Eastfield TMD was a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Glasgow, Scotland. Eastfield was a steam shed under British Railways with the depot code 65A; the diesel depot was coded as ED under the TOPS scheme from 1973.
 A mixture of diesel locomotives stabled at the depot in 1979 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′28″N 4°14′25″W / 55.8911°N 4.2403°W |
| OS grid | NS599687 |
| Characteristics | |
| Depot code | ED (1973-)[1] |
| Type | Diesel, DMU |
| History | |
| Closed | Early 1990s, later reopened |
| BR region | Scottish Region |
| Former depot code | 65A (1948-1973)[1] |
History
editIn 1987, the allocation of the depot included Classes 20, 26, 27, 37 and 47, and DMU Classes 101 and 104.[2] Meanwhile, Class 08 shunters were also stabled.[3] At that time, the depot had a wheel lathe and two snowploughs. The depot's logo is commonly noted as having been a Scottie dog,[2] however it was more closely reflective of a West Highland White Terrier.
The depot was closed in the early 1990s and the buildings demolished. All locomotives were reallocated to other depots. In the early 2000s a new depot was built by First ScotRail, but on a smaller scale to service Classes 158 and 170 DMUs.
References
edit- ^ a b "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Marsden 1987, p. 38
- ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 31–32
Sources
edit- British Rail Locoshed Directory. Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. 1981. ISBN 0-7110-1143-5.
- Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. Vol. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.
- Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.
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