SCRCA Location Type: Motive Power Depot

Location Type Code
MD

For the purposes of the SCRA Project, a Motive Power Depot or MPD is a site where railway locomotives were prepared for operational duties and stored between those duties. In most cases, facilities were also provided for the locomotive crews. MPDs typically include some or all of the following structure types: Siding, Engine Shed, Turntable, Tank House and Water Crane.

Examples

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SCRCA Location Variant: Not Applicable

Location ID: 231401

Hellifield MPD

231400: Hellifield MPD - MR Engine sheds: Context view from the south

Location ID: 306721

Durran Hill MPD

Durran Hill MPD (engine shed & tank house) and Durran Hill Jn SB from the West.
 

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