Howdon depot
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  Location in Tyne and Wear, England | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Howdon, North Tyneside England |
| Coordinates | 54°59′46″N 1°29′10″W / 54.996°N 1.486°W |
| OS grid | NZ328669 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Tyne and Wear PTE |
| Operator | Tyne and Wear Metro |
| Type | Light rail |
| Rolling stock | |
| History | |
| Opened | October 2020 |
| Original | Tyne and Wear Metro |
Howdon Depot is a vehicle cleaning, maintenance and stabling facility used by the Tyne and Wear Metro, in Howdon, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.
History[edit]
The depot was constructed on the site of a former landfill, by Buckingham Group Contracting, as a temporary satellite of South Gosforth depot, ahead of refurbishment work commencing.[1] A groundbreaking ceremony took place in June 2019,[2] with the main construction phase commencing in late 2019.[3] Opening was initially expected in July 2020,[4][5][6] but this was delayed, with the depot becoming operational in December 2020,[7][8][9]
The depot has the capacity to house 25% of the current Metrocar fleet, which allowed for a continuing service whilst the main depot at South Gosforth was upgraded. Construction of the new 12-acre (49,000 m2) South Gosforth depot completed in January 2024.[10][11][12] It is equipped with ten storage roads, and is capable of accepting and assembling the new fleet of Class 555 Metro currently being constructed by Stadler.[13][14] It also features a maintenance shed with a single road and a pit underneath, as well as one shunt road.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Sherratt, Philip (September 2020). "Metro set for new fleet transformation". Modern Railways. Vol. 77, no. 864. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 72–73. ISSN 0026-8356.
- ^ Pickering, Grahame (5 May 2021). "Managing Metro's metamorphosis". Rail Magazine. No. 930. Peterborough: Bauer Media. p. 54. ISSN 0953-4563.
- ^ Havery, Gavin (1 January 2020). "Work started on temporary Metro depot". Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro's new depot at Howdon almost ready to open". Rail Staff. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "New Tyne & Wear Metro depot at Howdon". Rail Engineer. No. 185. July 2020.
- ^ Pritchard, Robert (September 2020). "Tyne and Wear Metro at 40". Today's Railways. No. 223. Sheffield: Platform 5. p. 30. ISSN 1475-9713.
- ^ a b Harris, Nigel, ed. (21 October 2020). "Satellite depot aids Metro maintenance". Rail Magazine. No. 916. Peterborough: Bauer Media. p. 22. ISSN 0953-4563.
- ^ Sherratt, Philip (September 2020). "Metro set for new fleet transformation". Modern Railways. Vol. 77, no. 864. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 72. ISSN 0026-8356.
- ^ "Temporary Metro depot becomes operational in North Tyneside". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Button, Jason (24 January 2024). "Metro's new £70 million Gosforth Depot successfully completed to house new trains". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Booth, Janine (25 January 2024). "New Tyne & Wear Metro Gosforth Depot is completed". RailAdvent. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Pashby, Tom (29 January 2024). "New £70M Tyne and Wear Metro depot completed". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Shirres, David, ed. (November 2019). "New Tyne and Wear Depot at Howdon". Rail Engineer (179). Coalville: Rail Media: 40. OCLC 67701855.
- ^ Beardsley, Ian (December 2020). "Stadler takes over Metro maintenance". Today's Railways. No. 226. Sheffield: Platform 5. p. 20. ISSN 1475-9713.
External links[edit]
Media related to Howdon depot at Wikimedia Commons
