A Plan of Derby Works
circa 1980



A plan of Derby Works circa 1980.

1: 9 Shop Millwrights
2: Fuel Injectors (the Blue Room)
3: Foreman's Mess Room
4: Offices
5: Training School (3 Shop)
6: Chain Stores
7: 1 Shop Millwrights
8: Roundhouse (Crane Conversion - steam to diesel)
9: Gymnasium
10: Steel stores
11: Metrology (later converted to a toilet block)
12: Garage - Works transport
13: Garage - Staff cars & garage office
14: Shot Blast & Paintspray
15: Top Yard (engine detail parts from 25 Shop)
16: Bottom Yard (fire extinguishers)
17: Compressor House
18: Locomotive Defuelling
19: 25 Shop engine test house
20: Locomotive washing plant (seldom used by this time)
21: Paxman Valenta engine test house
22: Paint Shop
23: White metal shop (bearings)
24: Locomotive load bank
25: Locomotive test house
26: Rewinds
27: Gearboxes
28: Wood store
29: Paint store
30: Pattern (14) Shop
31: Pattern shop stores
32: 32 Shop (Pipe Fitting - locomotives)
33: 1 Shop Millwrights & Plumbers
34: Welding Training School

Page added November 29th 2002.

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