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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Depot: Weymouth Radipole (GWR)
Depot Details
| Depot Name |
Weymouth Radipole (GWR) |
| Depot Codes |
| Code | From | To | | WEY (162) | 1875 | 31/01/1950 | | 82F | 01/02/1950 | 31/01/1958 | | 71G | 01/02/1958 | 31/08/1963 | | 70G | 01/09/1963 | 30/06/1967 |
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| Date Closed |
09/07/1967 |
| Pre Grouping Company |
GWR |
| Big 4 Company |
GWR |
| British Railways Region |
WR |
| GWR Division |
BRISTOL |
| Information |
Took over servicing and stabling of SR locomotives from January 1939 after the closure of the ex-LSWR depot. |
| 1947 Directions |
The shed is on the east side of the line north of the station. The yard is visible from the line.
Turn left outside the station into Queen’s Street, and left into Ranelagh Street. Continue along the footpath running parallel to the railway from the end of this road. Bear right into Hanover Road at the end of the footpath. Turn left into Alexandra Road and follow this road round to the right. Turn left into Dorchester Road (A37), and left into a narrow road almost opposite the end of Fernhill Avenue. A cinder path leads through the allotments at the end of this road to the shed.
Walking time 20 minutes. |
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25 Inch (1892-1914)
OS (1:25,000) (1937-1961)
OS 7th Series 1 inch (1:63,360) |
| Chronology |
| Date | Event | | 1875 | Change of code to 162 | | 1875 | Change of code to WEY | | 01/02/1950 | Change of code to 82F | | 01/02/1958 | Change of code to 71G | | 01/09/1963 | Change of code to 70G | | 09/07/1967 | Depot closed |
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