Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
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Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a
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 class
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
The depot's allocation consists of Gatwick Express Class 387 EMUs and Southern Class 377 EMUs (subclasses /1 to /4). Southern's former Class 313 EMUs were also allocated to the depot until their retirement in 2023.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "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) - ^ a b Marsden 1987, pp. 18–19
- ^ a b Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 13–14
- ^ a b Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 17
Bibliography
- Marsden, Colin J. (1987). BR Depots. Motive power recognition. Vol. 6. Ian Allan Ltd. OCLC 18685680.
- Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. OCLC 528397749.
- Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. OCLC 20420397.
