Westbury DMU Servicing Depot
Location | |
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Location | Westbury, Wiltshire |
Coordinates | 51°15′50″N 2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°WCoordinates: 51°15′50″N 2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W |
OS grid | ST859517 |
Characteristics | |
Owner(s) | Great Western Railway |
Depot code(s) | WY (1973 -)[1] |
Type | DMU |
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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Locomotive Depots: Westbury (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "31st December 2016 1125 Westbury DMU Sidings to Westbury". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
Categories:
- Rail transport in Wiltshire
- Railway depots in England
- Westbury, Wiltshire
- England rail transport stubs