Botanic Gardens TMD

Botanic Gardens TMD
Location
LocationKingston upon Hull, England
Coordinates53°44′54″N 0°21′41″W / 53.7484°N 0.3614°W / 53.7484; -0.3614
OS gridTA081292
Characteristics
OperatorNorthern Trains
Depot codeBG (1973–)[1]
TypeSteam, Diesel, DMU
History
Opened1901
OriginalNER
Pre-groupingLNER
BR regionNorth Eastern region until 1967 then Eastern Region
Former depot code
  • 53B (1948–1960)
  • 50C (1960–1973)[1]

Botanic Gardens TMD is a traction maintenance depot in Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, England. As built it was one of the principal steam engine sheds in the Hull area, Botanic Gardens was the one closest to the main Hull Paragon station and its locomotives were responsible for working passenger services in the area. This entry also covers the engine sheds in the Paragon area that preceded Botanic Gardens.

  1. ^ a b "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 27 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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