Upminster Depot is a London Underground railway depot on the District line, in Cranham, East London. The depot is located beyond Upminster station, the terminus of the line.
 A London Underground 1938 Stock train at the depot in 2009 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cranham, Greater London |
| Coordinates | 51°33′40″N 0°15′50″E / 51.5612°N 0.2640°E |
| OS grid | TQ572871 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | London Underground |
| Type | EMU |
| History | |
| Opened | 1959[1] |
History
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The depot was built in the mid 1950s as part of the segregation of District line tracks from the London, Tilbury and Southend line. District line trains were being stabled at Little Ilford Depot, however this land was required by British Railways.[2] A new depot was therefore built at Upminster, beyond the terminus of the District line station.[3] The depot opened in 1959,[3][4] the first Underground depot to be built after the Second World War.[5]
Allocation
editAs of 2016, the depot's allocation consists of London Underground S7 Stock, the only rolling stock used on the District line.[6] Previously the depot was allocated D78 Stock trains.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Upminster Depot celebrates 50th Anniversary". TfL. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Brown, Joe (2010), London railway atlas, Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan, ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9, OCLC 317254026, retrieved 8 October 2020
- ^ a b Horne, Mike (2006). The District Line. Harrow, Middlesex: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-292-5. OCLC 85863502.
- ^ London Transport's Upminster Depot Completed The Railway Magazine issue 703 November 1959 page 752
- ^ "Upminster depot celebrates 50th anniversary". Transport for London. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Ealing & Upminster Depots". Taylor Woodrow. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "District Line Depots". District Line Dave. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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