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Revision as of 23:54, 21 January 2018

The Diesel Depot in November 2015
The interior of the Diesel Depot in January 2016 (Jeff Atkins)

The Kidderminster Diesel Depot, also sometimes referred to as the TMDTraction Maintenance Depot, also referred to as Diesel Depot (Traction Maintenance Depot), stands on the space of ground between the Kidderminster Carriage Shed and the Kidderminster Footbridge, and is used to maintain most of the SVRSevern Valley Railway's fleet of Diesel locomotives. Although visible from the footbridge across the station throat, the site is not directly visible to SVRSevern Valley Railway visitors until they have boarded a train and are departing towards Bewdley. The Depot is normally closed to the public, but may be open during special events such as the annual Open House Weekend and Peep Behind the Scenes.
Although the names 'Diesel Depot' and 'Traction Maintenance Depot' are synonymous and refer to the entire site, the term 'Diesel Depot' is frequently used to refer specifically to the large workshop building.

Construction and facilities

A new restoration and storage facility was built on the site of the Depot during 2015. This valuable facility contains three roads, with facilities including a pit and an overhead crane. This will allow the restoration of these complex but useful locomotives to take place. Previously facilities had been in the open air, with volunteers being exposed to the elements. The new depot provides 1,000 square meters of covered space, two locomotive inspection pits, lifting jacks, and a 10 tonne overhead travelling crane.[1] The first locomotives entered the Diesel Depot on Saturday 30th January 2016.

The Depot is also home to a separate mess room facility for diesel group volunteers, as well as one of the railway's sleeping coaches, which offers overnight accommodation to volunteer staff who are away from home.

In January 2017 it was announced that the Diesel Depot had won the 2016 Heritage Railway Association award for Modern Traction for its "major contribution to modern traction preservation".[2]

Kidderminster TMDTraction Maintenance Depot, also referred to as Diesel Depot appeal November 2016

In November 2016 the SVR's Diesel Groups and the Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd launched a fundraising campaign to improve facilities, ring fenced for diesel projects only. These include a purpose-built workshop for restoring and maintaining component parts, and an amenity block for overnight accommodation, toilet and washing facilities.[3][4]

Gallery

See also

Kidderminster station
Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd
SVR's Diesel Groups

References

  1. SVR NBI-H-203 "SVRSevern Valley Railway Diesel Locomotive Maintenance Depot" 22 Dec 2014
  2. Kidderminster Shuttle
  3. SVR Charitable Trust, "Kidderminster Diesel Depot" (Retrieved 16 February 2017)
  4. SVRLive, "Kidderminster TMD Appeal" (Retrieved 16 February 2017)

Links

Latest news on SVRLive Kidderminster Diesel Depot page