Junction, close to the site of the former Grimesthorpe Bridge railway station. The building was a brick roundhouse shed. An eight road fitting shop was added in 1898.
Locomotives
Locomotive classes assigned to Grimesthorpe by the
London Midland Region
in 1952 included:
Closure
The shed officially closed on 11 September 1961, however it continued to be used to stable diesel locomotives for several years until Tinsley Marshalling Yard and its depot opened.
References
- Fox, Peter, (1990) The Midland Line in Sheffield, Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-16-8.
- Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing.
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