Howdon depot
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Location in Tyne and Wear, England | |
Location | |
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Location | Howdon, North Tyneside England |
Coordinates | 54°59′46″N 1°29′10″W / 54.996°N 1.486°W |
OS grid | NZ328669 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Tyne and Wear PTE |
Operator | Tyne and Wear Metro |
Type | Light rail |
Rolling stock | |
History | |
Opened | October 2020 |
Original | Tyne and Wear Metro |
Howdon Depot is a vehicle cleaning, maintenance and stabling facility used by the Tyne and Wear Metro, in Howdon, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.
History
The depot was constructed on the site of a former landfill, by Buckingham Group Contracting, as a temporary satellite of South Gosforth depot, ahead of refurbishment work commencing.[1] A groundbreaking ceremony took place in June 2019,[2] with the main construction phase commencing in late 2019.[3] Opening was initially expected in July 2020,[4][5][6] but this was delayed, with the depot becoming operational in December 2020,[7][8][9]
The depot has the capacity to house 25% of the current Metrocar fleet, which allowed for a continuing service whilst the main depot at South Gosforth was upgraded. Construction of the new 12-acre (49,000 m2) South Gosforth depot completed in January 2024.[10][11][12] It is equipped with ten storage roads, and is capable of accepting and assembling the new fleet of Class 555 Metro currently being constructed by Stadler.[13][14] It also features a maintenance shed with a single road and a pit underneath, as well as one shunt road.[7]
References
- ISSN 0026-8356.
- ISSN 0953-4563.
- Northern Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Tyne & Wear Metro's new depot at Howdon almost ready to open". Rail Staff. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "New Tyne & Wear Metro depot at Howdon". Rail Engineer. No. 185. July 2020.
- ISSN 1475-9713.
- ^ ISSN 0953-4563.
- ISSN 0026-8356.
- ^ "Temporary Metro depot becomes operational in North Tyneside". Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Button, Jason (24 January 2024). "Metro's new £70 million Gosforth Depot successfully completed to house new trains". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Booth, Janine (25 January 2024). "New Tyne & Wear Metro Gosforth Depot is completed". RailAdvent. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Pashby, Tom (29 January 2024). "New £70M Tyne and Wear Metro depot completed". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- OCLC 67701855.
- ISSN 1475-9713.
External links
Media related to Howdon depot at Wikimedia Commons