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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 Diesel Galas and the annual Diesel Gala, [[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 buildingopened in 2016.

In July 2018 the depot was given a [[TOPS_codes#TOPS_location_codes | TOPS location code ]] - 65942, KI.

Early plans for a Diesel Depot maintenance building involved re-erecting a building from the former Burton-upon-Trent Diesel Depot, originally bought by The [[Western Locomotive Association]], dismantled and stored at Kidderminster. However it transpired that changes to building regulations would have made the cost greater than if new steelwork was used, and the plans were shelved.<ref name=SVR166>SVR News 166</ref>

During the mid-2000s, plans for a purpose built facility were drawn up at the request of the SVR(H) Board. These were approved and detailed design work was under way when the SVR was hit by the [[2007 Storm Damage|2007 flood damage]]. After a delay while repairs to the railway were made, a revised plan was prepared in 2009 which reduced the amount of contaminated ground that would need to be removed where the facility would be built. Fund raising at the time included the proceeds of the autumn Autumn 2009 [[SVRA]] raffle.<ref name=SVR166/> Members of Wyre Forest District Council’s planning committee approved an application in March 2013 and 2014 saw the site cleared by the groups who had locomotives and parts stored there, vegetation cleared and the track lifted in preparation. Construction of the new restoration and storage building eventually took place during 2015. Principal contractor was C21 Construction Ltd.<ref name=Depotwebsite>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160408012203/http://www.svrdieselshed.co.uk/index.htm SVR Diesel Shed webpage (archived)] (Retrieved 18 July 2018)</ref>

The General Manager was quoted as saying the project value was £800,000.<ref>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/15004436.Coveted_heritage_railway_industry_award_for_Severn_Valley_Railway__39_s_diesel_depot/ 'Severn Valley Railway unveils £800,000 Kidderminster Diesel Depot', Kidderminster Shuttle, 21 May 2016] (Retrieved 18 July 2018)</ref> Funding was provided in part by a loan from HSBC to [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC|SVR(H)]], the full loan amount of £372,000 was drawn down in October 2015 and was converted to a fifteen year fixed term loan on 11 March 2016.<ref name=SVR2018>SVR(H) Annual Report for the period ending 2 January 2018</ref> [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited|The Guarantee Company]] subscribed £25,000 for this project and contributions were also made by [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|Charitable Trust]] (£67,600 in 2015-16) and [[List of preservation groups|diesel preservation groups]].<ref>Minutes of the Severn Valley Railway Company Limited AGM 20 August 2016</ref><ref>[http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends23/0001092723_AC_20170630_E_C.PDF SVR Charitable Trust Report and Financial Statements 30 June 2017]</ref> The SVR Diesel Shed webpage (archived) listed as at 2016 the following groups as involved in the project: The [[Diesel Traction Group]], The [[Class 50 Alliance Limited|Fifty Fund]], The [[Western Locomotive Association]], The [[Class 08 Society]], [[The DMU Group (West Midlands)|The SVR DMU Group]], [[Kidderminster Shunter Fund|12099]] and [[Somerset & Dorset Loco Company|Somerset Traction Ltd (D8188)]]. Other supporting companies listed were CADdata, GBRf, Locomaster Profiles, Strathwood Publications, Virgin Trains and Visions International.<ref name=Depotwebsite/>

*Kidderminster TMD appeal November 2016 - In November 2016 the [[List of preservation groups| 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.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-projects/diesel-depo.html SVR Charitable Trust, "Kidderminster Diesel Depot"] (Retrieved 16 February 2017)</ref><ref name=SVRLive>[https://www.svrlive.com/kidderminster-tmd-appeal SVRLive, "Kidderminster TMD Appeal"] (Retrieved 16 February 2017)</ref> {{As of|20182020}} this appeal remains openrefers intead to "funding of a raft of new equipment for the Diesel Depot [..] mostly aimed at making the work there safer and more efficient".<ref>[https://svrtrust.org.uk/Diesel-projects SVR Charitable Trust, "Diesel projects"] (Retrieved 26 January 2020)</ref>

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