Brantham TMD explained

Brantham / Harwich TMD
Owner:St Francis Group
Operator:Greater Anglia

Brantham TMD was to be a depot that was planned for Greater Anglia off the Great Eastern Main Line in Brantham. Construction was halted in April 2018 due to council concerns and in July 2019 planning permission was obtained for an alternative location between and .

History

In February 2017, Greater Anglia announced it would build a new depot on the site a former Imperial Chemical Industries factory in Brantham off the Great Eastern Main Line east of Manningtree station.[1] [2] [3] Planned to open in 2018, it was to be the home depot for Greater Anglia's new fleet of Class 745 and Class 755 Stadler Flirts.[4] It is being built by Taylor Woodrow.[5] In April 2018 construction was halted after the council raised concerns about frequent train moves blocking a level crossing.[6] [7] In December 2018, Greater Anglia confirmed it had decided not to proceed with the depot.[8]

In July 2019, Greater Anglia obtained planning permission from Tendring Council to construct the depot on the outskirts of Harwich between and . The depot was set to provide joys for between eight and 12 engineers to support the Bombardier Aventra trains that are due to be introduced towards the end of 2019. Maintenance and servicing is expected to occur mostly overnight and the depot will be equipped with a wheel lathe to address flatspots.[9]

, work on the site had not commenced and the company was not able to confirm when it would start, despite the new Aventra trains being set to be introduced on all lines by summer 2022. [10]

Notes and references

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/15081782.Abellio_unveils_plans_for_new___70million_state_of_the_art_train_depot_near_Manningtree/ Abellio unveils plans for new £70 million state-of-the-art depot near Manningtree
  2. http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/new-rail-depot-unveiled-by-greater-anglia-at-brantham-on-suffolk-essex-border-1-4883376 New rail depot unveiled by Greater Anglia at Brantham on Suffolk/Essex border
  3. https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/latest-news/news-articles/plans-unveiled-new-depot-near-manningtree Plans unveiled for new depot near Manningtree
  4. http://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/ga-commits-to-delivering-new-70m-depot-in-time-for-new-trains GA commits to delivering new £70m depot
  5. http://www.taylorwoodrow.com/News-and-Downloads/news_article.asp?articleid=160 New Depot Contract Award for Taylor Woodrow at Brantham near Manningtree
  6. £40 million Norwich Crown Point upgrade under way. 24 April 2018 . Rail. 24 April 2018.
  7. Greater Anglia forced to seek alternatives for new depot . . 1405 . April 2018 . 8 . Chris . Milner . 164 . Headline News .
  8. GA seeks new maintenance depot site after rejecting Brantham Rail issue 868 19 December 2018 page 28
  9. News: Rail depot gets green signal as new trains are on their way to the east. East Anglian Daily Times. 6 July 2019. 31 July 2019. Paul. Geater. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190707151620/https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/new-depot-for-new-trains-at-harwich-1-6144951. 7 July 2019. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Geater . Paul . Greater Anglia gears up for the arrival of all its new train fleet . East Anglian Daily Times . en-UK . 16 January 2021 . A new depot has been planned for Parkeston on the outskirts of Harwich - but there is no firm date for work to start on that and the company could not say whether it would be going ahead with it..

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