Southall DMU Depot

{{Short description|Traction maintenance depot in Southall, London, England}}

{{Infobox Railway Depot

| name = Southall DMU Depot

| location = Southall, London

| coordinates ={{coord|51.5068|-0.3705|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_ref_UK = TQ131799

| depotcode = SZ (1973 – 1975){{cite web|url=http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf|title=The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes|date=5 May 2006|work=TheRailwayCentre.com|access-date=19 August 2016|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2013}}

| opened = 1884{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=depots&subpage=main&id=486|title=Locomotive Depots: Southall (Details)|work=BRDatabase|access-date=4 January 2017}}

| closed = 1975

| former_depot_codes) = 81C (1 February 1950 – 5 May 1973)

}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=depots&subpage=locos&id=486|title=Locomotive Depots: Southall (Allocation)|work=BRDatabase|access-date=4 January 2017}} and Class 117 DMUs could be seen at the depot.{{cite web|url=http://www.railcar.co.uk/type/class-117/?images=vehicle|title=Class 117 DMU Images|work=Railcar|access-date=4 January 2017}}

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

Category:Railway depots in London