Bescot TMD
A British Rail Class 92 no. 92018 at Bescot.
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| Location | Walsall, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°33′45″N 1°59′30″W / 52.5626°N 1.9918°WCoordinates: 52°33′45″N 1°59′30″W / 52.5626°N 1.9918°W |
| OS grid | SP005961 |
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| Owner(s) | DB Schenker Rail (UK) |
| Depot code(s) | BS (1973-) |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Grand Junction Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| BR region | London Midland Region |
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Bescot TMD is a locomotive traction maintenance depot in the West Midlands, England. Situated adjacent to Bescot Stadium station, the depot with code BS is currently operated by DB Schenker Rail (UK). Bescot Yard is to the south-east of the depot. This entire complex of track is clearly visible from the northern end of the M6 and M5 motorway junction.
The line via Aston, Perry Barr and Bescot is the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The section between Walsall and Cannock was constructed by the South Staffordshire Railway. The section between Cannock and Rugeley was constructed by the Cannock Mineral Railway. Bescot Yard was opened to handle coal and goods traffic in the Birmingham area, and so needed a depot to provide and service a wide range of locomotives. After the LMS took over in 1923, the shed code became 3A. The shed was rebuilt as a straight-road pre-cast concrete structure with brick infill sides in the 1930s.
The line between Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley closed to passengers in 1965, remaining open to freight. This brought about the closure of the LMS steam shed, and the opening of the diesel shed. The Walsall line then reopened to passengers in stages.
The diesel depot, itself, was opened by British Rail in May 1967 as a three-track through-road shed, with an adjoining one-track through-road shed for fuelling.
By 1987, the depot had an allocation of Classes 08, 20, 31 and 47 diesel locomotives. Classes 45, 56, and 58 could also be seen stabled at the depot.
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