A roofed structure in which railway locomotives are kept when not in use.
the only surviving steam locomotive shed
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- The film records the life and work of enginemen in a locomotive shed outside Manchester.
- The picture was taken in September 1929 by an unknown photographer inside the locomotive shed.
- The railways had already shut the locomotive shed as steam engines went obsolete.
- On the right was once the extensive sidings, locomotive sheds, and turntables of the railway when everyone went to the coast by train.
- The trust says the project will breathe new life into the old locomotive shed.
- The building has been designed in a style largely replicating that of a former local quarry railway locomotive shed.
- Locomotive sheds and coaling facilities might cover many acres.
- The public viewing window would permit public access to the site's historic former locomotive shed.
- Network Rail said the station was originally quite large and included a signal box, freight yard, and a small locomotive shed.
- Among the sales was a locomotive shed with a water tower, and what was once a signal tower.