SX5055 : Water tower, Laira Depot
taken 7 years ago, 3 km from Plymouth, England
Laira TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Plymouth. The depot is operated by Great Western Railway and is mainly concerned with the overhaul and daily servicing of their fleet of High Speed Trains and also the DMUs used on local services.
After sixty years as a steam depot, servicing locomotives used on the Exeter to Plymouth line that runs past the shed as well as local lines, a diesel depot opened in 1962 and was expanded in 1981 to accommodate the High Speed Trains.
Wikipedia: Link
A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water supply system for the distribution of drinkable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection.
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- Grid Square
- SX5055, 162 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- N Chadwick (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 12 February, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 13 October, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SX 5047 5559 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:22.8686N 4:6.2704W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SX 5051 5554
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
