The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) opened a carriage and wagon works at Eastleigh in 1891, followed in 1903 by the construction of a large motive power depot replacing the maintenance and repair shops at Northam near Southampton.
The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) opened a carriage and wagon works at Eastleigh in 1891. In 1903 the Chief Mechanical Engineer Drummond oversaw the construction of a large motive power depot in the town replacing the existing maintenance and repair shops at Northam near Southampton.