Weymouth Loco Engine Shed

🚂✨ The Lost Bournemouth Motive Power Depot ✨🚂 Once alive with Pacifics, M7 tanks, and Standard locomotives, the Bournemouth steam shed stood proudly beside Bournemouth Station until the very end of Southern Region steam. From its 19th-century origins, through its 1930s rebuild, to its final days in 1967, the depot was a vital hub of Southern steam. Here, Merchant Navy giants like Blue Funnel and the preserved Port Line stood alongside hardworking tank engines on branch line duties. Yet despite

🔧🚂 Behind the Shed Doors… 🚂🔧 It’s been a fantastic day in the Motive Power Depot, where Joanne Ormesher has been lifting the lid on just some of the hard work that goes into keeping our railway running. When you’re sitting back enjoying the scenery of the Dee Valley, it’s easy to forget the hours of preparation that happen behind the scenes — meticulous maintenance, safety checks, cleaning, oiling, inspections and teamwork that starts long before the first train departs. Steam doesn’t just h

A variety of action and motive power at Penn Station in New York City in 1992. From the Pentrex show "Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, NYC to DC" https://rfd.video/NECorridor | Railfan Depot