Coldham Lane Depot

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Coldham Lane Depot
Location
Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates 52°12′20″N0°08′47″E / 52.2056°N 0.1463°E / 52.2056; 0.1463 Coordinates: 52°12′20″N0°08′47″E / 52.2056°N 0.1463°E / 52.2056; 0.1463
OS grid TL467585
Characteristics
Owner(s) Arriva TrainCare
Operator(s) Arriva TrainCare
Depot code(s)CA (1973 -) [1]
Type DMU

Coldham Lane Depot [2] [3] is a traction maintenance depot located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The depot is situated on the eastern side of the Fen Line and is to the north of Cambridge Station. [4]

Contents

The depot code was CA.

History

The maintenance shed alongside the Fen Line North of Cambridge Station (geograph 4844942).jpg
The maintenance shed alongside the Fen Line

The depot is a three-track [5] dead-end shed which was opened by British Rail in 1958, replacing the steam depot adjacent to Cambridge Station which lingered on until closure on 18 June 1962. [6] [7] Up to 1987, when the assignment of rolling stock to the depot ceased, it had an allocation of Class 101, 105, 114 and 120 DMUs. [5] [6] It was also a stabling point for Class 08 shunters. [4] Following the privatisation of British Rail, the depot was used for maintenance purposes by Rail Express Systems (RES) until its temporary closure in 1996, [7] being reopened by Central Trains less than eighteen months later. [6]

The Cambridge University Railway Club adopted number of shunting locomotives down the ages at Coldham Lane Depot. For each locomotive, CURC fitted them with nameplate, "EAGLE (CURC)". In 1996, RES closed down its operations in Coldham Lane, so the loco was going elsewhere. Therefore the CURC presented the nameplate to the retiring depot manager.

Allocation

As of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of CrossCountry Class 170 Turbostar trains.

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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. ↑ Network Rail (3 June 2017). Anglia Sectional Appendix. Vol. Module AR1 LOR EA1161 Seq 008. p. 111. NR30018/02.
  3. ↑ Trackmaps (2009). "Track atlas of mainland Britain". p. 43.
  4. 1 2 Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987 , p. 17
  5. 1 2 Marsden 1987 , p. 31
  6. 1 2 3 Smith & Stuart 2010 , p. 21
  7. 1 2 "Cambridge Depot to Close". Rail Express. No. 3. Kings Cliffe: Foresight Publications. August 2006. p. 8. ISSN   1362-234X.

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