Engine Sheds and Locomotive Depots of Britain
Selecting a single shed will bring up a page with any photographic records, additional references, web links and a Google location map. The map can also be reached by clicking the listed OS map reference in the multiple shed lists.
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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SPROUSTON
(North Eastern Railway)
| Built: | 1863 | |
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| Closed: | 14 Jul 1916 | |
| Map Ref: | NT75973531 (Roxburghshire) | |
| Notes: | At the east end of Sprouston station on the north side of the line was a timber built 1 track straight dead-ended shed which had been transferred from some unknown previous location on the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. On 14th October 1881, the shed was destroyed in a gale. It was replaced in 1882, on the same site, by a brick built 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slate roof. Facilities included a water tank. During World War II, it was used to store City of Truro from York Railway Museum. After closure, the shed remained in use until it was demolished at some date in the 1960s. | |
