Selhurst Depot

Last updated

Selhurst Depot
Location
Location Selhurst, Croydon
Coordinates 51°23′29″N0°05′05″W / 51.391329°N 0.084803°W / 51.391329; -0.084803
OS grid TQ333675
Characteristics
Owner Southern
Depot codeSU (1973 -) [1]
Type DMU, EMU

Selhurst Depot [2] [3] is located in Selhurst, Croydon, England on the Brighton Main Line and is near Selhurst station. The depot code is SU.

The depot occupies a triangle of land which is bordered on one side by the Victoria Lines and on the other by the London Bridge Lines. It was built on the site of the former Croydon Common Athletic Ground, where Crystal Palace F.C. played Football League matches between 1920 and 1924.

Within the main office building is located Selhurst traincrew depot, [4] where many drivers and conductors are based. The depot has extensive stabling sidings, the three main groups of which are known as: Chalk, AC (which were so named because that was where the trains of the former AC system were stabled) and North. There is a large maintenance shed, an AC test rig (for dual voltage units equipped with pantographs), a train wash plant, and a cleaning shed. At the north east corner of the site near to Norwood Junction station is the smaller Norwood drivers' depot, [4] and beside it the diesel fuelling point. Selhurst is unusual in that the maximum speed within the depot is 15 mph rather than the usual 5 mph, and signalled train movements are permissive.

Allocation

The depot is owned by Network Rail and operated by the Southern train operating company.

As of 2023, the depot's allocation consists of Class 171 DMUs and Class 377 EMUs. It previously shared an allocation of 46 Class 455 EMUs with Stewarts Lane depot until their retirement in 2022.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Cross Gate railway station</span> London Overground station

New Cross Gate is a railway station in New Cross, London, on the Brighton Main Line and the London Overground. It is 2 miles 70 chains down the line from London Bridge and is about 600 m (660 yd) west of New Cross station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2, and is operated by London Overground.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Rail Class 377</span> Fleet of electric multiple units in Britain

The British Rail Class 377 Electrostar is a British dual-voltage electric multiple unit passenger train (EMU) built by Bombardier Transportation on its Electrostar platform at Derby Litchurch Lane Works from 2001 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seven Kings railway station</span> National Rail station in Ilford, England

Seven Kings railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line, serving the district of Seven Kings in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 8 miles 46 chains (13.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ilford and Goodmayes. Its three-letter station code is SVK and it is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station was opened on 1 March 1899 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by the Elizabeth line, which operates services between Shenfield and Heathrow Terminal 5.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brighton Main Line</span> Railway line between London and Brighton

The Brighton Main Line is a railway line in southern England linking London to Brighton. It starts at two termini in the capital, London Victoria and London Bridge, and the branches from each meet at East Croydon, from where the route continues southwards via Gatwick Airport to the coast. The line serves the suburbs of South London, as well as the towns of Redhill, Horley, Crawley, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norwood Junction railway station</span> National rail station in London, England

Norwood Junction railway station is a National Rail station in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon, south London, and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is 8 miles 55 chains down the line from London Bridge.

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

West Norwood railway station is in the London Borough of Lambeth in West Norwood, South London. It is 7 miles 2 chains (11.3 km) measured from London Victoria. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern, and it lies in Travelcard Zone 3. Services from Platform 1 go to London Victoria and London Bridge via Tulse Hill. Services from Platform 2 operate to more varied destinations, including West Croydon and London Bridge via Crystal Palace.

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

Thornton Heath is a railway station in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, 8 miles 64 chains (14.2 km) down the line from London Victoria. It is on the Brighton Main Line between Norbury and Selhurst. The station is operated by Southern, who also provide all train services.The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.

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

Selhurst railway station is in the London Borough of Croydon in south London, 9 miles 31 chains (15.1 km) along the line from London Victoria. It is operated by Southern, which also provides all the train services. The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Three Bridges railway station</span> Railway station in West Sussex, England

Three Bridges railway station is located in and named after the village of Three Bridges, which is now a district of the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. It is at the point where the Arun Valley Line diverges from the Brighton Main Line and Thameslink, 29 miles 21 chains (47.1 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salfords railway station</span> Railway station in Surrey, England

Salfords railway station serves the village of Salfords in Surrey, England. The station is sometimes shown as Salfords (Surrey) in timetables to differentiate it from the two stations in Salford, Greater Manchester. It is on the Brighton Main Line, 23 miles 37 chains (37.8 km) down the line from London Bridge via Redhill and is managed by Southern. Train services are provided by Thameslink and Southern.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Glasgow Shields Road TMD</span> Traction maintenance depot in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

Glasgow Shields Road ETD is a railway electric traction depot in Glasgow, Scotland. The depot is located on the south side of the Glasgow Central to Paisley lines, adjacent to Shields Junction and close to the site of the former Shields Road station. The depot's code is 'GW'.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neville Hill TMD</span> Train Maintenance Depot in West Yorkshire, England

Neville Hill is a railway train maintenance depot in Osmondthorpe, Leeds, England on the Leeds to Selby Line. The depot is situated 2 miles 14 chains (3.5 km) to the east of Leeds railway station on the north side of the line.

The area around Hornsey railway station in Hornsey has been the site of several railway maintenance facilities from the mid 19th century onwards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grove Park Sidings</span>

Grove Park Sidings is a large stabling complex for suburban commuter trains in Lewisham, South East London. It is situated approximately halfway between Hither Green Station and Grove Park station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Selhurst</span> Human settlement in England

Selhurst is an area in the London Borough of Croydon, England, 7.8 miles (12.6 km) south-south-east of Charing Cross. Historically it lays in Surrey. The area is bounded to the west and south by Thornton Heath and Croydon and to the east and south by South Norwood and Woodside. Selhurst Park, the home stadium of Crystal Palace Football Club, is sited at the northern end of the neighbourhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stratford TMD</span> Former railway depot in London

Stratford TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Stratford, London, England, close to the Great Eastern Main Line. It was located just west of Stratford station, on a site now occupied by Stratford International station. The depot was, at one time, the biggest on the London and North Eastern Railway with locomotives covering duties from express services to freight workings in London's docks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bedford Cauldwell Walk depot</span>

Bedford Cauldwell Walk depot, is an electric multiple unit maintenance depot located on the Midland Main Line in the Cauldwell district of Bedford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stewarts Lane</span> Traction maintenance depot in Battersea, London

Stewarts Lane is a large railway-servicing facility in Battersea in London, England, founded by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in 1862, to serve London Victoria railway station. It is sited in the midst of a maze of railway lines between 'Factory Junction' and 'Stewarts Lane Junction', adjacent to the site of the former Longhedge Railway Works and the Stewarts Lane Chord formerly used by Eurostar trains from the Kent freight lines to Waterloo International station. Prior to 1962 it was one of the largest motive power depots in the UK. Following the end of steam traction in the early 1960s it was converted into a traction maintenance depot which is currently operated by Govia Thameslink Railway.

<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.

Three Bridges Depot is an Electric Traction Depot located in Three Bridges, West Sussex, England. The depot is about 1.5 km south of Three Bridges railway station, on either side of the Brighton Main Line.

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Network Rail (3 September 2016). Kent Sussex Wessex Sectional Appendix LOR SO510 Seq 007. Vol. Module KSW1. p. 206.
  3. Quail Maps. Map#5 - Southern & TFL. Vol. [page 14c] Feb 1998 (Retrieved 2017-09-23).
  4. 1 2 "Train operating company drivers' depots on the Traindriver.org website". September 2017.