inspection pit

[bluedepot]

hi,

were inspection pits ever placed outside in the diesel era?

i'm building a 1980s era layout...

i have a peco inspection pit, if i put it inside the depot you can't see it, so it's pointless... so i was thinking it could go outside somewhere... in front of the depot, out the back, or in the depot headshunt or fueling area...

cheers,

tim

[AndyGif]

There are pits outside at gloucester's horton road depot. As can be seen if you search flickr for horton road.
They weren't built outside though, they were in a large steam shed till it was demolished in the 60's.
http://m.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/5527230813/in/search?q=horton%20road%20&prefs_photos=1&mt=all&w=all

[davieb]

hi tim

if you do a google images search of old oak common it shows an inspection pit outside in 1975 and it looks to be still there

dave

[bluedepot]

cheers guys just googling pictures of gloucester and old oak common depots now...

i found this... more modern example...

http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/imaging.centre/showimage.php?image=184700&gallery=X4&raildiary=2011-03-20


tim