Bescot TMD

Bescot TMD
Location
LocationBescot, Walsall, England
Coordinates52°33′45″N 1°59′30″W / 52.5626°N 1.9918°W / 52.5626; -1.9918
OS gridSP005961
Characteristics
OwnerDB Schenker Rail (UK)
Depot codeBS (1973 – present)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
OpenedMay 1967
Pre-groupingGrand Junction Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
BR regionLondon Midland Region
Former depot code
  • 3A (1948–1960)
  • 21B (1960–1963)
  • 2F (1963–1973)[1]

Bescot TMD is a locomotive traction maintenance depot in Bescot, an area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. Situated adjacent to Bescot Stadium railway 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 Depot is on the Chase Line and Walsall-Wolverhampton Line.

  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 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)