It was built by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to provide and service locomotives for passenger trains originating or changing at Sheffield Victoria and goods trains from various outlets within the area.
The shed was built around 400 yards on the Sheffield side (southeast) of Neepsend railway station.
[1] It began as a four road stone building with a double pitched slate roof.
An extra bay was added to the north side, its design being such that it matched the original structure and a traverser to the rear give a route between the repair shop and roads 4–6.
The following type of engine were allocated to Neepsend: The shed was found to be inadequate for the work which was expected of it but nevertheless it survived until 1943 when the locomotives and staff moved to a new facility in Darnall.