Southall DMU Depot
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Location | |
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Location | Southall, London |
Coordinates | 51°30′24″N 0°22′14″W / 51.5068°N 0.3705°W |
OS grid | TQ131799 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | British Rail |
Depot code | SZ (1973 - 1975)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1884[2] |
Closed | 1975 |
Southall DMU Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Southall, London, England. The depot is situated on the Great Western Main Line and is near Southall station.
The depot code is SZ.
History
[edit]Before its closure in 1975, Class 08 shunters[3] and Class 117 DMUs could be seen at the depot.[4]
Present
[edit]After British Rail closed the depot, it wasn't used for another 18 years until the electrification programme for Heathrow Express was introduced, when it was used as a base. The site is currently known as Southall Railway Centre.
References
[edit]- ^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Locomotive Depots: Southall (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Locomotive Depots: Southall (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Class 117 DMU Images". Railcar. Retrieved 4 January 2017.