Southall DMU Depot

Southall DMU Depot
Location
Location	Southall, London
Coordinates	51°30′24″N 0°22′14″W / 51.5068°N 0.3705°W
OS grid	TQ131799
Characteristics
Owner	British Rail
Depot code	SZ (1973 - 1975)
History
Opened	1884
Closed	1975

Southall DMU Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Southall, London, England. The depot is situated on the Great Western Main Line and is near Southall station.

The depot code is SZ.

History

Before its closure in 1975, Class 08 shunters^[3] and Class 117 DMUs could be seen at the depot.^[4]

Present

After British Rail closed the depot, it wasn't used for another 18 years until the electrification programme for Heathrow Express was introduced, when it was used as a base. The site is currently known as Southall Railway Centre.

References

^ "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)
^ "Locomotive Depots: Southall (Details)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "Locomotive Depots: Southall (Allocation)". BRDatabase. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ "Class 117 DMU Images". Railcar. Retrieved 4 January 2017.