Carlisle Kingmoor TMD

Carlisle Kingmoor TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Carlisle, England. The depot is operated by the Direct Rail Services (DRS). The depot was originally used to service Diesel Locomotives and Diesel Multiple Units. The current depot code is KM. The original steam shed was called Carlisle (Kingmoor) and its shed code was 12A.

The current depot is located on the opposite side of the West Coast Main Line to the original steam shed and was officially opened on 1 January 1968. Under British Rail control, the depot closed in 1987 and lay derelict until 1998 when the site was taken over by DRS. Since then a number of developments have taken place with the installation of a sand tower and increased office space.

Rail network in the Carlisle area

Caledonian Railway Main Line / West Coast Mainline Northbound Border Union Railway / Waverley Line to Edinburgh Gretna Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway / English/Scottish Border / Glasgow South Western Line to Gretna Green Gretna Longtown Longtown MOD Depot Floriston Lyneside Kingmoor Marshalling Yard Rockcliffe Harker Brunthill Stainton Etterby Junction Canal Junction Carlisle and Port Carlisle Railway and Dock Company Carlisle Kingmoor TMD Willowholme / Port Carlisle Branch Junctions Caldew Junction Carlisle Citadel Rome Street Junction / Carlisle South Junction London Road Junction Currock Junction / Upperby Junction Carlisle London Road Upperby TMD Maryport and Carlisle Railway / Upperby Bridge Junction / Cumbrian Coast Line to Barrow-in-Furness Petteril Bridge Junction Newcastle and Carlisle Railway to Newcastle Settle and Carlisle Line to Settle Brisco Wreay Lancaster and Carlisle Railway / West Coast Mainline Southbound

References

• Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland, S.K. Baker, ISBN 0-86093-553-1
• Hawkins and Reeve LMS Engines Sheds vol 1 - the L&NWR ISBN 0-906867-02-9