BR DEPARTMENTAL DEPOTS & STABLING POINTS
Centred on ST13807999. On the south side of the line, east of Penarth Junction Station
RADYR PAD YARD
The Pre-Assembly Depot opened in 1959 and was utilized for the construction and loading onto bogies of pre-assembled track panels. By the 1990s the yard was still in use by PW Engineers but mainly as a track reclamation depot. It closed in December 1993
Facilities;
Initially the loco stabled in the yard or at the adjacent Radyr MPD but by 1992 a stone built 1TS shed with a slate roof had been provided on the site. It was serviced as required at Cardiff Canton Diesel Depot
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
97651 [September 1959-June 1984, July 1990-April 1993]
97653 [c1982, c1985-c1989]
and other Class 97/6 PWM Series shunters
Facilities;
Initially the loco stabled in the yard or at the adjacent Radyr MPD but by 1992 a stone built 1TS shed with a slate roof had been provided on the site. It was serviced as required at Cardiff Canton Diesel Depot
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
97651 [September 1959-
97653 [c1982, c1985-
and other Class 97/6 PWM Series shunters
Shunting in the yard and on-site during track laying operations
Cardiff Canton-allocated Class 08 0-6-0 Shunter No. 08779 in Radyr Yard on April 18th, 1987. Martin Bray
Departmental Locomotive No.PWM651 shunting at Radyr PAD Yard on July 27th, 1968. AJ Booth
Departmental Locomotive No.97653 at Radyr Yard.
CJ Marsden
CJ Marsden
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