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{{short description|Stabling point in Wellingborough, England}}
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| name = Wellingborough Loco Shed
| name = Wellingborough Loco Shed
| location = [[Wellingborough]], [[Northamptonshire]]
| location = [[Wellingborough]], [[Northamptonshire]]
| coordinates ={{coord|52.307678|-0.675435|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}
| grid_ref_UK = SP904685
| owner = [[British Rail]]
| owner = [[British Rail]]
| depotcode = WO (1973 - 1987)<ref name="TRC">{{cite web|url=http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf|title=The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes|date=5 May 2006|work=TheRailwayCentre.com|accessdate=19 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf|archivedate=17 December 2013}}</ref>
| depotcode = WO (1973 - 1987)<ref name="TRC">{{cite web|url=http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf|title=The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes|date=5 May 2006|work=TheRailwayCentre.com|access-date=19 August 2016|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2013}}</ref>
| type = [[Diesel Locomotive|Diesel]]
| type = [[Diesel Locomotive|Diesel]]
| opened = 1868<ref name=WLSopendate>{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=depots&subpage=main&id=587|title=Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Details) |work=BRDatabase|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| opened = 1868<ref name=WLSopendate>{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=depots&subpage=main&id=587|title=Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Details) |work=BRDatabase|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>
| closed = 1987
| closed = 1987
| former_depot_codes = 15A (1 January 1948 - 31 August 1963)
| former_depot_codes = 15A (1 January 1948 - 31 August 1963)
15B (1 September 1963 - 5 May 1973)
15B (1 September 1963 - 5 May 1973)
}}
}}
[[File:Wellingborough Yard and Depot - geograph.org.uk - 1521258.jpg|thumb|right|Wellingborough loco shed seen from Finedon Road overbridge. The sidings on the left lead into the sheds]]


'''Wellingborough Loco Shed''' was a [[stabling point]] located in [[Wellingborough]], [[Northamptonshire]], England. The depot was situated on the [[Midland Main Line]] and was near [[Wellingborough railway station|Wellingborough station]].
'''Wellingborough Loco Shed''' was a [[stabling point]] located in [[Wellingborough]], [[Northamptonshire]], England. The depot was situated on the [[Midland Main Line]] and was located just north of [[Wellingborough railway station|Wellingborough station]].


The depot code is WO.
The depot code is WO.


== History ==
== History ==
The sidings at the north end of the loco sheds once served the [[Finedonhill Tramway]] a [[narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] railway that carried [[iron ore]] from quarries to the south of [[Finedon]] to the sidings. The tramway was in operation from 1875 to 1926.<ref name=Quine>{{quine ironstone |part=3}}</ref> Another narrow gauge tramway, the [[Wellingborough Tramway]] passed under the railway immediately north of the Finedon Road overbridge. This line operated until 1966 and was the last narrow-gauge railway operating in [[The Midlands]] iron fields.<ref name=Quine/>
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Before its closure in 1987, [[British Rail Class 08|Class 08 shunters]], [[British Rail Class 11|Class 11]], [[British Rail Class 25|25]], [[British Rail Class 45|45]] and [[British Rail Class 46|46 locomotives]] could be seen at the depot.<ref name=WLSallocation>{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=depots&subpage=locos&id=587|title=Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Allocation)|work=BRDatabase|accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref>

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Before its closure in 1984, [[British Rail Class 08|Class 08 shunters]], [[British Rail Class 25|25]], [[British Rail Class 31]], [[British Rail Class 45|45]] and [[British Rail Class 46|46 locomotives]], [[British Rail class 47]] could be seen at the depot.<ref name=WLSallocation>{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=depots&subpage=locos&id=587|title=Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Allocation)|work=BRDatabase|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category: Railway depots in England]]
[[Category:Railway depots in England]]
[[Category:Wellingborough]]

Latest revision as of 22:27, 26 March 2022

Wellingborough Loco Shed
Location
LocationWellingborough, Northamptonshire
Coordinates52°18′28″N 0°40′32″W / 52.307678°N 0.675435°W / 52.307678; -0.675435
OS gridSP904685
Characteristics
OwnerBritish Rail
Depot codeWO (1973 - 1987)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
Opened1868[2]
Closed1987
Former depot code15A (1 January 1948 - 31 August 1963) 15B (1 September 1963 - 5 May 1973)
Wellingborough loco shed seen from Finedon Road overbridge. The sidings on the left lead into the sheds

Wellingborough Loco Shed was a stabling point located in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The depot was situated on the Midland Main Line and was located just north of Wellingborough station.

The depot code is WO.

History

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The sidings at the north end of the loco sheds once served the Finedonhill Tramway a narrow-gauge railway that carried iron ore from quarries to the south of Finedon to the sidings. The tramway was in operation from 1875 to 1926.[3] Another narrow gauge tramway, the Wellingborough Tramway passed under the railway immediately north of the Finedon Road overbridge. This line operated until 1966 and was the last narrow-gauge railway operating in The Midlands iron fields.[3]

Before its closure in 1984, Class 08 shunters, 25, British Rail Class 31, 45 and 46 locomotives, British Rail class 47 could be seen at the depot.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "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 19 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Quine, Dan (2016). Four East Midlands Ironstone Tramways Part Three: Wellingborough. Vol. 108. Garndolbenmaen: Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review.
  4. ^ "Locomotive Depots: Wellingborough (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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