Brushed metal plaque № 55403

Peterborough, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

Victorian Railway Engine Shed - Built by Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) in 1848, this 6 track engine shed is a rare largely original building. At first the Midland Railway had half the shed. In 1862 ECR became Great Eastern Railway and in 1923 London & North Eastern Railway. A turntable was nearby.

The Shed's operational use ceased in 1939. Its role then became storage and letting. Owned by British Railways 1948-93, it hten passed to Railtrack, Network Rail and in 2003 the East of England Develo

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