Ramsgate Maintenance Depot

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Ramsgate Maintenance Depot
Location
Location Ramsgate, Kent, England
Coordinates 51°20′32″N1°24′14″E / 51.3423°N 1.404°E / 51.3423; 1.404
OS grid TR371658
Characteristics
Owner Network Rail
Operator Southeastern
Depot codeRE (1973 -) [1]
Type EMU
History
Opened1930
Former depot code74B (1948 - October 1958) 73G (October 1958 - May 1973)

Ramsgate Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The depot is situated on the Chatham Main Line and is immediately northwest of Ramsgate station, with access to the maintenance facilities and stabling sidings almost exclusively accessible from the Margate direction. Trains coming from Minster junction can only access the depot reception roads, the carriage cleaning shed (roads 1-4) and stabling roads 5-6 without reversing. [2]

Contents

The depot code is RE.

Accidents and incidents

Allocation

The depot is operated by Southeastern and maintains Class 375, 377, 395, 465 and 466s.

The depot is the home depot for the Class 375 and 377/5 units, although these are also maintained at Gillingham and Slade Green depots.

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References

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