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Old Oak Common TMD was a traction maintenance depot located west of London Paddington, in Old Oak Common. The depot codes were OC for the diesel depot and OO for the carriage shed. [3] In steam days the shed code was 81A. The depot was formerly the main facility for the storage and servicing of locomotives and multiple-units from Paddington.
Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common; from June 1952 to February 1956 it was based at Carmarthen, before returning again to Old Oak Common. Like all other steam locomotives based there, with the dieselisation of Cardiff Canton TMD it was transferred to Cardiff East Dock shed in September 1962, its last shed allocation.
In March 1959 the engine was re-allocated to Old Oak Common, this being the GWR's biggest shed and for 7027 it would spend most of its working career at 81A before being re-allocated in April 1960 to Worcester. 7027's final shed allocation in August 1963 was at Reading and the engine was withdrawn 4 months later in December 1963 before being ...
British Railways shed codes were used to identify the engine sheds that its locomotives and multiple units were allocated to for maintenance purposes. The former London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) alpha-numeric system was extended to cover all regions and used until replaced by alphabetic codes in 1973.
Old Oak Common is a semi-industrial area of London, between Harlesden and Acton. [1] [2] The area is traditionally known for its railway depots, particularly Old Oak Common TMD which was decommissioned in 2021. [3] Together with neighbouring Park Royal, the area is intended to become the UK's largest regeneration scheme. [4]
Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common. Its August 1950 shed allocation was Bath Road, Bristol. Its last shed allocation was Cardiff Canton in March 1959.
It was allocated to Landore TMD until 1973 when it was transferred to Old Oak Common, after which it moved around various sheds. Its number was changed to 47077 under the TOPS scheme in 1974 and then became 47613 when fitted with electric train heating equipment ten years later. [ 27 ]
The loco's first shed allocation Old Oak Common, and it was named after the Derbyshire stately home. In both August 1950 and March 1959, the loco's shed allocations was still Old Oak Common, but by the time of the loco's withdrawal in 1964, her allocation was at Cardiff East Dock.