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The Kidderminster Diesel Depot, also sometimes referred to as the TMD (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 SVR's fleet of [[Diesel Locomotives|Diesel locomotives]]. Although visible from the footbridge across the station throat, the site is not directly visible to SVR 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]].<br>
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. In July 2018 the depot was given a TOPS location code - 65942.
==Construction and facilities==
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".<ref>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/15004436.Coveted_heritage_railway_industry_award_for_Severn_Valley_Railway__39_s_diesel_depot/?ref=mr&lp=20 Kidderminster Shuttle]</ref>
===AWS ramps===
In April 2018 the railway obtained from Network Rail and Siemens two AWS ramps recovered from Birmingham New Street Resignalling (Phase 4/5), which were installed in Kidderminster Yard to test home fleet and visiting locomotive AWS systems before they leave for the main line.
==Kidderminster TMD appeal November 2016==
[[Kidderminster | Kidderminster station]]<br>
[[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]<br>
[[List of preservation groups| SVR's Diesel Groups]]<br>[[Awards]]
==References==
