locomotive shed

English

Noun

locomotive shed (plural locomotive sheds)

(rail transport) Synonym of engine shed.
- 1948 November and December, “Crewe M.P.D. to be Modernised”, in Railway Magazine, page 372:
  Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable.
- 1961 March, “The Irish scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 138:
  The locomotive shed at Portadown is gradually becoming the principal Great Northern section steam motive power depot.
Short form: locoshed

References

“locomotive shed”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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