Eastfield TMD was a railway

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situated in

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. Eastfield was a

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shed under

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with the depot code 65A; the diesel depot was coded as ED under the TOPS scheme from 1973.

History

In 1987, the allocation of the depot included Classes 20, 26, 27, 37 and 47, and DMU Classes 101 and 104. Meanwhile, Class 08 shunters were also stabled. At that time, the depot had a wheel lathe and two

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s. The depot's logo is commonly noted as having been a Scottie dog, however it was more closely reflective of a

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. The depot was closed in the early 1990s and the buildings demolished. All locomotives were reallocated to other depots. In the early 2000s a new depot was built by

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, but on a smaller scale to service Classes 158 and 170 DMUs.

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