The Engine Shed ended up expanding its space with 20 shipping containers which were originally made for intermodal freight transport.
The venue comprises three areas: The Engine Shed, which is the main hall; The Platform, which is a smaller floor overlooking the main hall; and Towers, which is a sports bar serving food and drink split over two floors. It was opened in September 2006 and takes its name from the locomotive shed that used to lie in its current location, immediately adjacent to the railway line to Nottingham. The venue has a capacity of 1,500 in the main hall and approximately 800 in Tower Bars. The building was originally constructed in 1875 for the Great Northern Railway (GNR) as Shed 40A, with four railway tracks. The motive power depot (MPD or railway depot) is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used. Opaque glass facade with tinted glass openings Construction began in February 2005. The topping out ceremony was on 16 May 2006. 
