Bradford Hammerton Street Depot Explained

Bradford Hammerton Street Depot
Coordinates:53.7877°N -1.7373°W
Grid Ref Uk:SE174324
Location:Bradford, West Yorkshire
Owner:British Rail
Depotcode:HS (1975–1984)[1]
Type:DMU, Diesel
Former Depot Codes:37C (1 February 1950 – 30 June 1956)
56G (1 July 1956 – 30 November 1967)
55F (1 December 1967 – 5 May 1973)
Opened:March 1883[2]
Closed:1984
Pregrouping:GNR
Postgrouping:LNER

Bradford Hammerton Street Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The depot was near Bradford Exchange station.

The depot code was HS.

History

Before its closure in 1984, the depot had an allocation of steam engines until 1958, when it closed to steam engines so it could concentrate in diesel engines. After that, it had an allocation of Class 03, 04, 05, 08 and 20 locomotives[3] as well as Class 104 and 110 DMUs. After its closure in 1984, these locos and DMUs were either sent to other depots or withdrawn. The site is now occupied by First Bradford as a bus depot.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes. 5 May 2006. TheRailwayCentre.com. 19 August 2016. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221651/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Resource_data/AllTimeShedCodes.pdf. 17 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Bradford Hammerton Street Depot (Details) . BRDatabase. 29 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Locomotive Depots: Bradford Hammerton Street (Allocation) . BRDatabase. 29 November 2016.