Exeter TMD

Exeter Traction Maintenance Depot (or Exeter TMD) is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom and is next to the city's main St Davids station. The depot is operated by Great Western Railway and has an allocation of diesel multiple units.

Exeter
Location
LocationExeter, Devon
Coordinates50.7300°N 3.5452°W / 50.7300; -3.5452
Characteristics
OperatorGreat Western Railway
Depot code
  1. EXE (GWR)
  2. 83C (1950-1963)
  3. EX (1976 - date)
History
Opened1844 (1844)
OriginalBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingGWR

The first engine shed on the site opened in 1844 and had an allocation of locomotives until 1963. It was rebuilt in 1976 but a larger three-road maintenance building and staff accommodation was opened in 2021.

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