Chart Leacon TMD explained

Chart Leacon Train and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
Coordinates:51.1478°N 0.8495°W
Grid Ref Uk:TQ994425
Location:Ashford, Kent
Owner:Bombardier Transportation
Depotcode:AF (1973 -)[1]
Type:EMU
Opened:1847[2]
Closed:March 2014
Former Depot Codes:73F

Chart Leacon Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot was at one time a railway depot located in Ashford, Kent, England. The depot was situated 1.5miles to the west of Ashford International station on the south side of the line to Pluckley railway station.

The depot code is AF.

History

In 1987, the depot had an allocation of Class 09 shunters, and was used for stabling DEMUs and EMUs. Chart Leacon is now closed with its successor "Ramsgate EMU Depot" acquiring all class 375 stock.

Allocation

In 2014, the depot's allocation consisted of Southeastern Class 375/3/6 EMUs.

Reopening plans

On 5 January 2019, Network Rail proposed plans to restore the sidings and stable Southeastern trains which will be displaced due to new Thameslink services using the existing Hitachi depot.[3] The landowner appealed against Ashford Council's approval of this project, but the High Court ruled in favour of the Council.[4]

Bibliography

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: Chart Leacon History. KentRail. 10 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Disused train depot Chart Leacon in Ashford to reopen. KentOnline. 2 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Ashford council defeats legal challenge over Chart Leacon, the former Bombardier site in Beaver Lane. KentOnline. 2 June 2020.