Westbury DMU Servicing Depot

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Westbury DMU Servicing Depot
Location
Location Westbury, Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°15′50″N2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W / 51.26389; -2.20139 Coordinates: 51°15′50″N2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W / 51.26389; -2.20139
OS grid ST859517
Characteristics
Owner Great Western Railway
Depot codeWY (1973 -) [1]
Type DMU

Westbury DMU Servicing Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. The depot is situated on the Reading to Taunton line and is near Westbury station.

Contents

The depot code is WY.

History

Class 08 shunters were allocated to the depot between 1961 and 1968. [2]

Present

As of 2016, the depot has no allocation. It is, instead, a stabling point for Great Western Railway Class 150 Sprinters.

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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: Westbury (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 31 December 2016.