Perth Carriage Servicing Depot

Perth Carriage Servicing Depot
Location
LocationPerth, Perthshire
Coordinates56°23′36″N 3°26′23″W / 56.3934°N 3.4398°W / 56.3934; -3.4398
OS gridNO112233
Characteristics
OwnerScotRail
Depot codePH (1973 -)[1]
TypeDiesel
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]

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.

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.
  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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