Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Brighton, East Sussex, England. The depot is situated adjacent to the Brighton Main Line and is to the north of Brighton station.[3]

Brighton Lovers Walk Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
Location
LocationBrighton, East Sussex
Coordinates50°50′07″N 0°08′45″W / 50.8352°N 0.1457°W / 50.8352; -0.1457
OS gridTQ306056
Characteristics
OwnerSouthern Bombardier Transportation
Depot codeBI (1973 -)[1]
TypeEMU
History
Former depot code
  • 75A (1948 - May 1973)
  • BTN
  • BTON[2]

The depot code is BI.

History

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The depot was opened in 1848 as a carriage works by the LB&SCR, being converted in 1933 to an EMU depot by the Southern Railway. At that time, it had adjoining five and seven-track dead-ended buildings.[4]

In 1987, the depot's allocation included class 421, 422 and 423 EMUs.[2] Around the same time, the depot was also used to stable locomotives, including classes 09, 33, 47 and 73.[3]

Modernisation resulted in the five-track building being reduced to a four-track from 2002, and the depot was reopened for servicing Class 377 units in 2006. A mix of Bombardier Transportation and Southern Railway technicians are based here.[4]

Allocation

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The depot's allocation consists of Gatwick Express Class 387 EMUs and Southern Class 377 EMUs (subclasses /1 to /4). Southern's former Class 313 EMUs were also allocated to the depot until their retirement in 2023.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ a b Marsden 1987, pp. 18–19
  3. ^ a b Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, pp. 13–14
  4. ^ a b Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 17

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