A railway roundhouse is a building with a circular or semicircular shape used by railways for servicing and storing locomotives. Traditionally, though not always the case today, these buildings surrounded or were adjacent to a turntable.
the John Street Roundhouse, now part of Roundhouse Park in Toronto, Canada, viewed from the CN Tower in September 2012.
Roundhouse in Berlin-Pankow
Roundhouse in Uster, Switzerland
Changhua roundhouse at Changhua, Taiwan, built in 1922 and still in use today
A motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds" or just "sheds". Facilities are provided for refuelling and the replenishing of water, lubricating oil and grease and, for steam engines, the disposal of ash. There are often workshops for day-to-day repairs and maintenance, but locomotive building and major overhauls are usually carried out at locomotive works.
Northern Pacific Railroad Shops, Brainerd, Minnesota
Inside a diesel shed, Peterborough, South Australia
Old railway depot in Suonenjoki, Finland
Worcester Locomotive Depot (UK) in April 1959