Thornaby TMD

Thornaby TMD
Location
LocationThornaby, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°33′36″N 1°17′20″W / 54.5600°N 1.289°W / 54.5600; -1.289
OS gridNZ459185
Characteristics
OwnerDB Schenker
Depot code51L (1958-1973)
TE (1973-2009)
TypeDiesel
History
Opened1958
Closed2009[1]
An ex-NER Class T2 0-8-0 No.63347 passes through Thornaby with a westward Class H train, consisting mainly of flat-wagons conveying steel slabs from Dorman Long. 28 March 1955, photo by Ben Brooksbank
A British Rail Class 56 No.56039 in Loadhaul livery hauls a trainload of salt from Boulby into Tees Marshalling Yard, July 1998
A Mainline-liveried British Rail Class 60 passes westwards through Thornaby with a steel stock service, May 2005. Thornaby TMD can be seen in the back of the picture

Thornaby TMD was a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Thornaby, England, latterly operated by DB Schenker. The depot was situated to the east of Thornaby, on the northern side of the line to Middlesbrough.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference HerRail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 80
  3. ^ Marsden 1987, pp. 107–108