Barrow Hill Engine Shed
Barrow Hill Engine Shed. The main building (53°16′28.02″N 1°22′54.46″W / 53.27445°N 1.3817944°W) housing the turntable is augmented by three newer locosheds, two with 2 roads (53°16′28.41″N 1°22′58.84″W / 53.2745583°N 1.3830111°W) and one with 3 roads (53°16′26.7″N 1°22′58.59″W / 53.274083°N 1.3829417°W). The site is overlooked by two chimneys (53°16′33.09″N 1°23′0.15″W / 53.2758583°N 1.383375°W and 53°16′32.59″N 1°22′58.69″W / 53.2757194°N 1.3829694°W)in an adjacent brickworks. The site has a raised area (53°16′30.3″N 1°22′59.83″W / 53.275083°N 1.3832861°W) (a former coaling stage) which overlooks much of the site's numerous sidings. The main wheel house is entered underneath a distinctive 4 legged blue water tower (53°16′28.69″N 1°22′55.87″W / 53.2746361°N 1.3821861°W). Trains are run from a small 2 platform station, "Roundhouse Halt" (53°16′28.66″N 1°22′52.76″W / 53.2746278°N 1.3813222°W), north up the "Springwell Branch" to the buffer stop at the end of the single track line on site(53°16′46.58″N 1°23′17.99″W / 53.2796056°N 1.3883306°W). The site is adjacent to the national rail network Midland Main Line, through a small single track spur (53°16′21.31″N 1°23′4.09″W / 53.2725861°N 1.3844694°W), with reception sidings. The disused Barrow Hill railway station on the mainline is also nearby (53°16′23.59″N 1°22′31.42″W / 53.2732194°N 1.3753944°W).
Roundhouse
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Newer loco sheds
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Six preserved Deltics outside the newer loco sheds
