Waterloo Underground Depot
 Waterloo Underground Depot seen from Waterloo Underground Station | |
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| Location | |
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| Location | Waterloo, London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′06″N 0°06′41″W / 51.5017°N 0.1113°WCoordinates: 51°30′06″N 0°06′41″W / 51.5017°N 0.1113°W |
| OS grid | TQ311798 |
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| Depot code(s) | WC (1973 -)[1] |
| Type | EMU |
Waterloo Underground Depot is a London Underground maintenance depot which stables the Waterloo & City line's fleet of 1992 Stock trains. The depot is entirely below ground and is situated beyond the Waterloo & City line platform end at Waterloo Underground station.[2] Trains from Bank reverse at the depot before returning. It is one of the smallest depots on the Underground network and one of few to be completely underground. For larger items like rolling stock, lengths of rail and other heavy machinery, access to the depot can only be achieved via a shaft on Spur Road, requiring a large crane to do so.[3]
History[]
The depot opened in 1898 when the Waterloo and City line began operation. Until the early 1990s, Class 487 EMUs were allocated to the depot.[4] Since 1993, Class 482 (now 1992 Stock) trains are stabled at the depot.
References[]
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- ^ "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 19 August 2016.
- ^ Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 84
- ^ "Waterloo & City line / 5 Month closure / Scope of works". Metronet. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Marsden 1987, p. 115
Sources[]
- London Underground depots
- Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth