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Penzance Traction Maintenance Depot
Location
LocationPenzance, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°07′40″N 5°30′39″W / 50.1279°N 5.5107°W / 50.1279; -5.5107
OS gridSW491312
Characteristics
OwnerGreat Western Railway
Depot codePZ (1973-present)[1]
TypeDiesel, HST, DMU
History
Opened1914 (Rebuilt)
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingBritish Railways
Former depot code
  • PZ (to 1950)[citation needed]
  • 83G (1948-1963)
  • 84D (1963-1973)[1]

Penzance TMD, also known as Long Rock TMD, is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in the village of Long Rock east of Penzance, Cornwall, England, and is the most westerly and southerly rail depot in the country. The depot operator is Great Western Railway. The depot code is PZ.

  1. ^ a b "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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