Perth Carriage Servicing Depot

Perth Carriage Servicing Depot is a depot and stabling point located in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The depot is on the eastern side of the Highland Main Line, adjacent to Perth station.[3]

Perth Carriage Servicing Depot
Location
LocationPerth, Perthshire
Coordinates56.3934°N 3.4398°W / 56.3934; -3.4398
OS gridNO112233
Characteristics
OwnerScotRail
Depot codePH (1973 -)[1]
TypeDiesel
History
Opened1938[2]
Former depot code63A (2 January 1948 - 5 May 1973)

The depot code is PH.

History

The building was opened by the Caledonian Railway, prior to 1901, as a carriage shed.[4] From 1958 to 1972, Class 06 and 08 shunters and Class 21 locomotives could be seen at the depot.[5]

Present

The depot has an allocation of Network Rail's Snow Train, including support coach ADB 977869.

References
  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: Perth (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 62
  4. Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 82
  5. "Locomotive Depots: Perth (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

Sources
  • Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.
  • Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.
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