Westhouses Locomotive Depot

Westhouses Locomotive Depot was a Traction Maintenance Depot located in Westhouses, Derbyshire, England.

Westhouses Locomotive Depot

A Class 20 stabled at the depot
Location
Location	Westhouses, Derbyshire
Coordinates	53.1144°N 1.3634°W
OS grid	SK427576
Characteristics
Owner(s)	British Rail
Depot code(s)	WT (1975 - 1987)[1]
Type	Diesel
History
Opened	1890[2]
Closed	1987[3]
Former depot code(s)	16G (1 September 1963 - 3 October 1966) WU (6 May 1973 - 4 January 1975)

The depot's TOPS code was WT.

History

From March 1966 to November 1966, Class 11 locomotives were stabled here but they were sent to Newton Heath and Crewe Diesel TMD.[4] Class 20, 25, 47 and 56 locomotives were also stabled here.[5] After a Class 56 derailed in the shed yard, a decision was taken to close the lines into the shed and the staff were moved to Tibshelf Sidings where locomotives continued to service mid week.[6]

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. "Westhouses Locomotive Depot and environs". Flickr. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
3. "Locomotive Depots: Westhouses (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
4. "Locomotive Depots: Westhouses (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
5. "Westhouses Locomotive Depot and environs". Flickriver. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
6. Fisher, Alex, ed. (May 2018). On Shed, 2: London Midland Region Western (North) & Midland Lines. Cudham, Kent: Kelsey Media. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-910554-83-8.