Reddish Loco Depot
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The photograph on this page of Reddish Loco Depot by Martin Addison as part of the Geograph project.
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Reddish Loco Depot
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: Unknown
40055 sits outside Reddish Depot. This shed was constructed in 1954 to be the primary maintenance depot for the 1500v electric locomotives operating over the Woodhead Route between Manchester and Sheffield via Penistone. It also maintained the Manchester - Glossop/Hadfield electric units, one of which can be seen on the right of the photo. The Woodhead Route closed in 1981 and the depot closed in 1983. Although the buildings were subsequently demolished, their footprint is still visible on Google maps at this time.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.450292
Longitude
-2.168605