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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southall, London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′24″N0°22′14″W / 51.5068°N 0.3705°W Coordinates: 51°30′24″N0°22′14″W / 51.5068°N 0.3705°W |
| OS grid | TQ131799 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | British Rail |
| Depot code | SZ (1973 - 1975) [1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1884 [2] |
| Closed | 1975 |
Southall DMU Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Southall, London, England. The depot is situated on the Great Western Main Line and is near Southall station.
The depot code is SZ.
Before its closure in 1975, Class 08 shunters [3] and Class 117 DMUs could be seen at the depot. [4]
After British Rail closed the depot, it wasn't used for another 18 years until the electrification programme for Heathrow Express was introduced, when it was used as a base. The site is currently known as Southall Railway Centre.
The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by Pressed Steel from 1959 to 1961. It was a licence-built variant of the British Rail Class 116.
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Southall Railway Centre is a non-publicised railway heritage centre at Southall in west London, near to Southall railway station and the Grand Union Canal. Formerly of the Great Western Railway the site is now run partly by Locomotive Services and West Coast Railways, both of whom lease the site from Network Rail. The location is not open to the public.
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