LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street

LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Saltley Shed: mrsalt110b

Close up of image 'mrsalt110' showing the entrance road to No 2 shed on the left and the weighbridge hut and tank wagon containing diesel oil for the depot on the right. The weighbridge was used to weigh the loco coal wagons before and after emptying and their use may have been extended to diesel oil too. The LMS had invested in the development of Diesel shunters from the beginning of the 1930s as they offered considerable savings by their very high levels of availability and the minimum time required to prepare and dispose the locomotives for each shift. Initially the fuel was provided by using tank wagons to both transport and distribute the fuel. After the Second World War more permanent facilities were provided and a diesel tank was erected in front of the left-hand corner of No 3 shed.

back