Cricklewood Depot

Cricklewood Depot
Location
LocationCricklewood, Greater London
Coordinates51°34′06″N 0°13′30″W / 51.5684°N 0.2251°W / 51.5684; -0.2251
OS gridTQ231869
Characteristics
OwnerNetwork Rail
Depot codeCW (1973 -)[1]
TypeDMU, EMU
History
Former depot code14A (1948 - May 1973)

Cricklewood sidings currently provides stabling for passenger trains, and is the site of a former steam shed and diesel traction maintenance depot located in Cricklewood, Greater London, England. It is situated beside the Midland Main Line, to the east of Cricklewood station.[2]

The depot code was CW.

Passenger train stabling[edit]

Trains berthing in the stabling roads between services are cleaned and have their water tanks refilled. Train types include East Midlands Railway Class 360s[3] and Class 222 Meridians as well as Thameslink Class 700 EMUs.[4]

Domestic waste operations[edit]

The North London Waste Authority operates Hendon transfer station,[5] which is located immediately behind the northern end of the site and accessed through the passenger sidings. Freightliner Heavy Haul hauls a waste container train, nicknamed "The Binliner" from here to a landfill site at Calvert in Buckinghamshire.[6]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 26
  3. ^ "East Midlands Railway introduces all electric train service". Rail Technology Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "AC debut for Siemens Class 700". www.railmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Cindex - Services and organisations in Camden: Hendon Rail Transfer Station". Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Freight on rail: The London story". Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

Sources[edit]

  • Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.