Location; On the south side of Norwich Thorpe Station.
A brick built 4TS through road shed located at TG24120808 and opened on April 30th, 1844 by the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway. In 1934 the shed was refurbished by the LNER and a new roof installed. The depot possessed all facilities and after it closed to steam on April 2nd, 1962 the building was reduced to 3TS for diesel locos. It closed in October 1982 upon the opening of Crown Point (constructed on the site of Norwich Engineer’s Yard) and was demolished in 1994.
BR Coding;
32A [1948- ]
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
17 [December 17th, 1963-1965]
19 [December 17th, 1963-February 1966]
20 [December 17th, 1963-March 1965]
24 [March 5th, 1966-April 1966]
26 [January 23rd, 1965-December 10th, 1965]
Carriage Heating at Norwich, Lowestoft Central and Yarmouth. Shortly after arrival here in 1963 one of the locos was allegedly utilized on an “unauthorized” freight movement when it propelled a train of empty wagons from Norwich to Cantley Sugar Factory.
Servicing Arrangements for Departmental Locomotive;
Coaled by hand from a coal wagon and water was obtained from  a water column at Norwich Thorpe Station. When stabled at the depot the B1 was parked on a siding at the rear of the MPD and for storage during the summer months the locomotives were accommodated on the long siding between the running shed and the works

No.19 in steam, standing in the stabling area at the rear of the MPD at 11.00hrs on Sunday December 19th, 1965.                John Howard

Looking across from the Old Carriage Sidings to the MPD and the yard at the rear of the depot with No.19 in view in the centre of the picture. This photograph was taken in December 1965 and the B1 was in steam and parked in the stabling area between duties.
                                                                                John Howard

Two views of No.24 in store at Norwich MPD in the summer of 1966.                                                                    John Howard