Long Marston Railway Sidings

There is still stock locos stored at the former mod depot at long marston and the mod depot at kineton.

Long marston railway sidings.

Once the train had run into the exchange sidings at long marston 47813 was detached to be replaced by this 0 4 0 shunter named james. It consists of some 20km of storage sidings and is connected to the national rail network at honeybourne which is on the worcester to london line. The long marston military railway project sought to keep alive military railway skills such as re railing of trains as well as locomotive driving and track laying following the disbanding of the british army s last railway unit the royal logistic corps 275 railway squadron in march 2014 as a result of government defence cuts. Others are standing useless at ely in cambs and long marston warks.

In 1903 long marston had a staff of seven this increased to eight staff in the 1920 s and in 1931 the staff at milcote also became the responsibility of the station master at long marston and the combined establishment numbered twelve staff. A view of the exchange sidings and yard at long marston. The site at long marston is the largest and most extensive storage facility in the uk. In june 1941 a new west ground frame with four levers together with an east ground frame was supplied for the war department sidings with both being released from long marston signal box.

It is situated at the end of a long siding from honeybourne station on the oxford worcester line and used to be on the gwr main line from birmingham to the west country and south wales. It is partly used for the storage of redundant rolling stock and locomotives although maintenance and repair and testing of certain items of stock is also carried out. The site at long marston is the largest and most extensive rail storage facility in the uk and its customers read like a who s who of rolling stock ownership. It consists of some 20km 12 miles of storage sidings and is connected to the national rail network at honeybourne on the worcester to london line served by all the freight operating companies focs taking advantage of 24 7 ac cess.

Stratford midland junction railway. The side panels of a drs class 20 can just be glimpsed between the white ici tankers and a little further along 37170 is partly visible. London north eastern railway. Long marston central engineer park depot long marston.

I seem to remember seeing withdrawn sr emus stored in the sidings at micheldever on the south western main line during the 70 s 80 s.