Finsbury Park TMD
Finsbury Park TMD was a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in London, England. It was the first purpose built main line diesel locomotive depot opened in this country and it was fully commissioned in April 1960.[1] It was downgraded in June 1981 and closed in October 1983.[2] Finsbury Park was a steam shed under British Railways with the depot code 34G; the depot code of the diesel depot under BR was FP. The nearest railway station is Finsbury Park. The site is now covered in residential flats which can be seen to the SW of Finsbury Park station.
References
- British Rail Locoshed Directory. Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd. 1981. ISBN 0-7110-1143-5.
- Finsbury Park Diesel Maintenance Depot 1960 - 1983. Chesterfield: The Deltic Preservation Society Ltd. 2010. ISBN 978-0-9565544-0-6.
- Baker, Allan. Deltics At Work. ISBN 0-7110-1536-8.
Coordinates: 51°33′30″N 0°06′36″W / 51.5582°N 0.1099°W
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