Westbury DMU Servicing Depot

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Westbury DMU Servicing Depot
Location
LocationWestbury, Wiltshire
Coordinates51°15′50″N 2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W / 51.26389; -2.20139Coordinates: 51°15′50″N 2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W / 51.26389; -2.20139
OS gridST859517
Characteristics
Owner(s)Great Western Railway
Depot code(s)WY (1973 -)[1]
TypeDMU

Westbury DMU Servicing Depot is a Traction Maintenance Depot located in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. The depot is situated on the Reading to Taunton line and is near Westbury station.

The depot code is WY.

History[]

Class 08 shunters were allocated to the depot between 1961 and 1968.[2]

Present[]

As of 2016, the depot has no allocation. It is, instead, a stabling point for Great Western Railway Class 150 Sprinters.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Locomotive Depots: Westbury (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ "31st December 2016 1125 Westbury DMU Sidings to Westbury". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 31 December 2016.


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