page_title: Motive power depot
hierarchical_section_title: Motive power depot
caption_attribution_description: English: Northern Pacific Railroad Shops Historic District in Brainerd, Minnesota. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 88003024
context_page_description: The motive power depot is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds" or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and replenishing water, lubricating oil and grease and, for steam engines, disposal of the ash. There are often workshops for day to day repairs and maintenance, although locomotive building and major overhauls are usually carried out in the locomotive works.
  MPDs in Britain are now often known as traction maintenance depots.
context_section_description: The motive power depot (MPD or railway depot) is the place where  locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds" or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and replenishing water, lubricating oil and grease and, for steam engines, disposal of the ash. There are often workshops for day to day repairs and maintenance, although locomotive building and major overhauls are usually carried out in the locomotive works.  (Note: In American English, the term depot is used to refer to passenger stations or goods (freight) facilities and not to vehicle maintenance facilities.)
  MPDs in Britain are now often known as traction maintenance depots (TMDs).
caption: Northern Pacific Railroad Shops
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