Bournemouth Traincare Depot
.jpg) A Class 458 unit outside the depot in 2016 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bournemouth, South West England |
| Coordinates | 50°43′33″N 1°54′31″W / 50.7259°N 1.9085°W |
| OS grid | SZ065918 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | South Western Railway |
| Depot code | BM (1973 -)[1] |
| Type | EMU |
| History | |
| Former depot code | 71B (1948 - September 1963) 70F (September 1963 - May 1973) |
Bournemouth Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Bournemouth, South West England. The depot is situated on a spur of the South Western Main Line and is to the east of Branksome station.[2]
The depot code is BM.
History
The depot has two main buildings. The first was built as a four-track through-road carriage shed by the Southern Railway around 1930, and converted by British Rail to an EMU shed in 1967. The second was also built as a four-track through-road shed, and opened by British Rail in 1967. This latter building was modified with a two-track extension in 1986, to accommodate the upcoming Class 442 units.[3]
In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Classes 423, 432, 438 and 492 EMUs.[4] Around the same time, locomotive classes stabled there included Classes 09, 33, 47 and 73.[2]
Allocation
As of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of South Western Railway’s Class 159 Express Sprinters,[5] Class 450 Desiros and Class 455, 456 and 458 EMUs, and soon 442 EMUs.
References
- ^ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 13
- ^ Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 16
- ^ Marsden 1987, p. 20
- ^ "Realtime Trains 8th November 2016 Salisbury T&RSMD to Bournemouth T&RSMD". Realtime Trains. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
Sources
- Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. Vol. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.
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