PETERBOROUGH BR

Depot at Peterborough near to Spittel bridge .

 Class 25 at the small depot at Peterborough near the station in the late 1970s.

This building has now gone to make the Peterborough Station car park bigger.

On this very cold day trains were still running.

The class 25 above is in the small loco depot next to the station which was later to be transferred to EWS on privatisation.

About the Peterborough Depot

When New England MPD closed just after the end of steam around Peterborough in the early 1960s . The engines that were used around Peterborough were transferred to March MPD.

To save the class 08s that were still needed around Peterborough and engines that were between trains having to go to all the way to March MPD each time a very small shed and a refuelling plant were built near Spittle bridge just to the north of the station.

 A class 47 and two 31s at the small depot at Peterborough.

This is the main part of the Depot which is on the northern side of Spittle bridge. One or two tank wagons were in a siding just to the right. The small shed was only for oiling and small repairs only. Any big jobs would be done at March MPD or Doncaster.

Class 45 at the Peterborough Depot

Four class 31s at Peterborough Depot 31192  31198  31125 31403  plus one on the next line.

Class 47100 at Peterborough Depot

Class 40 071 at Peterborough Depot with Peterborough Power box behind.

Class 47 158 Henry Ford was at the Depot on one the visits of The Flying Scostman, when on one of the three Sundays that the Scotsman ran from Peterborough to York, this class 47 did the King Cross to Peterborough part and the A3 did Peterborough to York part. It has been bulled up to a very high standard with white wheels and pipes.

Next part is Westwood Yard in BR days

 For more on this Depot after EWS took it over in the 2000's click