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Westbury DMU Servicing Depot

Coordinates: 51°15′50″N 2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W / 51.26389; -2.20139
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Westbury DMU Servicing Depot
Location
LocationWestbury, Wiltshire
Coordinates51°15′50″N 2°12′5″W / 51.26389°N 2.20139°W / 51.26389; -2.20139
OS gridST859517
Characteristics
OwnerGreat Western Railway
Depot codeWY (1973 -)[1]
TypeDMU

Westbury DMU Servicing Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. The depot is situated on the Reading to Taunton line and is near Westbury station.

The depot code is WY.

History

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Class 08 shunters were allocated to the depot between 1961 and 1968.[2]

Present

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As of 2016, the depot has no allocation. It is, instead, a stabling point for Great Western Railway Class 150 Sprinters.

References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Locomotive Depots: Westbury (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 31 December 2016.