Engine Sheds and Locomotive Depots of Britain

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Note: Closure date in most cases refers to steam operation.  The shed may still have continued in operation for diesel and electric traction, or as a signing on point for the crew.

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 Shed Name:  RADIPOLE (WEYMOUTH) (Dorset)
 Origin:  Great Western Railway 
 Built:  Jun 1885 
 Closed:  9 Jul 1967 
 Map Ref:  SY67518070 
 Notes:  To the north of Weymouth station on the east side of the line was a brick built 3 track straight through road shed with a northlight pattern, slated and glazed roof. Facilities included a 45ft turntable, a repair shop, a coaling stage and a water tank.
In 1925, the turntable was enlarged to 65ft and relocated.
In 1930, the shed was reroofed with a pitched style slate roof and the coaling stage was enlarged and relocated. At the same time, the crane in the repair shop was upgraded.
Following closure to steam, the shed continued to be used for stabling diesel locomotives until October 1970. It was demolished in 1971 and redeveloped in 1988 as a housing estate.  
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 Shed Name:  RADSTOCK (Somerset)
 Origin:  Great Western Railway 
 Built:  14 Nov 1854 
 Closed:  1929 
 Map Ref:  ST69165455 
 Notes:  Located to the south of Radstock station on the west side of the line was a stone built 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slate roof. Facilities included a coal stage and a water tank.
In 1896, a 41ft turntable was installed to the north of the shed yard.
At some date, probably in the early 1900s, following the enlargement of the wagon works located to the south, the shed was converted to a through shed.
After closure, the shed was incorporated into the wagon works and continued in use there until they were closed in June 1988.
In 1991, the building was acquired by the Somerset & Avon Railway and is still standing. 
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 Shed Name:  RADSTOCK NORTH 
 Origin:  Somerset & Dorset Railway 
 Built:  20 Jul 1874 
 Closed:  7 Mar 1966 
 Map Ref:  ST69195494 
 Notes:  Some sort of locomotive servicing facility was established in the vicinity of Radstock North station.
In 1888, it was replaced to the east of Radstock north station on the south side of the line by a stone built 2 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slate roof.Facilities included a coaling stage and a water column.
Following closure the site was occupied by the Somerset & Dorset Trust until they relocated. The building was demolished in 1980. 
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 Shed Name:  RADYR (PENARTH JUNCTION) 
 Origin:  Taff Vale Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  ST13907980 
 Notes:  Demolished 1987. 
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 Shed Name:  RAMSBOTTOM (Lancashire)
 Origin:  East Lancashire Railway 
 Built:  28 Sep 1846 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  SD79301680 
 Notes:  In the vicinity of Ramsbottom station, thought to be on the east side, was a 1 track straight shed. No further details are known other than the site was reused to enlarge the goods facilities here by 1870.
In 1914, it was replaced by a servicing area located to the north of the station consisting of a turntable and a siding. No closure date is known. 
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 Shed Name:  RAMSGATE (Kent)
 Origin:  Southern Railway 
 Built:  Sep 1930 
 Closed:  Jun 1959 
 Map Ref:  TR37056569 
 Notes:  Located at the west end of Ramsgate station on the north side of the line was a concrete built 6 track straight dead-ended shed with an east light pattern roof. Facilities included a 65ft turntable, water tank and a coal stage.
Following closure to steam, the building was extended and used as an EMU depot (Code RE). 
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 Shed Name:  RAMSGATE HARBOUR (Kent)
 Origin:  Herne Bay & Faversham Railway 
 Built:  5 Oct 1863 
 Closed:  2 Jul 1926 
 Map Ref:  TR38656406 
 Notes:  A servicing area was located in the vicinity of Ramsgate Harbour station consisting of a turntable, a water tank and sidings. 
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 Shed Name:  RAMSGATE TOWN (Kent)
 Origin:  South Eastern Railway 
 Built:  13 Apr 1846 
 Closed:  2 Jul 1926 
 Map Ref:  TR37696556 
 Notes:  Located at the west end of Ramsgate Town station on the south side of the line was a brick built 2 track straight shed with a gable style slate roof. Facilities included a coal stage and a water column. 
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 Shed Name:  RANELAGH ROAD (London)
 Origin:  Great Western Railway 
 Built:  1893 
 Closed:  1965 
 Map Ref:  TQ25828150 
 Notes:  A servicing area was established on the south side of Royal Oak station consisting of a turntable, a water tank and sidings radiating from the turntable.
In 1965, the turntable was removed and the track re-laid to provide a diesel servicing point. This went out of use in 1976. 
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 Shed Name:  RANSKILL 
 Origin:  London & North Eastern Railway 
 Built:  1946 
 Closed:  1959 
 Map Ref:  SK67208670 
 Notes:  Located in the Ranskill Wagon Works this was a 1 track straight shed. 
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 Shed Name:  READING 
 Origin:  Great Western Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  4 Sep 1965 
 Map Ref:  SU70687393 
 Notes:  A brick built 9 track straight shed with 4 through roads. Demolished and replaced by a purpose built Diesel Depot (Code RG). 
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 Shed Name:  READING SOUTH 
 Origin:  South Eastern & Chatham Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  Jan 1965 
 Map Ref:  SU71887377 
 Notes:  A brick built 3 track straight through road shed. Demolished 1966, now a site of office blocks (1989). 
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 Shed Name:  REDDITCH 
 Origin:  Midland Railway 
 Built:  1872 
 Closed:  Jun 1964 
 Map Ref:  SP03956813 
 Notes:  Located to the north of Redditch Station on the west side of line. A brick built 1 track dead ended shed.Demolished in 1972. 
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 Shed Name:  REDHILL 
 Origin:  South Eastern & Chatham Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  4 Jan 1965 
 Map Ref:  TQ28065013 
 Notes:  A brick built 3 track straight through road shed. Partially demolished, the offices are still standing. The site is now used for servicing diesel locomotives (1988). 
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 Shed Name:  REEDSMOUTH (Northumberland)
 Origin:  Border Counties Railway 
 Built:  1 Jul 1862 
 Closed:  15 Sep 1952 
 Map Ref:  NY86418219 
 Notes:  This shed was located at Reedsmouth Junction on the east side of the line. It was a brick built 2 track straight through road shed with a gable style slate roof. Facilities included a turntable. During the early 1870's, the shed was extended and one of the roads converted to dead-end. The building is still standing and in as a barn. 
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 Shed Name:  RETFORD (GC) 
 Origin:  Great Central Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  Jan 1965 
 Map Ref:  SK70778033 
 Notes:  Both Retford sheds had the same code. A brick built 3 track straight shed with 2 through roads. Demolished 1965, partially to facilitate construction of the east-west diveunder beneath the East Coast mainline. The remainder of the site is in industrial use (1990). 
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 Shed Name:  RETFORD (GN) 
 Origin:  Great Northern Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  14 Jul 1965 
 Map Ref:  SK70088020 
 Notes:  Both Retford sheds had the same code. A brick built 4 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, in use by 'Budge Contractors', the walls of the shed have been rendered smooth and painted white. The building is in excellent condition (1988). 
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 Shed Name:  RHYL 
 Origin:  London & North Western Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  11 Feb 1963 
 Map Ref:  SJ00558096 
 Notes:  A brick built 3 track straight dead ended shed. Demolished, the site is now a car park (1989). 
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 Shed Name:  RHYMNEY 
 Origin:   
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  Mar 1965 
 Map Ref:  SO11100740 
 Notes:  A stone built 3 track straight dead ended shed. Demolished 1971. 
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 Shed Name:  RICCARTON JUNCTION (Roxburghshire)
 Origin:  Border Union (North British) Railway 
 Built:  1 Jul 1862 
 Closed:  Oct 1958 
 Map Ref:  NY53949764 
 Notes:  Located on the west side of Riccarton Junction station was a 3 track straight through road shed. Facilities included a turntable located on the east side of the station and a ramped coal stage.
At some date during 1900, the shed was destroyed by fire. The facilities continued to be used as a servicing area.
In 1945 a new steel framed and corrugated asbestos clad 1 track straight through shed was constructed in a lean-to style along the western edge of the coal stage.
It was demolished in 1966. 
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 Shed Name:  RICHBOROUGH 
 Origin:  South Eastern & Chatham Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:   
 Notes:   
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 Shed Name:  RICKMANSWORTH 
 Origin:   
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  TQ05579463 
 Notes:  Demolished 1980. 
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 Shed Name:  ROATH BRANCH JUNCTION (ROSEBUSH) 
 Origin:  Narberth Road & Maenclochog Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:   
 Notes:   
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 Shed Name:  ROATH LINE JUNCTION 
 Origin:  Taff Vale Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:   
 Notes:   
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 Shed Name:  ROBIN HOOD (Yorkshire)
 Origin:  East & West Yorkshire Union Railway 
 Built:  27 Mar 1861 
 Closed:  Jul 1926 
 Map Ref:  SE32962793 
 Notes:  Located to the north of Robin Hood station on the west side of the line was a 2 track straight through shed. No further details are known. 
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 Shed Name:  ROLVENDEN 
 Origin:   
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  TQ86463278 
 Notes:  Demolished 1973. 
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 Shed Name:  ROSE GROVE (Lancashire)
 Origin:  Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 
 Built:  1899 
 Closed:  5 Aug 1968 
 Map Ref:  SD81143222 
 Notes:  Located to the west of Rose Grove station on the north side of the line was a brick built 6 track straight dead-ended shed with a northlight pattern slate roof. Facilities included a turntable and a coal stage with a water tank above.
In 1947, the shed was reroofed in a louvre style and a brick screen was installed. It was demolished after closure and now most of the site is buried under the M65 motorway. 
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 Shed Name:  ROSS-ON-WYE 
 Origin:  Great Western Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  SO60862429 
 Notes:  Still standing, abandoned. 
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 Shed Name:  ROTHBURY (Northumberland)
 Origin:  North British Railway 
 Built:  1870 
 Closed:  15 Sep 1952 
 Map Ref:  NU06220161 
 Notes:  Located on the south side of Rothbury station this was a sub shed to BLYTH NORTH . A brick built 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a pitched slate roof and timber gable. Facilities included a turntable located outside the entrance and a water tank.
After closure, it remained in a derelict condition until at some date in the 1960s it was demolished.
It is now a small industrial estate. 
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 Shed Name:  ROTHERHAM (CANKLOW) 
 Origin:  Midland Railway 
 Built:  Nov 1900 
 Closed:  11 Oct 1965 
 Map Ref:  SK42618985 
 Notes:  This shed was located south of Rotherham Masbrough station on the west side of the Staveley line. It was a brick built square single roundhouse with a triple gable style slate roof. Facilities included a ramped coaling stage and a water tank. After closure, it continued in use as a stabling point until 1966 and as a locomotive store until 1968. The building was in private use as a factory until it was demolished in 1987. It is now the site of a housing estate. 
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 Shed Name:  ROTHERHAM (CENTRAL) 
 Origin:  Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway 
 Built:  1871 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  SK42389256 
 Notes:  Located south of Rotherham Central station this was a servicing point consisting of a coaling stage, siding and engine pit. No further details. 
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 Shed Name:  ROTHERHAM (MASBROUGH) 
 Origin:  North Midland Railway 
 Built:  May 1840 
 Closed:  1900 
 Map Ref:  SK41799271 
 Notes:  This shed was located at the south end of Rotherham Masbrough station on the west side of the line. Some sort of locomotive servicing facility was established in the vicinity of the station in 1840 and closed in 1855. It was replaced by what is believed to be a 1 track straight shed and a single 0-6-0 is recorded as allocated here in 1880. It was closed in 1881 and replaced by a 2 track straight dead-ended shed. A turntable was provided. The shed was closed and demolished in 1900. 
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 Shed Name:  ROTHERHAM (ROAD) 
 Origin:  London & North Eastern Railway 
 Built:  1925 
 Closed:  1964 
 Map Ref:  SK43059397 
 Notes:  A stabling point without additional facilities located north of Rotherham Central station on the west of the line. It continued in use following closure to steam until 1980. 
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 Shed Name:  ROTHES (Morayshire)
 Origin:  Morayshire Railway 
 Built:  23 Aug 1848 
 Closed:  23 Dec 1858 
 Map Ref:  NJ27854945 
 Notes:  A temporary locomotive servicing facility was established in the vicinity of Rothes station. No further details are known. 
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 Shed Name:  ROWSLEY (Derbyshire)
 Origin:  Manchester, Buxton, Matlock & Midland Junction Railway 
 Built:  14 Jun 1849 
 Closed:  27 Apr 1964 
 Map Ref:  SK25896587 
 Notes:  Located at the north end of Rowsley station was a stone built 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style pitched slate roof. Facilities included a turntable at the entrance.
In 1880, it was rebuilt as a stone built 4 track straight dead-ended shed with a triple gable style pitched slate roof. The new shed made use of the engine pit of the previous shed under one of the gables. The other two gables unusually covered 1 and then 2 roads to the west. It is believed that the western twin track shed was originally intended as a carriage shed. The facilities were improved by re-siting the turntable and the building of a ramped coal stage. A boiler house and sand furnace were contained within the shed.
In 1882, a new turntable was built in the yard to the south.
In 1887, a well was sunk and a water tank provided.
In 1924, the shed was closed and replaced by a new shed located to the south of Rowsley station on the west side of the line. This was a brick built 4 track straight through shed with a twin gable style slate roof. Facilities included a turntable, a coaling plant and a water tank.
It was demolished in 1976.
The site was derelict for many years but was taken over by the voluntary group Peak Rail in the early 1990s and is now the terminus for a preserved steam railway between Matlock and Rowsley.
Since then the site has been cleared, a new station has been built (there was not one originally) and a brand new engine shed on the site of the old one is now near completion. 
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 Shed Name:  ROYSTON (CARLTON) (Yorkshire)
 Origin:  London, Midland & Scottish Railway 
 Built:  Mar 1932 
 Closed:  6 Nov 1967 
 Map Ref:  SE37501134 
 Notes:  To the south of Royston & Notton station on east side of the line was a brick built 10 track straight dead-ended shed with a multi-pitched slate roof. Facilities included a turning triangle, a coal stage and a water tank.
Following closure it was demolished and the site remained unused for at least until 1980. 
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 Shed Name:  RUABON 
 Origin:  Shrewsbury & Chester Railway 
 Built:  4 Nov 1846 
 Closed:  1854 
 Map Ref:  SJ29984379 
 Notes:  Located at the west end of Ruabon station on the north side of the line was a 1 track straight shed. Facilities included a 35ft turntable. The depot was closed and the shed demolished by the GWR when the line was absorbed in 1854, but the facilities may well have remained in use until the opening of the Corwen line in 1865. 
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 Shed Name:  RUGBY 
 Origin:  London & North Western Railway 
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  25 May 1965 
 Map Ref:  SP51207604 
 Notes:  A brick built 22 track straight dead ended shed. No.2 Shed (12 track) was demolished in 1960 for use as a car park. The entire site is now in use as an industrial development, with a 'Grundig' depot occupying most of the original shed area (1988). 
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 Shed Name:  RUGBY TESTING STATION 
 Origin:   
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:   
 Notes:   
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 Shed Name:  RUTHIN 
 Origin:  Denbigh, Ruthin & Corwen Railway 
 Built:  1866 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:  SJ12605850 
 Notes:  Located near Ruthin station was an engine shed. No further details are known. 
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 Shed Name:  RYDE (I.O.W.) 
 Origin:   
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  1967 
 Map Ref:  SZ59589196 
 Notes:  An asbestos built 2 track straight dead ended shed. Used as a Wagon Shop for a short time. Now demolished 1979, the site is used by a coal merchant. 
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 Shed Name:  RYDE (I.O.W.) - ELECTRIC 
 Origin:   
 Built:  unknown 
 Closed:  unknown 
 Map Ref:   
 Notes:   
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