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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Tyseley Shed: gwrt3911
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Tyseley Locomotive Shed prior to opening in 1908. The
multiple independent smoke troughs over each road radiating from the two
boarded turntables, indicates the priority given to smoke extraction. Not only
could smoke reduce the lighting levels and create an unpleasant environment for
staff, it could also damage the timber and steel that supported the roof. Large
areas of glazed roofing supplemented by suspended gas lanterns provided the
lighting. Blackout regulations required this roof glazing to be painted over
during the Second World War and post war shed photographs often appear to show
locomotive sheds as dingy places because of this. Also seen here were the
numerous water standpipes (see 'gwrt2993'). An eight
inch water main circled around each turntable supplying a total of 48 hydrants
and 41 standpipes in the Locomotive Shed from the main water tank above the
coaling stage. For more details of the water supply arrangements at the Tyseley
Locomotive Shed see 'gwrt3913'.
Robert Ferris
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