India_Vadodara_shed_coaling_cranes The Western Railway’s broad gauge engine shed at Vadodara, formerly Baroda, though situated on an electrified main line, had, in 1979, many duties for Pacifics and 2-8-2s, off the electrified sections. Eventually though, steam was totally superseded and today, a large electric locomotive depot occupies the former site of the steam shed. Indicative of the numbers of steam locomotives daily being put into traffic by Vadodara shed, three steam-powered coaling cranes are active in the depot’s eastern yard; 14.12.1979. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com