Saltley railway station was a

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, opened by the

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in 1854 and rebuilt in 1899. Consisting of an island platform, it was on the line into

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from

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. It closed to all traffic in 1968. Saltley station up freight approaching geograph-2717994-by-Ben-Brooksbank

Motive Power Depot

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Saltley Locomotive Depot LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 geograph-2793815-by-Ben-Brooksbank

Saltley depot outside the shed - geograph

Saltley station was the site of a large roundhouse

motive power depot The motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine shed ...

established by the

in 1868. This was doubled in size in 1876, by the addition of a second roundhouse, and a third was added in 1900. The depot was re-roofed by

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in 1951, but closed on 6 March 1967 and was later demolished. The shed yard was used for stabling diesel locomotives until at least 1999. Under the London Midland and Scottish Railway and

Saltley had the

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21A. As a diesel stabling depot it was SY.

References

Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968 Disused railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub