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Located on the southside of the tracks to the carriage and wagon works, it was the largest depot on the TVR. Opened in 1884, it was equiped with a five-road shed and an attached five-road repair shop, each under its own bay built from local brick. The GWR had supplied a standard-pattern over-grider {{convert|55|ft}} pattern [[railway turntable]], which was never extended as it could cope with the tank engines allocated to the site.<ref name=Lyons/> |
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Designated by the GWR as the divisional shed of the Cardiff Valleys Division, under the Loans and Guarantees Act (1929), the track layout was improved, and a new ramp added to the GWR standard-pattern single-road coaling stage.<ref name=Lyons>{{cite book|title=An Historical Survey of Great Wester Engine Sheds 1947|author=Edward T. Lyons C.Eng MIStrucE|publisher=Oxford Publishing Co|date=1978|ISBN=901888161}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1959 under British Railways, the shed was divided to cope with the intriduction of [[diesel multiple unit]]s. In 1961 the shed closed to steam, and all steam locomotives were moved to Radyr. The shed closed in November 1964, and shortly afterwards the site was cleared for redevelopment.<ref name=Lyons/> |
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Revision as of 13:52, 5 February 2012
Cathays Railways Works was a development started by the Taff Vale Railway to provide its main carriage and wagon works, as well as its main railway depot for the entire TVR system. Taken over by the Great Western Railway, after nationalisation under British Railways they sold off the carriage and wagon works to the Pullman Company Ltd.
Today, both the site of the railway depot and the carriage and wagon works have been redeveloped, mainly with buildings and commercial activities associated with the University of Cardiff.
History
Taff Vale Carriage and Wagon works
Railway Depot
Located on the southside of the tracks to the carriage and wagon works, it was the largest depot on the TVR. Opened in 1884, it was equiped with a five-road shed and an attached five-road repair shop, each under its own bay built from local brick. The GWR had supplied a standard-pattern over-grider 55 feet (17 m) pattern railway turntable, which was never extended as it could cope with the tank engines allocated to the site.[1]
Designated by the GWR as the divisional shed of the Cardiff Valleys Division, under the Loans and Guarantees Act (1929), the track layout was improved, and a new ramp added to the GWR standard-pattern single-road coaling stage.[1]
In 1959 under British Railways, the shed was divided to cope with the intriduction of diesel multiple units. In 1961 the shed closed to steam, and all steam locomotives were moved to Radyr. The shed closed in November 1964, and shortly afterwards the site was cleared for redevelopment.[1]
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