| Shedname | Origin | Built | Closed | Notes | Map Ref |
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| ABBOTSBURY | Abbotsbury Railway | 9 Nov 1885 | 3 Mar 1906 | This shed was located to the east of Abbotsbury station to the south of the line. It was a stone built 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slated roof. There was a stone built water tower and a coaling stage at the entrance to the shed. The shed was closed soon after the line was absorbed by the GWR 1896 however, it was not recorded as out of use until 1906.The shed was partially demolished but some of the walls remained standing in 1992. | SY58498530 |
| ABERAVON | Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway | Nov 1885 | 20 Nov 1922 | This shed was located at the north end of Aberavon station in the fork of the Maesteg and Duffryn lines. It was originally a timber walls 2 track straight through shed with a gable style pitched slate roof. Facilities included a coal stage and a water tank. In 1889, a stone built 2 track straight through shed with a northlight saw-tooth pattern slate roof was added behind the timber shed. Between 1906 and 1921, the timber shed was demolished, the coal plant improved and a crane added. In the same period, a carriage shed built in 1887, covering the three roads to the side of the stone shed was demolished, and the shed yard altered. | SS76739034 |
| ABERAYRON | Lampeter, Aberayron & New Quay Light Railway | 10 Apr 1911 | 30 Apr 1962 | This shed was located south of Aberayron station on the east side of the line. It was a timber built 1 track straight dead-ended shed. The building was destroyed by fire at some time during 1925. Facilities included a coal stage.
It was replaced in 1926 by a corrugated iron 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style pitched slate roof which had previously been in use at WREXHAM CENTRAL. | SN46166213 |
| ABERBEEG | Great Western Railway | | Dec 1964 | A brick built 4 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, in industrial use by Bawn Brassfounders (1987). | SO21000110 |
| ABERBEEG | Monmouthshire Railway & Canal Company | 1858 | | Stone walls with gable style stone roof. Replaced by Churchward standard four road depot several chains southwards. | SO21000110 |
| ABERCYNON | Taff Vale Railway | 1853 | | A corrugated iron 2 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, in use as a foundry (1987). Unaltered despite large increase in allocation during shed life. Built originally to house the pilot at the foot of main incline and Aberdare branch engine. Station originally named Aberdare Junction. Demolished, new shed built on site. | ST08259475 |
| ABERCYNON | Great Western Railway | | 2 Nov 1964 | A corrugated iron 2 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, in use as a foundry (1987). | ST08259475 |
| ABERDARE | Mawddwy Railway | 1846 | | Timber with gable style slated roof. Two sheds were sited either side of the main line immediately west of the level crossing near the town centre for stabling the two locos owned by the Company. The 0-6-0 goods engine Aberaman was transferred to the TV shed at Cardiff docks in 1847. The other engine 4-2-0 Columbia (American built) was transferred to Aberdare Junction (see Abercynon) in 1853 and by this time both sheds were in such a bad state of repair they were pulled down. | SO00240320 |
| ABERDARE | Taff Vale Railway | 1865 | | Stone built with gable style slate roof. Due to the narrowness of the site, covered area was divided into two separate sheds. These were constructed following a decision to diagram certain coal workings from heads of valley and not all from Cardiff as previously. | SO00240320 |
| ABERDARE | Great Western Railway | | 1 Mar 1965 | A brick built roundhouse shed. Demolished. | SO00240320 |
| ABERDARE | Vale of Neath Joint Railway | 1864 | | Unknown, but likely to be timber with slate roof. Built when GWR reached Aberdare, thirteen years after the arrival of the Vale of Neath Railway. The shed was mixed guage, GWR being the "narrow" A new standard gauge shed was built close by in 1867 and from then on only broad gauge engines used the shed until the withdrawl of broad gauge in 1872. | SO00240320 |
| ABERDARE (JOINT MR) | Great Western Railway | 1867 | | Stone walls and gabled slate roof to each shed. All shed roads had full length pits except No 1 road. Originally erected as a four road shed to cope with increased coal traffic, it was doubled in size in 1874 as trade was so rapid. Replaced by Churchward roundhouse depot. | SO00240320 |
| ABERDEEN | London & North Eastern Railway | | | | |
| ABERDEEN (FERRYHILL) | North British Railway | | Mar 1967 | Shared with LMS. A brick built 12 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, used as a diesel depot (Code AB) until 1987 when the premises were taken over by a fertilizer company . Now abandoned (1990). | NJ94030455 |
| ABERDEEN (KITTYBREWSTER) | Great North of Scotland Railway | | 12 Jun 1961 | A stone built open semi- roundhouse. Demolished, site of Aberdeen City Corporation offices (1989). | NJ93150794 |
| ABERFELDY | | | | Demolished 1976. Now a housing estate. | NN86064927 |
| ABERFOYLE | | | | Demolished 1977. | NN52350085 |
| ABERGAVENNY | Newport, Abergavenny & Hereford Railway | Jan 1854 | | Stone walls with gable style slate roof on timber trusses. | SO29101415 |
| ABERGAVENNY | London & North Western Railway | | 6 Jan 1958 | A stone built 12 track straight dead ended shed, latterly the shed had been reduced to 6 tracks. Demolished, site unused (1972). | SO29101415 |
| ABERYSTWYTH | Vale of Rheidol | | | Demolished 1972. | SN58438127 |
| ABERYSTWYTH | Cambrian Railway | Jun 1864 | 10 Apr 1965 | Brick walls with gabled slate roof.A brick built 2 track straight through road shed. Converted for use as the V of R narrow gauge engine shed and still in used in that capacity (1989). Originally Cambrian Railways property, the depot became joint owned with the GWR, possibly in 1906 when the GWR took over the Manchester & Midland Railway which had been joint with the Cambrian since 1867.
The line nearest the coal plant was reserved for GWR engines and no doubt for M & MR previously. The shed building appears to have been extended at some time, possibly 1867. The original length being 100 ft.
The turntable was replaced by one of 55 ft diameter, and this was resited in 1925 when the GWR added their own standard pattern coaling stage in place of the coaling platform. The depot did not close in 1938 but underwent major rebuilding with the shed being demolished and a brick building being constructed on the same site. | SN58738131 |
| ABINGDON | Great Western Railway | | | | SU50069743 |
| ACCRINGTON | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | | 6 Mar 1961 | Originally a brick built 8 track straight dead ended shed, it had been reduced to a 6 track building by BR days. Following closure to steam it became a DMU depot. Since closed completely and demolished. | SD74772826 |
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| AGECROFT | | | | Demolished 1968. | SD80480075 |
| AINTREE | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | | 12 Jun 1967 | A brick built 8 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, with track removed and in a vandalised state (1990). | SJ36329748 |
| ALCESTER | Alcester Railway | Sep 1876 | | Brick built with gable style slated timber trussed. Official records show shed closed 00/02/1917 due to wartime restrictions, however it re-opened in 00/08/1923. Demolished 1971, now a housing estate. | SP08325812 |
| ALDEBURGH | | | | Demolished 1964. | TM45955721 |
| ALFORD | | | | Demolished 1976. | NJ58301581 |
| ALFORD | Alford & Sutton Tramway | 2 Apr 1884 | 6 Dec 1889 | At the north end of Alford station on the west side of Station Road was a 2ft 6in gauge, brick built 2 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slate roof. Facilities included a repair shop, which was located in the adjacent works. After closure, it passed into private use and remained standing as a garage until 1971. | TF44557562 |
| ALLOA | | | | Demolished 1970 | NS88839314 |
| ALNMOUTH | North Eastern Railway | 1875 | 19 Jun 1966 | The shed was located on the west side of Alnmouth station. Formerly known as Bilton Junction up to 1892, it was a brick built 2 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slate roof. It was extended in 1887. Site facilities included a coaling stage, a water tank and a turntable. Demolished following closure. | NU23071104 |
| ALNWICK | North Eastern Railway | 5 Aug 1850 | 1875 | Located on the south side of Alnwick station was a 1 track straight dead-ended shed. Further details are not known. | NU19171290 |
| ALSAGER | North Staffordshire Railway | | 18 Jun 1962 | A four-road straight dead ended shed housing up to eight engines. Demolished (1990). | SJ80635517 |
| ALSTON | Newcastle & Carlisle Railway | 17 Nov 1852 | 27 Nov 1959 | This shed was located on the west side of Alston station. It was a stone built 1 track straight through shed with a gabled slate roof. One wall of the shed also supported the station canopy and the opposite wall was shared by the goods shed. Facilities included a water column and a turntable was located at the end of the platform doubling as a loco release. Demolished 1970. | NY71654673 |
| ALYTH | | | | Demolished 1974. | NO24864828 |
| AMBLE | North Eastern Railway | | | Somewhere in the vicinity of Amble station was a servicing facility. No further details are known. | NU26700450 |
| ANDOVER | | | | Demolished 1969. | SU35645604 |
| ANDOVER JUNCTION | | | | Demolished 1969. | SU35605606 |
| ANNESLEY | Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway | 1898 | 3 Jan 1966 | This shed was located south of Hollinwell and Annesley station on the west side of the GCR line. It was a brick built 6 track straight dead ended shed with a northlight pattern slate roof and a brick screeen. Facilities included a turntable, coaling stage and water tank. It was demolished in 1966. The site is buried under a slag heap (1990). | SK52505290 |
| ANSTRUTHER | | | | Demolished 1975. | NO56110347 |
| APPLEDORE | Bideford, Westward Ho & Appledore Railway | 1 May 1908 | 1910 | The shed was located at the south end of Appledore station at the end of the line. It is thought to have been of timber construction. It was a 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a water tower and coaling stage outside the entrance. | SS46363072 |
| ARBROATH | | | | Demolished 1966. | NO63854161 |
| ARDROSSAN | Glasgow & South Western Railway | | 15 Feb 1965 | A brick built 4 track straight through road shed. Demolished 1965, site unused. | NS23594240 |
| ARDSLEY | Great Northern Railway | | Oct 1965 | A brick built 8 track straight through road shed. Demolished 1968. | SE31222595 |
| ARROCHAR | | | | Demolished. | NN30870434 |
| ASHBURTON | Buckfastleigh, Totnes & South Devon Railway | 1 May 1872 | Nov 1958 | The shed is located at the south end of Ashburton station on the east side of the line. It is a stone built 1 track straight dead-ended shed with a gable style slate roof. There was a coaling stage and water tower on the approach to the shed. After closure, it was sold for private use, is still standing and in use as a store. | SX75666957 |
| ASHFORD | Southern Railway | | 1963 | A concrete built 10 track straight dead ended shed. Following closure it was used as a home for the South Eastern Steam Centre, a preservation group, but since they vacated the whole shed is now in a derelict condition, with all lines lifted and the shed yard is now a wilderness. The site was in use for motor vehicle storage 1988. Demolished 1989. | TR02154163 |
| ASHFORD (CHART LEACON) | South Eastern & Chatham Railway | | | | |
| ASHTON | Teign Valley Railway | 9 Oct 1882 | 1908 | The shed was located at the south end of Ashton station on the east side of the line. It was a brick built 1 track straight through shed with a timber trussed, gable style slate roof. A water tower and coaling stage were located at the southern end of the building. The Ashton - Exeter City Basin section of line was opened in 1903 providing another route from Newton Abbot to Exeter and this probably resulted in the closure. However, it continued to be used after closure for storage. Despite being listed as out of use in October 1912, it was in use again until after the GWR took possession in 1923. It was then listed as not in use in October 1924. The building was still standing in 1958. | SX84458398 |
| AVIEMORE | Highland Railway | | Jul 1962 | A stone built 4 track straight dead ended shed. Still standing, was used for commercial purposes after closure but has since been taken over and preserved as headquarters of the Strathspey Railway (1990). | NH89801291 |
| AVONMOUTH | Midland Railway | 1890 | | Timber walls and gable style slated roof. There could possibly have been an earlier shed erected by Bristol Port & Pier Railway in 1865. It may have disappeared in 1901 to make way for dock extensions. Early drawings do not reveal a shed. | |
| AYLESBURY | Great Central Railway | | | Demolished 1969. | SP81831340 |
| AYLESBURY | London & North Western Railway | | | Demolished 1966. | SP82371398 |
| AYR | Glasgow & South Western Railway | | 3 Oct 1966 | A stone built 6 track straight through road shed. Still standing, in use as a diesel depot (Code AY) (1990). | NS34302275 |
