Laira Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Plymouth, Devon, England. The depot is operated by Great Western Railway and is where their fleet
Looking south from Laira Flyover
A view from the south in 1972. The carriages are standing where fuel oil was piped from wagons into the storage tanks. Two 'Westerns' stand outside the long servicing shed. The main maintenance shed is the taller building behind.
CrossCountry and Great Western Railway Class 43s in the carriage sidings beside the depot.
A shed plate carried by a Laira engine
There are eleven disused railway stations on the Exeter to Plymouth line between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth Millbay, in Devon, England. Eight of these still have visible remains today.
Exminster station is now an architectural salvage depot.
The station looking north towards Exeter St Davids (1970)
Exminster in 1970, looking south towards Starcross
Brent station in 1958