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.
The depot in 2021 | |
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Location | Exeter, Devon |
Coordinates | 50.7300°N 3.5452°W |
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Operator | Great Western Railway |
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Opened | 1844 |
Original | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
Pre-grouping | GWR |
Post-grouping | GWR |
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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