BR DEPARTMENTAL DEPOTS & STABLING POINTS
Location; On the north side of the line, east of Gloucester Station.
A brick built 6TS dead ended shed with a twin gable style roof, located at SO84241826 and closed to steam on January 1st, 1966. Part of the shed was demolished by 1970 and the 1TS repair shop was utilized as a maintenance shed. Although the locomotive and dmu servicing facility had become disused by 1992 locomotives still stabled in the area.
BR Coding;
85B [1950- ],
GL [May 1973- ]
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
97651 [June 1984-July 1990]
97654 [April-November 1984]
and other Class 97/6 PWM Series.
A brick built 6TS dead ended shed with a twin gable style roof, located at SO84241826 and closed to steam on January 1st, 1966. Part of the shed was demolished by 1970 and the 1TS repair shop was utilized as a maintenance shed. Although the locomotive and dmu servicing facility had become disused by 1992 locomotives still stabled in the area.
BR Coding;
85B [1950-
GL [May 1973-
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
97651 [June 1984-
97654 [April-
and other Class 97/6 PWM Series.
The locos were serviced and stabled here, as and when required, and utilized at sites throughout the area during PW operations.
Departmental 0-6-0 Diesel Shunter No. PWM650 outside of the Maintenance Shop at Gloucester Diesel Depot on September 5th, 1978. Graham Scott-Lowe
Department Locomotive No.97651 at Gloucester Diesel Depot on August 27th, 1987. The stabling area was established on the site of the second shed building here, a 4TS structure that opened in 1854 and was demolished when the depot closed to steam in 1966
STABLING AREA
