Thornton's Field Carriage Sidings

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Thornton's Field Carriage Sidings
Location
Location Stratford, London
Coordinates 51°32′00″N0°01′06″W / 51.5332°N 0.0184°W / 51.5332; -0.0184 Coordinates: 51°32′00″N0°01′06″W / 51.5332°N 0.0184°W / 51.5332; -0.0184
OS grid TQ375834
Characteristics
Owner Abellio Greater Anglia
Depot codeTF (1973 - 2008) [1]
Type Diesel, EMU
History
Closed2008 [2]

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. [3]

Contents

The depot code was TF.

History

Before its closure in 2008, Class 47 locomotives and Class 321 EMUs could be seen at the depot.

Present

The stabling point is now known as Orient Way Carriage Sidings due to its conversion in 2008 which made way for the 2012 Olympics site, where now the Arcelormittal Orbit and UCL campus are situated. [2]

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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. 1 2 "New sidings built on former marshalling yard". RailProfessional. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987 , p. 80

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