motive power depot
motive power depot noun: a place where locomotives are housed, maintained and repaired.
Noun
motive power depot (plural motive power depots)
- A place where locomotives are housed, maintained and repaired.
- A depot for the maintenance and servicing of diesel locomotives on the Great Eastern line is being provided at Ipswich by the conversion of the steam motive power depot, which was rebuilt in 1954, with the requirements of diesel traction in mind.1959 November, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Eastern and North Eastern Regions”, in Railway Magazine, page 807
- Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
- Synonyms:
- MPD, TMD, engine shed, locomotive shed
Synonyms of motive power depot
Forms of motive power depot
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Questions about motive power depot
- What does motive power depot mean?
- Motive power depot means a place where locomotives are housed, maintained and repaired.
- What part of speech is motive power depot?
- Motive power depot is a noun.
- What is the plural of motive power depot?
- The plural of motive power depot is motive power depots.
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