Cricklewood Depot

Last updated

Cricklewood Depot
Location
Location Cricklewood, Greater London
Coordinates 51°34′06″N0°13′30″W / 51.5684°N 0.2251°W / 51.5684; -0.2251
OS grid TQ231869
Characteristics
Owner Network Rail
Depot codeCW (1973 -) [1]
Type DMU, EMU
History
Former depot code14A (1948 - May 1973)

Cricklewood sidings currently provides stabling for passenger trains, and is the site of a former steam shed and diesel traction maintenance depot located in Cricklewood, Greater London, England. It is situated beside the Midland Main Line, to the east of Cricklewood station. [2]

Contents

The depot code was CW.

Passenger train stabling

Trains berthing in the stabling roads between services are cleaned and have their water tanks refilled. Train types include East Midlands Railway Class 360s [3] and Class 222 Meridians as well as Thameslink Class 700 EMUs. [4]

Domestic waste operations

The North London Waste Authority operated Hendon transfer station, [5] which was located immediately behind the northern end of the site and accessed through the passenger sidings. Freightliner Heavy Haul hauled a waste container train, nicknamed "The Binliner" from here to a landfill site at Calvert in Buckinghamshire. [6] The site last received binliner trains on the 31st of march 2021 and was handed back to Barnet Council on 13 December 2021. [7] As of January 2025 is marked for demolition for the Brent cross town redevelopment , a new waste transfer station will be built on the other side of the midland mainline after the demolition works are complete , this new site will connect directly to the Dudding hill freight lines. [8] Work has not started on this as of January 2025

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cricklewood railway station</span> National Rail station in London, England

Cricklewood railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the town of Cricklewood in the London Borough of Barnet, north London. It is 5 miles 9 chains (8.2 km) down the line from St Pancras and is situated between West Hampstead Thameslink to the south and Brent Cross West to the north. Its three-letter station code is CRI.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bescot TMD</span>

Bescot TMD is a locomotive traction maintenance depot in Bescot, an area of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. Situated adjacent to Bescot Stadium railway station, the depot with code BS is currently operated by DB Schenker Rail (UK). Bescot Yard is to the south-east of the depot. This entire complex of track is clearly visible from the northern end of the M6 and M5 motorway junction. The Depot is located on the Chase Line and the Walsall-Wolverhampton Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyseley TMD</span> Railway depot in Birmingham, England

Tyseley TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Tyseley, Birmingham, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dudding Hill line</span> Railway line in northwest London

The Dudding Hill Line is a railway line in west and north-west London running from Acton to Cricklewood. It is roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) long, with a 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) speed limit, and semaphore signalling. The line has no scheduled passenger service, no stations, and is not electrified. It is lightly used by freight trains and, very occasionally, passenger charter trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salisbury TMD</span> Maintenance depot in Salisbury, England for South Western Railway

Salisbury TMD is the South Western Railway traction maintenance depot in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, situated on the north side of Salisbury railway station. It opened in 1992 to maintain the fleet of DMUs used on the West of England line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Philip's Marsh depot</span> Railway maintenance depot in Bristol, England

St Philip's Marsh depot is a railway depot located in the St Philip's Marsh district of Bristol, England. It was established as a steam locomotive shed in 1910 but this facility closed in the 1960s. A new diesel facility opened nearby at Marsh Junction in 1959. This has since been combined with a new shed which was opened in 1976 to maintain new InterCity 125 trainsets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fratton Traincare Depot</span>

Fratton Traincare Depot is a traction maintenance depot in Portsmouth, Hampshire. The depot occupies the site alongside Fratton railway station, with two of the sidings right next to Goldsmith Avenue. It has a carriage washer and is the fuelling point for the Class 158 and Class 159 DMUs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Soho TMD</span>

Soho TMD is a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is located in Smethwick's industrial area of Soho on the boundary with Birmingham, its depot code is SO. The depot is approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Birmingham New Street station. The Depot serves the Cross-City Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Botanic Gardens TMD</span>

Botanic Gardens TMD is a traction maintenance depot in Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire, England. As built it was one of the principal steam engine sheds in the Hull area, Botanic Gardens was the one closest to the main Hull Paragon station and its locomotives were responsible for working passenger services in the area. This entry also covers the engine sheds in the Paragon area that preceded Botanic Gardens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blackpool North Carriage Maintenance Depot</span> Railway maintenance depot in Blackpool, Lancashire

Blackpool Train Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Blackpool TMD's TOPS code is BP and it is operated by Northern Trains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crewe Carriage Sidings</span>

Crewe Carriage Sidings is a stabling point located in Crewe, Cheshire, England, on the eastern side of the West Coast Main Line, between that line and the line to Alsager, to the south of Crewe station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ilford Depot</span> Railway maintenance depot in Ilford, Greater London

Ilford Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Ilford, Greater London, England. The site is used for train stabling and maintenance by Greater Anglia, Elizabeth line, London Overground and Alstom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chart Leacon TMD</span> Disused railway maintenance depot in Ashford, Kent

Chart Leacon Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot was at one time a railway depot located in Ashford, Kent, England. The depot was situated 1.5 mi (2.4 km) to the west of Ashford International station on the south side of the line to Pluckley railway station.

Marylebone Up Tunnel Sidings is a stabling point located in Marylebone, London, England. The depot is situated on the Chiltern Main Line and is on the east side of the line to the north of London Marylebone station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buxton TMD</span> Former railway maintenance depot in Buxton, Derbyshire

Buxton TMD was a traction maintenance depot in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. The depot was situated on the west side of the Buxton line, to the immediate north of Buxton station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Euston Downside Carriage Maintenance Depot</span> Former railway maintenance depot in Camden, London

Euston Downside Carriage Maintenance Depot was a carriage maintenance depot located in Camden, London, England. The depot was situated on the west side of the West Coast Main Line to the north of London Euston station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orpington engine shed</span> Former railway maintenance depot in Orpington, Greater London

The former Orpington engine shed is located in Orpington, Greater London, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the South East Main Line and to the north of Orpington station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leicester Carriage Sidings</span> Train stabling point in Leicester, Leicestershire

Leicester Carriage Sidings are located in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, on the eastern side of the Midland Main Line to the north of Leicester station.

Thornton's Field Carriage Sidings was a stabling point located in Stratford, London, England. The depot was situated on the north side of the Great Eastern Main Line, between Bethnal Green and Stratford stations.

London Victoria Carriage Holding Sidings, also known as Grosvenor Road Carriage Sidings, is a stabling point located in Westminster, London, England. The stabling point is situated on the western side of the Chatham Main Line, to the south of London Victoria station.

References

  1. "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.
  2. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987 , p. 26
  3. "East Midlands Railway introduces all electric train service". Rail Technology Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. "AC debut for Siemens Class 700". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. "Cindex - Services and organisations in Camden: Hendon Rail Transfer Station". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. "Freight on rail: The London story". Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  7. "Hendon Waste Transfer station: The Story". 29 August 2024.
  8. "Waste Transfer Station".

Sources