Soho TMD

Soho TMD
	EMUs at the depot
Location
Location	Smethwick, Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°29′33″N 1°56′37″W / 52.4925°N 1.9436°WCoordinates: 52°29′33″N 1°56′37″W / 52.4925°N 1.9436°W
OS grid	SP039882
Characteristics
Operator(s)	West Midlands Trains
Depot code(s)	SI (1973-); SO;
Rolling stock	Class 323

Soho TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is located in Smethwick's industrial area of Soho on the boundary with Birmingham, its depot code is SO. The depot is approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Birmingham New Street station.^[3]

Operations[]

Soho is operated by West Midlands Trains having been transferred over from the former London Midland franchise in 2017. Before that it was operated by Central Trains until 11 November 2007.

It is the home depot for WMT's Class 323 EMU fleet, where most maintenance of the units takes place, it is also used to stable Class 350 EMUs.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "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 26 August 2016.
^ Fox, Peter (1994). Electric Multiple Units. British Railways Pocket Book No.4 (7th ed.). Platform 5. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9781872524603.
^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 73–74

Sources[]

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

[TRC-1] "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 26 August 2016.

[2] Fox, Peter (1994). Electric Multiple Units. British Railways Pocket Book No.4 (7th ed.). Platform 5. pp. 38–39. ISBN 9781872524603.

[3] Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 73–74

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