Grimesthorpe engine shed was an

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in Grimesthorpe,

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. It was built by the

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and opened in 1860 to serve the

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. Up until 1935, Grimesthorpe shed code was 25, then changed to 19A by the

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. Grimesthorpe gained the shed code of 41B after transfer to

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in 1958.

Structure

The shed was built next to Grimesthorpe Junction, close to the site of the former Grimesthorpe Bridge railway station. The building was a brick roundhouse shed. An eight road fitting shop was added in 1898.

Locomotives

Locomotive classes assigned to Grimesthorpe by the

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in 1952 included: * LMS 4F 0-6-0 * Midland Railway 2F 0-6-0 * LMS 3F 0-6-0T * Stanier 8F 2-8-0

Closure

The shed officially closed on 11 September 1961, however it continued to be used to stable diesel locomotives for several years until

Tinsley Marshalling Yard Tinsley was a railway marshalling yard near Tinsley in Sheffield, England, used to separate railway wagons from incoming trains and add them to new trains. It was sited immediately west of the M1 motorway, about one mile north of the Catcliffe ...

and its depot opened.

References

*Fox, Peter, (1990) ''The Midland Line in Sheffield'', Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. . *Pixton, B., (2000) ''North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route,'' Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. Railway depots in Yorkshire {{England-rail-transport-stub