Perth Carriage Servicing Depot

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Perth Carriage Servicing Depot
Location
Location Perth, Perthshire
Coordinates 56°23′36″N3°26′23″W / 56.3934°N 3.4398°W / 56.3934; -3.4398 Coordinates: 56°23′36″N3°26′23″W / 56.3934°N 3.4398°W / 56.3934; -3.4398
OS grid NO112233
Characteristics
Owner ScotRail
Depot codePH (1973 -) [1]
Type Diesel
History
Opened1938 [2]
Former depot code63A (2 January 1948 - 5 May 1973)

Perth Carriage Servicing Depot is a depot and stabling point located in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The depot is on the eastern side of the Highland Main Line, adjacent to Perth station. [3]

Contents

The depot code is PH.

History

The building was opened by the Caledonian Railway, prior to 1901, as a carriage shed. [4] From 1958 to 1972, Class 06 and 08 shunters and Class 21 locomotives could be seen at the depot. [5]

Present

The depot has an allocation of Network Rail's Snow Train, including support coach ADB 977869.

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References

  1. ↑ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Locomotive Depots: Perth (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987 , p. 62
  4. ↑ Smith & Stuart 2010 , p. 82
  5. ↑ "Locomotive Depots: Perth (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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