engine shed
noun1
Rail transport, Railways, Transport Dated A building for housing railway locomotives.
- Modern engine sheds of advanced design have also been built at Radyr, Abercynon, and elsewhere, whilst other depots have been remodelled and re-equipped.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 161:
- Tons of engine sheds would bite the dust with the end of steam, and many would be demolished with their time in the spotlight over. We're lucky that the one at Didcot survived into preservation.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Didcot (1932)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 61:
- Synonyms
- locomotive shed, motive power depot
- Related terms
- roundhouse