London north eastern railway.
Long marston railway sidings.
Once the train had run into the exchange sidings at long marston 47813 was detached to be replaced by this 0 4 0 shunter named james.
It consists of some 20km 12 miles of storage sidings and is connected to the national rail network at honeybourne on the worcester to london line served by all the freight operating companies focs taking advantage of 24 7 ac cess.
The site at long marston is the largest and most extensive rail storage facility in the uk and its customers read like a who s who of rolling stock ownership.
Long marston is an ex mod site some 7 miles to the south west of stratford upon avon.
Long marston central engineer park depot long marston.
Thousands of ghost trains are standing idle in railway sidings despite years of chronic overcrowding a probe found.
There is still stock locos stored at the former mod depot at long marston and the mod depot at kineton.
A view of the exchange sidings and yard at long marston.
London north western railway.
Stratford midland junction railway.
It is situated at the end of a long siding from honeybourne station on the oxford worcester line and used to be on the gwr main line from birmingham to the west country and south wales.
It consists of some 20km of storage sidings and is connected to the national rail network at honeybourne which is on the worcester to london line.
In june 1941 a new west ground frame with four levers together with an east ground frame was supplied for the war department sidings with both being released from long marston signal box.
The site at long marston is the largest and most extensive storage facility in the uk.
It is partly used for the storage of redundant rolling stock and locomotives although maintenance and repair and testing of certain items of stock is also carried out.
The side panels of a drs class 20 can just be glimpsed between the white ici tankers and a little further along 37170 is partly visible.
In 1903 long marston had a staff of seven this increased to eight staff in the 1920 s and in 1931 the staff at milcote also became the responsibility of the station master at long marston and the combined establishment numbered twelve staff.