P0579 The Motive Power Depot, National Railway Museum

Item

Title
P0579 The Motive Power Depot, National Railway Museum
Alternative Title
1998.160 YORYM The Motive Power Depot
Description
The majority of the trenches revealed the concrete slab of the former motive power works on the site. This slab was recorded above a layer of modern rubble and the foundations of the original engine sheds which were constructed in the 1870s with natural deposits below. In one of the trenches in the northern corner of the site, a depth of river silts was encountered.
Type
Watching Brief
Date
16 June 1998 – July 1998
Creator
York Archaeological Trust
Contributor
Russell Marwood (fieldwork)
B Milner (fieldwork)
N Macnab (fieldwork)
Spatial Coverage
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York
SE51505194
Period
Modern
Undated

Position: 5730 (45 views)