Carlisle Kingmoor Marshalling Yard is a
stabling point
In the UK, a stabling point is a place where rail locomotives are parked while awaiting their next turn of duty. A stabling point may be fitted with a fuelling point and other minor maintenance facilities. A good example of this was Newport ...
located in
Carlisle, Cumbria
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril. It is the administrative centre of the City ...
, England. The depot is situated on the
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London and Glasgow with branches to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh. It is one of the busiest ...
and is near
Carlisle station
Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern England, Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers River Eden, Cumbria, Eden, River C ...
.
History
From 1950 to 1982,
Class 03,
04,
08,
09 shunters,
and Class 11,
17,
25,
27,
28,
and 40 Diesel Locomotives.
Present
From 2013, the depot has no allocation. It is, instead, a stabling point for EWS
Class 66 and Freightliner
Class 70 locomotives.
References
Railway depots in England
Buildings and structures in Carlisle, Cumbria
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