Bounds Green Depot Explained

Bounds Green Depot
Location:	London, England
Coordinates:	51.6011°N -0.1224°W
Grid Ref Uk:	TQ300908
Owner:	Network Rail
Operator:	Hitachi
Depotcode:	BN (1976-)^[1]
Br Region:	Eastern Region

Bounds Green Depot, also known as Bounds Green Train Maintenance Centre,^[2] is a traction maintenance depot situated in Bounds Green, North London. The depot is to the immediate north of Alexandra Palace railway station. It is presently operated by Hitachi and maintains AT300 units for London North Eastern Railway, Hull Trains and Lumo.

History

In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 08s and HSTs and also maintained main line diesel locomotives. In January 2021, the Class 91 switched depots from Bounds Green to Neville Hill for the 12 members of the Class earmarked for retention in service.

Allocation

• Class 08
• Class 800
• Class 801
• Class 802
• Class 803

Former Allocation

• Class 91

References

Sources

• Book: Baker, S.K.. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland. 0-86093-553-1.
• Book: Marsden, Colin J.. BR Depots. Motive power recognition. 6. 1987. Ian Allan Ltd.. 9780711017191. 18685680.
• Book: British Rail Depot Directory. 1987. Neil. Webster. Robert. Greengrass. Simon. Greaves. Metro Enterprises Ltd.. 9780947773076. 20420397.

Further reading

• Keep the HSTs flying. Peter. Kelly. Rail Enthusiast. EMAP National Publications. May 1983. 39–42. 0262-561X. 49957965.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes. 5 May 2006. TheRailwayCentre.com. 27 August 2016. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf. 17 December 2013.
2. Web site: Our Locations Hitachi Rail EU. www.hitachirail-eu.com. 2020-02-18. 18 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200218010653/http://www.hitachirail-eu.com/index.php/locations. dead.