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Although the names 'Diesel Depot' and 'Traction Maintenance Depot' are synonymous and refer to the entire site, the term 'Diesel Depot' is frequently used to refer specifically to the large workshop building opened in 2016.
In July 2018 the depot was given a [[TOPS_codes#TOPS_location_codes | TOPS location code]] - 65942, KIand is listed as 'Kidderminster Traction Maintenance Depot Severn Valley Railway'.<ref>[http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/crs/CRSk.shtm Location Codes on www.railwaycodes.org.uk]</ref> On Network Rail's open data TRUST timetabling system the TMD is 'Kidderminster Tmd (Svr)', although trains may only be timetabled to 'Kidderminster S.V.R.'.
==Construction==
===Subsequent developments===
*Kidderminster TMD appeal November 2016 - In November 2016 the [[List of preservation groups| SVR's Diesel Groups]] and the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] launched a fundraising campaign to improve facilities, ring fenced for diesel projects only. These include a purpose-built workshop for restoring and maintaining component parts, and an amenity block for overnight accommodation, toilet and washing facilities.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-projects/diesel-depo.html SVR Charitable Trust, "Kidderminster Diesel Depot"] (Retrieved 16 February 2017)</ref><ref name=SVRLive>[https://www.svrlive.com/kidderminster-tmd-appeal SVRLive, "Kidderminster TMD Appeal"] (Retrieved 16 February 2017)</ref> {{As of|By 2020}} this appeal refers intead referred instead to "funding of a raft of new equipment for the Diesel Depot [..] mostly aimed at making the work there safer and more efficient".<ref>[https://svrtrust.org.uk/Diesel-projects SVR Charitable Trust, "Diesel projects"] (Retrieved 26 January 2020)</ref>
*New lifting jacks - In 2017 [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC|SVR(H)]] purchased four new 35t Mechan lifting jacks with a total cost of £122,426, £58,300 of which was funded by the [[List of preservation groups|Diesel Groups]], a shareholder and other donations. These jacks can lift all diesels currently based on the Railway and offer the opportunity for further contract work.<ref name=SVR2018/>
==Award==
In January 2017 it was announced that the Diesel Depot had won the 2016 Heritage Railway Association award for Modern Traction for its "major contribution to modern traction preservation".<ref>[http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/15004436.Coveted_heritage_railway_industry_award_for_Severn_Valley_Railway__39_s_diesel_depot/?ref=mr&lp=20 Kidderminster Shuttle]</ref>
==Diesel locomotives visiting the SVR for contract overhauls==
''[[Steam and diesel locomotives visiting the SVR for contract overhauls|See main article]]''
The TMD earns revenue for the SVR by offering the use of its facilities for overhauls, repairs and repainting of visiting mainline and preserved locomotives either as part of arrangements for visiting traction at galas and special events, or separately.
==Non-diesel usage==
The TMD is an SVR asset and the Railway may from time to time use it for other purposes, such as maintenance of its engineering wagon fleet. In Summer 2022 newly overhauled [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall]] was painted there.
==See also==
*[[List of preservation groups| SVR's Diesel Groups]]
*[[Awards]]
*[[Steam and diesel locomotives visiting the SVR for contract overhauls]]
==References==
