Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Brighton, East Sussex, England. The depot is situated adjacent to the Brighton Main Line and is to the north of Brighton station.[3]
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Location | Brighton, East Sussex |
Coordinates | 50.8352°N 0.1457°W |
OS grid | TQ306056 |
Characteristics | |
Owner(s) | Southern Bombardier Transportation |
Depot code(s) | BI (1973 -)[1] |
Type | EMU |
History | |
Former depot code(s) |
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The depot code is BI.
History
The depot was opened in 1848 as a carriage works by the LB&SCR, being converted in 1933 to an EMU depot by the Southern Railway. At that time, it had adjoining five and seven-track dead-ended buildings.[4]
In 1987, the depot's allocation included Classes 421, 422 and 423 EMUs.[2] Around the same time, the depot was also used to stable locomotives, including Classes 09, 33, 47 and 73.[3]
Modernisation resulted in the five-track building being reduced to a four-track from 2002, and the depot was reopened for servicing Class 377 units in 2006. A mix of Bombardier Transportation and Southern Railway technicians are based here.[4]
Allocation
As of 2020, the depot's allocation consists of Southern Class 377 EMUs and Class 313 EMUs.
References
- "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Marsden 1987, pp. 18-19
- Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 13-14
- Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 17
Bibliography
- Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711017191. OCLC 18685680.
- Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.
- Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.