Millhouses engine shed
Millhouses engine shed was an
locomotives
. Ecclesall shed was renamed Millhouses in 1920. Millhouses bore the shed code 25A, then 19B in 1935 and finally 41C in 1958.
Locomotives
During LMS ownership the shed was home mostly to 4-4-0 engines until the arrival of Jubilee steam engines in 1937. In 1959 the shed had an allocation of thirty-three engines, including twelve Jubilee steam engines. 1960 saw the arrival of seven Royal Scots.
Closure
Millhouses shed closed on 1 January 1962, the shed's remaining engines were transferred to
Barrow Hill Engine Shed and Staveley Great Central
.
In December 2015 it was demolished and the site is now on the market as development land.
The former shed yard is now the home of the large Tesco supermarket on Abbeydale Road
Picture gallery
References
- The Midland Line in Sheffield. Peter Fox, 1990, Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-872524-16-8.
- North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route,. B Pixton, 2000, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870754-51-4
- Rail Centres n°11: Sheffield. S. Batty, 1984, Nottingham: Booklaw Publications. ISBN 1-901945-21-9
53°20′56.2″N 1°29′23.9″W / 53.348944°N 1.489972°W
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