Eastbourne Carriage Sidings

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Eastbourne Carriage Sidings
Location
Location Eastbourne, East Sussex
Characteristics
Owner(s) Network Rail
Type DMU, EMU

Eastbourne Carriage Sidings are located in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, on the East Coastway Line near Eastbourne station.

Present

They provide stabling for Southern Class 377 and 442 EMUs. [1] There is also a carriage cleaning road and an engineers' siding. [2]

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References

  1. "2414 - Eastbourne carriage sidings". Flickr. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. Quail Maps. Map#5 - Southern & TFL. [page 17a] September 2002 (Retrieved 2017-09-27).