Northam Carriage Servicing Depot

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Northam Carriage Servicing Depot
Location
LocationNortham, Southampton
Coordinates50°54′43″N 1°23′29″W / 50.9119°N 1.3913°W / 50.9119; -1.3913Coordinates: 50°54′43″N 1°23′29″W / 50.9119°N 1.3913°W / 50.9119; -1.3913
OS gridSU428127
Characteristics
Owner(s)Siemens
Depot code(s)NT (2002 -)[1]
TypeEMU
History
Opened2002[2]

Northam Carriage Servicing Depot is an Electric Traction Depot located in Northam, Southampton, England. The depot is situated on the South West Main Line and is south of St Denys station at Northam Junction. Two tracks on the formation of the branch to the Eastern Docks are used as the depot headshunt and extra berthing sidings. It opened in 2002 as Northam Traincare Facility, the principal maintenance facility for the Class 444 and 450s operated by South Western Railway.[2]

Present[]

As of 2019, stabling is provided for South Western Railway Class 444s and Class 450 Desiros.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "TOPS Depot Codes". Railway Codes. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Desiro UK demands a pit stop approach". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Free public open day at Northam Traincare Facility, 28 September 2019". Siemens. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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