Considering it is such an operational rail hub, I’ve been
there very infrequently over the years. I went round the depot on an open day,
decades ago now, and I have stood on the bank overlooking the up sidings only
once since then.
When I reached what I had imagined from memory would be an uninterrupted
view of the site, I found that it was completely hidden behind a screen of
trees and bushes. Having eventually found the path that leads from the end of the
approach road, there was a good view of the shed yard and the large collection
of out of service Class 60s, most of which are stored in two long lines on the
up sidings.
There are various enthusiasts’ websites available that list
what one should be able to see from there, as by no means all the numbers are
visible. Not all the online information is up to date, however. For example,
this year No. 60006 has been scrapped and two other locomotives, also formerly
listed as having been present, were sold to the Wensleydale Railway.
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