Saltley TMD

Saltley TMD was a Traction Maintenance Depot located in Saltley, Birmingham, England. The depot was situated on the east side of the line between Birmingham New Street and Water Orton, and was near Saltley station until the station closed in 1968.

Saltley TMD

Class 31 and Class 47 locomotives at Saltley Depot in 1991
Location
Location	Saltley, Birmingham
Coordinates	52.4862°N 1.8655°W
OS grid	SP092875
Characteristics
Owner(s)	British Rail
Depot code(s)	SY (1973 - 2005)[1]
Type	Diesel
History
Opened	1868[2]
Closed	2005
Former depot code(s)	21A (1948 - 31 August 1963) 2E (1 September 1963 - 5 May 1973)

The depot code was SY.[3]

History

The steam loco shed closed to steam 6 March 1967, but a locomotive inspection point was built along with a few offices. From 1948 to 2008, Class 08 shunters, Class 11, 25, 27, 30, 37, 44, 45, 47,[4] 20, 31, 40, 50 and 56 could be seen at the depot.[5] The loco inspection point was open until 2005 and the locomotives moved to other depots, with the last one leaving in 2008.

Present

The offices are still open and are a signing on point for DB Schenker drivers but the depot is derelict and there are no trains present.

References

1. "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
2. "Disused Stations: Saltley Locomotive Shed". Disused Stations. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
3. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 69
4. "Locomotive Depots: Saltley (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
5. "Saltley Depot, R.I.P". Flickr. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

Sources

• Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)