The diesel repair sheds were closed in 1970, although a locomotive and coach servicing / fuel facility remained until 1981 when servicing was transferred to Laira Traction Maintenance Depot where the new High Speed Trains were maintained.
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The initial wooden works building was constructed in 1870, this was replaced by substantial rolling stock works on the current site in 1874-a locomotive repair shed of 1653m 2, a wagon repair shed of 3200m 2 and a mechanical workshop of 2190m 2.
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During this period a new smithy was built, a new locomotive repair shed with 44 bays, a railcar repair shed, facilities for sheet metal repair, a paint shop, a metalwork shop as well as facilities for repair of tenders and construction of switches.
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The initial wooden works building was constructed in 1870, this was replaced by substantial rolling stock works on the current site in 1874-a locomotive repair shed of 1653m 2, a wagon repair shed of 3200m 2 and a mechanical workshop of 2190m 2.
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During this period a new smithy was built, a new locomotive repair shed with 44 bays, a railcar repair shed, facilities for sheet metal repair, a paint shop, a metalwork shop as well as facilities for repair of tenders and construction of switches.
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As founder and chairman of the Roundhouse Trust he then raised ?7 million from public and private sources, including almost ? million more of his own personal funds, to restore the crumbling Victorian former railway repair shed, which had been a major arts venue in the 1960s and'70s.
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The depot opened in 1994, housing a 6-track shed used for light servicing and cleaning trains, a 4-track shed used for heavy overhaul and other facilities including a wheel lathe shed, a bogie repair shed, train washing and toilet and water changing facilities and a staff accommodation building.
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In the 1870s William Stroudley considered moving the works to the site at Horley once again, but instead moved the carriage repair shed and paint shops to new sites on the western side of the main line, and transferred the marine engineering work undertaken by the works to a new facility in Newhaven.
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The Dieselworks ( generally known as the "'Vicarstown Dieselworks "') is also home to some of the diesel engines, and the whole site is composed of a shed with 5 berths to accommodate some of the diesels, along with a repair shed ( equipped with an elevating turntable ), Diesel 10's own shed, the back shed and an on-site smelting department.
