March TMD was a traction maintenance Depot located near March and opened as a steam depot 31B in the mid 1880's. I will not go into to much detail as there are plenty of other sites that deal just with the history of the depot. 1973 saw the the new depot code of MR used. The depot was closed in 1992 with the work it used to do being closed down also.

However, in 2003 Whitemoor yard re-opened on the 18th April 2008 with GBRF reopening the depot, which is now in the former goods shed in the former down yard to the east of March station.

I am unsure as to what can be seen there these days as It has been a long time since I visited the location, However March became famous or infamous in the late 1980's as the storage place for the withdrawn Class 45's. I was there on the 28th December 1988, so below is a list of what was there.

03 - 03084 03158 03189 03397 03399

08 - 08406 08412 08427 08438 08518 08529 08540 08558 08711 08923

20 - 20071 20182

31 - 31127 31132 31308 31309 31320

45 - 45013 45058 45062 45076 47105 45108 45111 45112 45114 45118 45119 45122 45125 45126 45127 45132 45133 45136 45137 45138 45139 45142 45143 45146 45148

47 - 47107 47108 47114 47170 47226  47234 47405 47410 47414 47415 47419

105 - 51293

156 - 156429

Not all are in the scrap line, some were on the TMD itself, I am sure that these days you would just not be allowed to wander amongst the line of locomotives as we were,  if you did in the line of 60's at Toton, someone would soon be there to question what you were doing. The late 1980's were a time when wandering around was not really frowned upon, of course as long  as you were being sensible and respectful.

45132 sits forlornly at the head of a line of beaten up and stripped peaks before being removed and going to there final destination. Many stripped and broken windows, removed equipment and holes in the bodies, done on purpose to remove items or by vandals just because they can. It is a sad sight really.