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Newport Ebbw Junction TMD

Coordinates: 51°34′12″N 3°00′40″W / 51.570°N 3.011°W / 51.570; -3.011
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Newport Ebbw Junction TMD
Location
LocationEbbw Vale, Newport
Coordinates51°34′12″N 3°00′40″W / 51.570°N 3.011°W / 51.570; -3.011
OS gridST 30028616
Characteristics
OwnerBritish Rail
Depot codeEJ (1973 -)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
OpenedJuly 1915[2]
ClosedOctober 1965[2]
Former depot code86A (1 February 1950 - 31 August 1963) 86B (1 September 1963 - 5 May 1973)

Newport Ebbw Junction TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Newport, Wales. The depot was situated on the Ebbw Valley Railway and was near Newport railway station.

The depot code was EJ.

History

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Before its closure in 1965, Class 08 shunters and Class 25 and 53 locomotives could be seen at the depot.[3]

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. ^ a b "Locomotive Depots: Ebbw Junction (Newport) - Details". BRDatabase. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Locomotive Depots: Ebbw Junction (Newport) Allocation". BRDatabase. Retrieved 5 December 2016.